Saudi arabia

February 8th, 2026

OPINION: Elvis Smylie just pulled off the smartest ‘money grab’ golf has ever seen – and the haters will HATE it

Cam Smith, Elvis Smylie, LIV Golf, LIV Golf Riyadh, OWGR, Ripper GC, Saudi Arabia, world ranking

November 21st, 2025

Anthony Kim shoots lowest round of his comeback, has chance to earn LIV spot back

The Anthony Kim comeback continues to pick up steam.

May 20th, 2025

Why the majors continue to be LIV Golf’s best weapon against the PGA Tour

What PGA Tour officials believed was one of their greatest assets in their battle against LIV Golf continues to be weaponised against them.

September 20th, 2024

LIV Golfers allowed to play in Ryder Cup

The PGA of America will allow LIV Golf members to compete at the 2025 Ryder Cup.

June 7th, 2023

PGA of Australia boss responds to bombshell LIV Golf/PGA Tour merger

PGA of Australia chief executive officer Gavin Kirkman has addressed Wednesday’s bombshell revelation of a merger between Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the PGA Tour.

January 7th, 2023

Open champion Cam Smith locked in for PIF Saudi International

October 15th, 2022

Phil Mickelson vs Alan Shipnuck: trying to set the record straight

Phil Mickelson recently said he “never did an interview with Alan Shipnuck” in November 2021, which golf writer Shipnuck released in February this year, creating enormous controversy for the left-handed golf great.

October 14th, 2022

Phil Mickelson SLAMS the PGA Tour in heated remarks during LIV Golf press conference

The last time Phil Mickelson was in Saudi Arabia he accused the PGA Tour of “obnoxious greed.” Eight months on, his latest remarks are not exactly a peace offering.

September 29th, 2022

REPORT: LIV Golf nearing US TV deal with Fox Sports

In LIV Golf’s short time in existence, it has been among the most pressing questions regarding its long-term viability: What are the prospects for getting a television deal that would deliver a far larger audience than its current life on YouTube?

July 28th, 2022

Paul Casey, a former critic of Saudi Arabia’s involvement with golf, explains why he signed with LIV Golf

Paul Casey knows he’ll be accused of back flipping with regards to LIV Golf. But he says his stance has not been reversed as much as it has been enlightened.

Exclusive interview: ‘This isn’t my first rodeo’

LIV Golf official says first event was ‘awesome’, while acknowledging tweaks could be made to presentation

Two deadlines likeliest to trigger a court battle between LIV Golf and PGA Tour

Phil Mickelson can survive his latest controversy, crisis management experts say. Here’s how

Phil Mickelson apologises for ‘reckless’ Saudi golf comments, says he needs ‘time away’

Greg Norman reveals details of Asian Tour’s new 10-event International Series, and it’s bad news for Australia

January 14th, 2022

Is pro golf broken? Greg Norman has been saying so for years

The subject of this week’s Local Knowledge, Golf Digest’s narrative podcast, is Australia’s most-famous golfer of all time: Greg Norman.

June 8th, 2021

Report: Premier Golf League targeting 2023 start date

Andy Gardiner, who heads up the Premier Golf League, told the BBC that his group plans on being operational by 2023.

February 3rd, 2021

Paul Casey explains what changed his mind about playing in the Saudi International

“This is not a decision I’ve taken lightly,” Casey said when committing to compete in the 2021 Saudi International.

February 23rd, 2020

The man behind the Premier Golf League emerges to reveal some – but not all – of his vision

Andrew Gardiner, a British attorney and businessman whose association with PGL has been known since he teed it up with Phil Mickelson at the Saudi International, has come forward as the league’s chief executive officer.

January 8th, 2020

American golfers remain committed to events in Middle East despite rising tensions with Iran

The European Tour added that it is closely watching the Iran situation, and taking the necessary steps to ensure protection to players and their families.

May 3rd, 2019

European Tour chief ‘perplexed’ at Saudi Arabia criticism: ‘Why was golf singled out?’

Asked if any country’s human-rights records would raise a red flag, Pelley would only say his first concern was the safety of his players and staff.

