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News of the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger came out of nowhere on Tuesday and shocked the golf world. The renegade Saudi-backed tour started poaching PGA Tour golfers just over a year ago, paying stars like Phil Mickelson massive multimillion-dollar bonuses to jump ship to the startup. Now, the two tours, along with the European DP […]

The golfing world has been turned upside down Tuesday when it was stunningly revealed that the PGA TOUR and LIV Golf have agreed to merge into one giant organization. Almost immediately after news of the unification broke out, LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka posted a savage tweet targeted at Brandel Chamblee, who has been a […]

With news of the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is receiving backlash on Twitter. There has already been no shortage of reaction to the news. Twitter has specifically not backed down from calling out Monahan for his hypocrisy. The following video comes via Dave Portnoy and TSN, with Portnoy not holding […]

The PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced a merger on Tuesday, and PGA Tour players are reportedly blindsided by the announcement, according to Shane Bacon of The Golfer’s Zoo Podcast. “Hearing form multiple PGA Tour players that they had absolutely zero heads up on this before the announcement was made on social,” Bacon said on […]

One of the most shocking news stories in sports this year has occurred, as the PGA Tour announced a merger with the rival LIV Golf League. What seemed unprecedented just weeks ago, with ongoing lawsuits for the PGA Tour against LIV, has happened and sent a shockwave through the golf and sporting world. Several reports […]

Former professional golfer and current golf influencer Paige Spiranac shared her brutally honest thoughts on the LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger announcement. The PGA Tour and LIV are merging👀 golf twitter is about to be spicy the next couple days — Paige Spiranac (@PaigeSpiranac) June 6, 2023 “The PGA Tour and LIV are merging,” Spiranac wrote […]

The PGA Tour has agreed to merge with LIV Golf in a deal that would squash pending litigation and move forward as a larger golf enterprise, according to Lillian Rizzo of CNBC. The PGA Tour and LIV Golf’s commercial businesses and rights will be combined into a new, yet-to-be-named company, according to Rizzo. In the […]

Viktor Hovland just won his first PGA TOUR event of the year, but he’s not one to go on a vacation and enjoy his most recent success. There’s a friend who needs his support and he’s more than happy to be there for him — even as a caddie. No rest for the champion. Less […]

Rose Zhang, the Stanford golf superstar who defended her NCAA individual title on May 23, remarkably won her first LPGA tournament in her pro debut this past weekend. Plenty of people in the golf world were impressed with her performance, even fellow Stanford Cardinal Tiger Woods. Woods tweeted his congratulations to Zhang following her victory. […]

Rose Zhang is not just the next big thing in golf. She is already a massive star in the sport’s realm. Zhang did not even waste much time making loud noises in the big leagues as she started her pro career with a big bang. In just her first pro tournament event, Zhang topped the […]

Viktor Hovland is a winner again on the PGA TOUR after taking down Denny McCarthy and the rest of the field at Muirfield Village to come out on top of the 2023 the Memorial Tournament on Sunday. With that victory, Hovland also became just the third man to win a PGA TOUR event in each […]

Rory McIlroy remains winless this year in the PGA TOUR after falling short at the 2023 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village. McIlroy cracked the top 10 with a T-7 by shooting 3-under 285 overall, which would have been much better if it weren’t for a bad final round in which he fired a 75. Rory […]

Viktor Hovland was not about to settle for a top-5 or runner-up finish in the Memorial Tournament. He came to the 17th hole Sunday trailing Denny Patterson by 2 strokes, and the 17th had not yielded a birdie all day. VIK-TORY at Jack’s place! Viktor Hovland earns his fourth PGA Tour victory at The Memorial […]

Recently, Rory McIlroy said that playing less golf and having an offseason would benefit him so he would be able to reset, and Phil Mickelson responded saying that the LIV Tour schedule would be great for McIlroy, but that a team would not want to take him. “As worn out as McIlroy was after the […]

Michelle Wie West and Rose Zhang, two prominent figures in women’s golf, have made history on the LPGA Tour by securing a groundbreaking sponsorship agreement with Delta Airlines, the world’s largest air passenger carrier. This marks the first time Delta has sponsored LPGA golfers at a national level, per GolfWeek’s Beth Ann Nichols. While the […]

The Memorial Tournament is upon us, and golfers on tour do not take this weekend lightly. Hosted by Jack Nicklaus, the Memorial Tournament will take place at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Below we will continue our PGA Tour Odds series with a Memorial Tournament prediction, pick, and how to watch. Last year’s […]

Jon Rahm has switched his stance with regard to cuts in PGA TOUR events. Rahm used to bat for no-cut tournaments but is now singing a different tune. Ahead of the 2023 Memorial Tournament, the world No. 2 player spoke in front of the media and said that over time, he’s realized that it’s more […]

Rory McIlroy will be one busy pro in the summer. Apart from his expected appearances at The Memorial, the RBC Canadian Open, US Open, and Travelers Championship. The Northern Irishman has also confirmed that he will be teeing at the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in July — just a couple of weeks […]

The PGA Championship made plenty of headlines with club pro Michael Block pulling off one of the best stories in recent memory. Block proceeded to have a busy week full of interviews and the like, all the while as he prepared for the Charles Schwab Challenge. Block even admitted he received a text message from […]

