Some on LIV Golf accepted what can only be estimated as generational wealth. Their omission from the OWGR is not a punishment, but the price of that payday.
This week, we attempted to compile every public quote Rory McIlroy has made about LIV Golf, its predecessor the Premier Golf League, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and all the related drama in the golf world over the last four years. We scoured press conference transcripts, interviews with various media sources in the United States Read more…
The ongoing battle between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour has been well publicized, but there’s also been a bit of tension between LIV’s players and a different entity: The new league’s social media team. Brooks Koepka trolled the social team with some feisty Instagram comments in November when the league was slow to put Read more…
LIV Golf star Jon Rahm says he got ’emotional’ missing his favourite West Coast events on the PGA Tour, like the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines and the Phoenix Open, where he lives.
World No.4 Hovland was announced overnight as a withdrawal from the WM Phoenix Open, with No.5-ranked Xander Schauffele following soon afterwards.
LIV got exactly what they paid for: either a reason to watch, or another reason to watch, depending on how you look at it.
A 13th team. Wildcard players. A new scoring system. No, the LIV Golf League isn’t undergoing a complete rebuild as it kicks off its 2024 season this week at Mayakoba Resort in Mexico. But officials have done a little remodeling. The most notable changes for its second full calendar campaign are the addition of European Read more…
There are multiple parts to the collaboration, but the one that will grab golf fans’ attention the most is called, “Any Shot, Any Time.” And it’s just what it sounds.
Jordan Spieth, a member of the PGA Tour Policy Board that approved the agreement with SSG, flatly said on Wednesday (US time) at Pebble Beach Golf Links, “I don’t think that it’s needed,” referring to a deal with PIF.
Lucas Herbert, the 28-year-old from Bendigo, will join his countrymen Cam Smith, Marc Leishman and Matt Jones on the LIV team Ripper GC when the third season begins in Mayakoba, Mexico, on Friday.
With an announcement imminent that the tour has agreed to a reported $3 billion investment deal with Strategic Sports Group – with PIF still also in the picture – McIlroy said the men’s professional game that became bifurcated by LIV Golf’s inception in 2022 must reassemble.
At 7:40 a.m. local time, Gary Woodland stepped between the tee markers on the 10th hole at Waialae Country Club. It was time for his return to the PGA Tour. “Now, on the tee, from Topeka, Kansas, a warm aloha for Gary Woodland,” the starter said to warm applause. It was an emotional moment for Read more…
One of the key differences between regular old human beings and professional golfers, is that professional golfers are elite at forgetting. Normal people dwell and seethe—they squirm as missed four-footers and bad kicks parade through their heads in the middle of the night. Professional golfers just move on to the next shot. Jensen Ackles is Read more…
The Sentry was a nice little appetizer, but the Sony Open is the first full meal of the 2024 season. And while it may not be a signature event like Kapalua had, a number of stars, and soon-to-be stars, are showing up to make their ’24 debuts at Waialae. Will Zalatoris, Ludvig Aberg, Matt Fitzpatrick Read more…
The PGA Tour does it right. Instead of the gray, rainy January weather one could find in most of the continental U.S. right now, the Sony Open will run it back in Hawaii this week. High 70s and the sun never hurt, especially to start off a new year. Another shining moment will be Gary Read more…
The race for the 2024 FedEx Cup title is underway as the new calendar-year season began this past weekend at The Sentry in Hawaii. The season-long FedEx Cup points standings will help determine who keeps their PGA Tour cards and who’ll be eligible for the FedEx Cup Playoffs come August. The 2024 season includes 35 Read more…
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Caddies are mostly an anonymous bunch on the PGA Tour, although there are a handful recognized by zealous fans. Brendon Todd has one of those loopers on his bag, and according to the player, that caddie is why he’s heading into the weekend at The Sentry with a chance to win. Todd Read more…
Clearly, players have different barometers of success than fans do.
The waiting is over. As fun as bowl season and the final stretch of the NFL is to bet on, it’s time to get back to what we do best—betting on golf. As always, we begin the season at Kapalua’s Plantation Course in Hawaii, arguably the most visually-stunning golf course on the PGA Tour … Read more…
We’re back! After a few weeks off to celebrate the holidays, ring in the new year and maybe catch up on some television, the best of the best on the PGA Tour are at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii for a new iteration of The Sentry, previously the Sentry Tournament of Champions. This year’s event features Read more…