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Jon Rahm is coming off a highly successful first season on LIV Golf. Rahm won the season-long championship for LIV, mostly dominating the Saudi-funded circuit. His participation with LIV disallows him from playing in any PGA Tour events currently. But the same rule does not apply to the DP World Tour. Rahm is in the […]

Earlier this week, LIV Golf star Kevin Na proposed that all winners plus the top 16 players on the Saudi-funded tour should be exempt into all four majors the following season. It is not a new sentiment, but one that remains to rub many people the wrong way. Fellow LIV captain Joaquin Niemann followed up […]

LIV Golf superstar Bryson DeChambeau recently spent 16 days attempting to sink a hole-in-one over his house. He began the challenge on Nov. 13, taking one shot on Day 1, two shots on Day 2, and so on. Despite coming painstakingly close several times, DeChambeau remained committed. He posted his progress on social media. On […]

Team PGA Tour, featuring Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, beat Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Kopeka in The Showdown. They clinched the necessary 2.5 points on the 16th hole. The LIV Golf team was on their heels from the start after a big eagle putt from McIlroy earned PGA the first point. From there, McIlroy and […]

Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau were once arch-enemies. They have since buried that hatchet, especially after leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf. But the animosity that fueled a rivalry was so high for a while. As it turns out, Koepka had it all wrong, though. Koepka and DeChambeau recently joined a conference call together […]

Since its inception in 2022, LIV Golf has made its name by poaching some of the best golfers on the planet. LIV has been able to accomplish that goal through the use of seemingly unlimited funds. They are bankrolled by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF). The PIF has an estimated worth of over $900 […]

Since the inception of LIV Golf, the PGA Tour’s rival league has slowly peeled away one star after another. One year ago, Jon Rahm became the most prominent figure in golf to jump ship. Throughout the 2024 season, many wondered who would be next, with Tony Finau being one player consistently floated around. Well, the […]

The Ryder Cup is arguably the most prestigious event in all of golf. Yes, it is an individual sport, and therefore, the four majors are where legacies are made. But the Ryder Cup has a special significance, filled with national pride. Every two years, the best Americans and Europeans square off, drawing all eyes in […]

Since the inception of LIV Golf, the golfing world has been shaken to its core. The PGA Tour has seen some of its top-end talent peeled away by the Saudi-funded rival. Yet, LIV Golf has struggled to gain any attraction on television, with its ratings still in the tank. Maybe that is why LIV Golf […]

He has done it! After over two weeks of trying to make a hole-in-one over his house, golf star Bryson DeChambeau accomplished the feat on Wednesday, the 16th day of his pursuit. DeChambeau has been posting videos each day of his journey, with some of his shots coming extremely close. Wednesday’s video will be one […]

The great schism between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf has persisted longer than many expected. The self-imposed deadline to get a deal done has come and gone. But now that President-Elect Trump has won his way back into the White House, that might be about to change. President Trump played a round of golf […]

Professional golf’s division between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf not only exists but does not appear to have an end in sight. Maybe that is why some players have moved beyond bringing the game back together and instead focusing on other avenues. Adrian Meronk, who is gearing up for this week’s DP World Tour […]

Bubba Watson was once a growing legend on the PGA Tour. His miraculous wedge shot from the pine straw during a playoff in the 2012 Masters helped him win his first Green Jacket. He would then win another two years later. That feels like a century ago, though. Watson, he took the bag to leave […]

There was a time when Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau appeared to be mortal enemies when both golfers were members of the PGA Tour. That may no longer be the case as the two LIV Golf stars are teaming up and will take on Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy in a prime time matchup known […]

Reports surfaced on Tuesday that LIV Golf is searching for a new commissioner, per Sports Business Journal. Two-time major champion Greg Norman has held the role since the inception of the tour. Despite acquiring Jon Rahm last year, Norman is out. The Action Network’s Brett McMurphy reported that Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark was contacted […]

The PGA Tour has lost tons of stars in the golfing world to the upstart LIV Golf league. But no one as big as Jon Rahm, who reportedly ditched the PGA Tour for nearly a half billion dollars. But that did not mean that the Spanish pro didn’t miss playing on the world’s best circuit. […]

The PGA of America and LIV Golf have reached an agreement. This is not a deal with the PGA Tour, but with the governing body that controls the Ryder Cup and PGA Championship. The LIV Tour players will be allowed on the American Ryder Cup team and in the PGA Championship moving forward, per a […]

Rory McIlroy’s longstanding beef with the LIV Golf tour and its players is well-documented, and the PGA Tour star continued to voice his concerns with some aspects of the tour on Wednesday. This time, McIlroy spoke about his concerns and reservations with European LIV Golf players like Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood potentially becoming Europe’s […]