Regardless of one’s opinion on Donald Trump, he’s accomplished no shortage of achievements over the years. He’s a well-known celebrity, billionaire, and of course was the 45th president of the United States of America. Trump, however, is also an avid golfer and isn’t shy about sharing brutally honest opinions on the sport. PGA Tour fans […]

You know you’ve made it if the GOAT tried to reach out to you. Such was the case for Michael Block following his thrilling run in the recently concluded 2023 PGA Championship. Ahead of this week’s 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge, block revealed that he got a message from Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. Via […]

The weekend passed by with Brooks Koepka winning the PGA Championship, although the biggest story was Michael Block’s sensational finish. Still, there is an ongoing debate about PGA and LIV Golf. Phil Mickelson, one of the top golfers in the sport for a long time, just backed LIV Golf in a massive way with a […]

Michael Block’s story just keeps getting better. Block, a golf club pro, had a Cinderella journey to even compete in the PGA Championship. Block came to play and finished within the top 15 at the tournament while hitting an epic hole-and-one. His ace drew the reaction of the golf world, and Block’s future in golf […]

The US Open is set to take place in Los Angeles in June, but the event will be without one major name. Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the event as he continues to recover from his ankle surgery, per Ben Evreill of Golf Bet. ‘Not a surprise but still a bummer. Tiger Woods has withdrawn […]

Just like most golf fans, Paige Spiranac was left thrilled by the drama and action last week at 2023 PGA Championship at Oakhill Country Club in Rochester, New York. The Wanamaker Trophy was won by LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka, but he was hardly the only big story in the tournament. There was also Michael […]

Brooks Koepka is officially back. While a recent surge with LIV Golf and a runner-up finish at the Masters were strong indicators the 33-year-old had finally returned to form, his PGA Championship victory Sunday is definitive proof the major machine is again working to full effect. His wife Jena Sims basked in the moment. Only, […]

Brooks Koepka walked away with his third PGA Championship win on Sunday afternoon. But he also had a big victory for the LIV Golf Tour. LIV Golf, which debuted in June 2022, is a 48-player field that includes Phil Mickelson, Koepka, and Cameron Smith, among other big golf names. According to a story from The […]

Brooks Koepka is going to relish his win at the 2023 PGA Championship for a long time. After all, the LIV Golf star is now a five-time majors winner, something only Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson had done over the last 30 years before Koepka joined them in that extremely exclusive club. Perhaps more than […]

Brooks Koepka is the king of the PGA Championship again. The LIV Golf star was the last man standing at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York on Sunday, as he takes yet another Wanamaker Trophy. He is now a three-time winner of the PGA Championship, and he got nothing but love from Rory […]

After falling short during the final round of the Masters, Brooks Koepka came through in grand fashion in the final round of the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York and won that major title Sunday for the third time in his career. The KING👑of the PGA Championship Brooks Koepka wins […]

For the first 69 holes of the PGA Championship, everything was coming up Viktor Hovland. Sitting eight shots under par, the 25 year-old Norwegian budding star entered the 16th hole on Sunday just one stroke behind the leader (and eventual champion), Brooks Koepka. Coming off top ten finishes at The Open Championships and The Masters, […]

The serious business of competing in a major golf championship is almost always the private domain of the elite touring pros. That is once again the case at the PGA Championship where Brooks Koepka is closing in on another major title. However, club pro Michael Block continued to earn plaudits with his play, and he […]

Brooks Koepka was in the driver’s seat at the Masters earlier this year, only to falter in the final round as Jon Rahm pulled away for the win. Koepka now finds himself as the 54-hole leader yet again at the PGA Championship, and this time he’ll look to finish the job. Koepka promised there won’t […]

Jon Rahm is the No. 1 golfer in the world and he goes into every major championship believing he can win. That confidence only grew after he won the Masters in April, and he had high hopes as he entered the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. However, Rahm has […]

Every golfer has felt the way Jordan Spieth did on Saturday after striking a less-than-ideal shot during the PGA Championship at Oak Hills Country Club. Spieth, who had deposited his opening tee shot into the porta-potty area, took his language into the proverbial toilet in a hot mic moment caught by the CBS Sports cameras. […]

Justin Rose and the many fans watching the PGA Championship are being reminded just how unusual and unpredictable the game of golf can be. The former world No. 1 is the first player to reach seven or fewer fairways while still being under par through two rounds, according to Justin Ray of the Twenty First […]

Jon Rahm was on top of the golf world a month ago. He’s now toward the bottom after posting a terrible first round at the PGA Championship. After securing his second major win at the 2023 Masters, Rahm reclaimed the top spot in the World Golf Rankings. He had a first-round to forget at the […]

In 2020, Bryson DeChambeau sought out to transform golf by transforming his body, packing on 50 pounds in an attempt to outmuscle the competition. For a while, he was literally too big to fail, winning the 2020 US Open and rising up to 4th in the World Golf Rankings. Since then, though, he’s been waylaid […]

Bryson DeChambeau is one of the many former PGA Tour players who left for LIV golf. He has heard a lot of backlash about the move, but grabbed a win on Thursday, leaving the day as the leader of the PGA Championship. DeChambeau said he feels good after a four-under 66 first round before play […]