Leaderboard

WM Phoenix Open - 2026

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Chris Gotterup	-16	F	401
2	Hideki Matsuyama	-16	F	401
T3	Scottie Scheffler	-15	F	4
T3	Akshay Bhatia	-15	F	4
T3	S.W. Kim	-15	F	4
T3	Michael Thorbjornsen	-15	F	4
T3	Nicolai Højgaard	-15	F	4
8	Jake Knapp	-14	F	4
9	Matt Fitzpatrick	-13	F	4
T10	Pi Coody	-12	F	4
T10	Viktor Hovland	-12	F	4
T10	Ryo Hisatsune	-12	F	4
T13	Zecheng Dou	-11	F	4
T13	Kevin Roy	-11	F	4
T13	Maverick McNealy	-11	F	4
T16	Daniel Berger	-10	F	4
T16	Jordan Smith	-10	F	4
T18	Michael Kim	-9	F	4
T18	Jacob Bridgeman	-9	F	4
T18	Rickie Fowler	-9	F	4
T18	Mac Meissner	-9	F	4
T18	Sepp Straka	-9	F	4
T18	Sahith Theegala	-9	F	4
T24	Ryan Fox	-8	F	4
T24	Rico Hoey	-8	F	4
T24	Kurt Kitayama	-8	F	4
T24	Rasmus Højgaard	-8	F	4
T28	Harris English	-7	F	4
T28	A.J. Ewart	-7	F	4
T28	Nick Taylor	-7	F	4
T28	Ben Griffin	-7	F	4
T28	Mackenzie Hughes	-7	F	4
T28	Stephan Jaeger	-7	F	4
T28	Min Woo Lee	-7	F	4
T35	Sam Stevens	-6	F	4
T35	Wyndham Clark	-6	F	4
T35	Alex Smalley	-6	F	4
T35	Tom Kim	-6	F	4
T35	J.T. Poston	-6	F	4
T35	John Parry	-6	F	4
T41	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	-5	F	4
T41	Keith Mitchell	-5	F	4
T41	Cam Young	-5	F	4
T41	Johnny Keefer	-5	F	4
T41	Sami Valimaki	-5	F	4
T41	Kristoffer Reitan	-5	F	4
T41	Xander Schauffele	-5	F	4
T48	Christo Lamprecht	-4	F	4
T48	Zach Bauchou	-4	F	4
T48	Max McGreevy	-4	F	4
T48	Chad Ramey	-4	F	4
T48	Michael Brennan	-4	F	4
T48	S.T. Lee	-4	F	4
T54	S.H. Kim	-3	F	4
T54	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	-3	F	4
T54	Joe Highsmith	-3	F	4
T54	Brian Campbell	-3	F	4
T54	Kensei Hirata	-3	F	4
T54	Collin Morikawa	-3	F	4
T60	Patrick Rodgers	-2	F	4
T60	John VanDerLaan	-2	F	4
T60	Takumi Kanaya	-2	F	4
T60	Adrien Saddier	-2	F	4
T64	Davis Thompson	-1	F	4
T64	Gary Woodland	-1	F	4
T66	Chandler Phillips	E	F	4
T66	Max Homa	E	F	4
T68	Bud Cauley	+1	F	4
T68	Hank Lebioda	+1	F	4
T68	Neal Shipley	+1	F	4
71	Keita Nakajima	+3	F	4
72	Patton Kizzire	+4	F	4
73	Cam Davis	+7	F	4
CUT	Emiliano Grillo	E	F	2
CUT	Thorbjørn Olesen	E	F	2
CUT	Joel Dahmen	E	F	2
CUT	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	E	F	2
CUT	Max Greyserman	E	F	2
CUT	Rafael Campos	+1	F	2
CUT	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	+1	F	2
CUT	Mark Hubbard	+1	F	2
CUT	Vince Whaley	+1	F	2
CUT	Chris Kirk	+1	F	2
CUT	Karl Vilips	+1	F	2
CUT	Peter Malnati	+1	F	2
CUT	Corey Conners	+2	F	2
CUT	Brooks Koepka	+2	F	2
CUT	Garrick Higgo	+2	F	2
CUT	Matt McCarty	+2	F	2
CUT	Erik van Rooyen	+2	F	2
CUT	Austin Eckroat	+2	F	2
CUT	Jeffrey Kang	+2	F	2
CUT	Tom Hoge	+2	F	2
CUT	Dan Brown	+2	F	2
CUT	Matthieu Pavon	+3	F	2
CUT	Billy Horschel	+3	F	2
CUT	Charley Hoffman	+3	F	2
CUT	Chandler Blanchet	+3	F	2
CUT	Haotong Li	+3	F	2
CUT	Marcelo Rozo	+3	F	2
CUT	Jordan Spieth	+3	F	2
CUT	Tony Finau	+3	F	2
CUT	Nico Echavarria	+4	F	2
CUT	Matti Schmid	+4	F	2
CUT	Pontus Nyholm	+4	F	2
CUT	Austin Smotherman	+4	F	2
CUT	Brice Garnett	+4	F	2
CUT	Marco Penge	+4	F	2
CUT	Davis Chatfield	+4	F	2
CUT	Harry Hall	+5	F	2
CUT	Aldrich Potgieter	+5	F	2
CUT	Sam Burns	+5	F	2
CUT	Brian Harman	+5	F	2
CUT	Webb Simpson	+6	F	2
CUT	Davis Riley	+7	F	2
CUT	Andrew Novak	+7	F	2
CUT	Adam Schenk	+7	F	2
CUT	Alejandro Tosti	+8	F	2
CUT	Danny Walker	+8	F	2
CUT	Eric Cole	+9	F	2
CUT	William Mouw	+11	F	2
CUT	Thomas Avant	+17	F	2
WD	Emilio Gonzalez	-	-

