The DP World Tour has spent too long living off decisions made by others, and if it wants a future of its own making, helping finish off LIV – and strengthening its brand in the process – is a sensible place to start.
After a decade of planning, petitions, hearings and appeals, one of the most coveted and contested pieces of golf ground in the world appears to have run out of road. On Friday, the Scottish government rejected plans to build a golf course at Coul Links, a rumpled stretch of dunes along the Highlands coast near Read more…
Louis Oosthuizen posted a message on social media on Wednesday, announcing he is leaving the circuit that filed for bankruptcy to play on the DP World Tour in 2027.
President Donald Trump announced plans to begin construction at East Potomac Golf Links just two days after government lawyers told a federal judge no further work was imminent, prompting a tense courtroom confrontation Monday over the administration’s assurances. The hearing before Judge Ana Reyes followed Trump’s social-media attack on her and the Justice Department’s unsuccessful Read more…
A US court has rejected more than a dozen LIV Golf player contracts, including those of Cameron Smith and Lucas Herbert, freeing the players to seek representation elsewhere or negotiate new deals.
During a legal hearing last week regarding the LIV’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, Rahm’s lawyer informed a New Jersey judge that his client had reviewed the proposals for “LIV 2.0” and had no interest in being part of the league’s next iteration.
Those still with LIV must apply for DP World Tour membership by November 16, and guidelines now stipulate that double-dipping between tours is not allowed.
Adam Hadwin needs a win at this week’s Korn Ferry Tour Championship to earn his PGA Tour card. A mistake during the opening round might put that tall task out of reach. Hadwin self-reported that he accidentally played a ball from the wrong spot, getting assessed a two-shot penalty in the process. Per Golf Channel’s Read more…
It began in December 2023 with a declaration of war delivered in a letterman jacket. It ended Wednesday with his lawyer waving a white flag, informing a bankruptcy judge that Jon Rahm would no longer participate in LIV Golf. To whom he surrendered remains unclear, since surrender implies victory and no one is walking away Read more…
Rahm’s lawyer, John Beck, informed a New Jersey judge that his client had reviewed the proposals for “LIV 2.0” and had no interest in being part of the league’s next iteration.
The deadline for players to commit to LIV Golf’s future has been pushed back. On Monday BC Partners, the London-based private-equity firm that is funding “LIV 2.0,” said it made an initial committed investment to LIV. Court documents reveal the initial figure is $4 million. BC Partners has ties to GSE Worldwide, the agency representing Read more…
The Americans could feel the celebration coming before they knew where it would find them, a low roar gathering across Medinah without a fixed address, the only question was where it would finally break. They were waiting behind the 18th green to welcome Jackson Koivun after he finished off Si Woo Kim, but the United Read more…
Golf finally has what it has spent three decades demanding from the Presidents Cup—a real contest, with the Internationals carrying a three-point lead, 10½-7½, into Sunday—and almost no one seems sure what the heck to make of it.
MEDINAH, Ill.—Nick Taylor was 150 yards away knowing anything less than great was no good. He and Corey Conners were 1 up with one to play against Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns, but Taylor hit a foul ball off the tee that forced Conners to lay up. The Internationals were still away as Taylor stood Read more…
Wyndham Clark wants more from the Medinah crowd after a strong Day 1 performance, admitting the atmosphere felt “kind of dead” at times during the Presidents Cup.
The US take a 3-2 lead into Friday after a surprisingly competitive Day 1 at Medinah, with Min Woo Lee and Sungjae Im’s near-miss against Scottie Scheffler standing out among nine key takeaways.
MEDINAH, Ill. — Ten yards to Justin Thomas’ right sat the player he used to be. Jackson Koivun is this Presidents Cup’s curiosity, a 21-year-old who months ago was competing against college kids and now commanded a not-small horde of reporters wondering what it’s like to be golf’s next big thing. Thomas spent much of Read more…
On Wednesday night, Chicago time, the leaders of the American and International squads rolled out the 10 players from their sides that will be competing on the opening day at Medinah. The first format is four-ball (best ball).
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