Riyadh 2026 Leaderboard

PlayersTeams

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Elvis Smylie	-24	18	4
2	Jon Rahm	-23	18	4
3	Peter Uihlein	-21	18	4
T4	Abraham Ancer	-20	18	4
T4	Thomas Pieters	-20	18	4
T4	David Puig	-20	18	4
7	Thomas Detry	-19	18	4
8	Sebastian Muñoz	-18	18	4
T9	Lucas Herbert	-17	18	4
T9	Branden Grace	-17	18	4
T9	Byeong Hun An	-17	18	4
12	Talor Gooch	-16	18	4
T13	Carlos Ortiz	-15	18	4
T13	Richard T. Lee	-15	18	4
T13	Scott Vincent	-15	18	4
T13	Cameron Smith	-15	18	4
T17	Tom McKibbin	-14	18	4
T17	Paul Casey	-14	18	4
T17	Bryson DeChambeau	-14	18	4
T17	Dustin Johnson	-14	18	4
T17	Yosuke Asaji	-14	18	4
T22	Bjorn Hellgren	-13	18	4
T22	Marc Leishman	-13	18	4
T22	Jason Kokrak	-13	18	4
T22	Anthony Kim	-13	18	4
T22	Joaquin Niemann	-13	18	4
T27	Josele Ballester	-12	18	4
T27	Graeme McDowell	-12	18	4
T27	Adrian Meronk	-12	18	4
T30	Younghan Song	-11	18	4
T30	Charl Schwartzel	-11	18	4
T30	Anirban Lahiri	-11	18	4
T30	Sergio Garcia	-11	18	4
T30	Louis Oosthuizen	-11	18	4
T30	Harold Varner III	-11	18	4
T30	Ben Campbell	-11	18	4
T37	Laurie Canter	-10	18	4
T37	Luis Masaveu	-10	18	4
T39	Charles Howell III	-9	18	4
T39	Caleb Surratt	-9	18	4
T41	Cameron Tringale	-8	18	4
T41	Minkyu Kim	-8	18	4
T41	Michael La Sasso	-8	18	4
T41	Ben Schmidt	-8	18	4
T41	Ian Poulter	-8	18	4
T41	Danny Lee	-8	18	4
47	Tyrrell Hatton	-7	18	4
T48	Bubba Watson	-6	18	4
T48	Miguel Tabuena	-6	18	4
T48	Sam Horsfield	-6	18	4
T51	Matthew Wolff	-5	18	4
T51	Martin Kaymer	-5	18	4
T51	Dean Burmester	-5	18	4
54	Victor Perez	-4	18	4
55	Richard Bland	-3	18	4
56	Ollie Schniederjans	-2	18	4
57	Brendan Steele	+4	18	4