The individual portion of the 2024 LIV Golf season has come to a close. Jon Rahm won LIV Golf Chicago at Bolingbrook Golf Club outside Chicago, Illinois. He beat Joaquin Niemann and Sergio Garcia by three strokes to win the tournament. That triumph came with a $4 million pay day. But more importantly for Rahm, […]

With his 2024 PGA Tour season about to wrap, Rory McIlroy is simply bummed out by the lack of progress made in negotiations with LIV Golf’s backer, the Public Investment Fund, as the sport’s star-power remains frustratingly divided between two circuits. Since late 2023, McIlroy — who is no longer on the policy board but […]

Jon Rahm is still trying to squash the perception that he harbors regrets over leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf. If you’ll recall, at the end of 2023, the two-time major champion with 11 career PGA Tour wins accepted upwards of $300 million to join the circuit financed by the sovereign wealth fund of […]

On the eve of the Tour Championship, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan provided his lengthy season’s end address to the media. He discussed a wide variety of topics during the press conference that lasted seemingly forever. Monahan kindly felt it prudent to share his condolences to Grayson Murray’s family to begin. Murray, the PGA Tour […]

Ahead of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind — the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan provided an update on the progress of talks with LIV Golf’s backer, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia. Progress … or lack thereof. Here’s what Monahan told reporters […]

At the same time Phil Mickelson reevaluates his role with LIV Golf, he’s identifying how he can remain “in contention” for majors. Mickelson, 54, has struggled to stay competitive since loudly jumping from the PGA Tour to the disruptive “Golf, But Louder” league (and controversially helping the Saudi-backed enterprise launch with notoriety). Lefty finished 34th […]

Graeme McDowell became the first LIV Golf member to receive a suspension for violating the league’s anti-doping policy after testing positive for a banned substance. In his statement, the 2010 U.S. Open champion appeared to take a dig at the PGA Tour. Here’s what happened with Graeme McDowell. Graeme McDowell’s suspension, explained McDowell tested positive […]

As with Tiger Woods and the PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson may shift into an off-the-course role with LIV Golf. “I see glimpses and my teammates see glimpses of me being where I expect to be able to compete at this level,” Mickelson said on a press call ahead of LIV’s Individual Championship at Bolingbrook Golf […]

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The European Ryder Cup team has altered its selection process for the 2025 competition. The updated qualification system will place more emphasis on PGA Tour performance than before, while LIV Golf results will remain unrecognized. The 2025 Ryder Cup will take place from September 26-28 at Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, New York. In 2023, […]

Rory McIlroy was one of the many PGA Tour and LIV Golf stars — including gold-medal winner Scottie Scheffler — to praise the atmosphere and intensity of the Men’s Golf competition at Le Golf National for the Paris Olympics throughout the week. Like the Ryder Cup, only national pride was on the line. No multi-million-dollar […]

For all the constructive criticism of the Olympic qualification process and uninspired format, Men’s Golf at the Paris Olympics — the sport’s third appearance after a 112-year absence — has produced a rousing, star-studded competition. Le Golf National has been giving Ryder Cup, in rowdiness and volume, vibes pleasantly surprising PGA Tour and LIV Golf […]

A year before he becomes the youngest United States Ryder Cup captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963, PGA Tour stalwart Keegan Bradley will serve a key leadership position as one of the assistant captains at the Presidents Cup. Bradley was named as the fourth assistant by captain Jim Furyk for the team competition at Royal […]

For the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, LIV Golf star Jon Rahm would like to see his sport take a page out of the playbook that enables LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and nine other NBA all-stars to link up in Paris for Team USA. “The Olympics, you want the best players to be able […]

With the Olympics on deck, Jon Rahm secured his first individual trophy as a member of the LIV Golf League on Sunday, after his Legion XIII teammate, Tyrrell Hatton, three-putted the 18th hole at JCB Golf & Country Club in the UK. “It’s just emotional,” a teary Rahm said afterward. “It hasn’t been the easiest […]

Golf at the Olympics is a relatively new addition to the games, with 2016 representing its return. The Paris Games represent a new challenge, as the question of PGA Tour and LIV Golf players comes up again. There will be members of LIV Golf like Jon Rahm at the Olympics but other stars will not […]

Bryson DeChambeau’s self-assuredness is as essential to his success in golf (if not his grammar) — on the PGA Tour, LIV Golf, majors, and YouTube — as his power off the tee. Perhaps, then, it’s no surprise to hear the 2024 U.S. Open champion express confidence in Tiger Woods’ ability to contend in future majors. […]

Billy Horschel has the reputation for not holding back his thoughts. He is a straight shooter and will tell you how he feels. But he typically does so the old fashioned way, face to face. That changed Monday as he utilized social media to respond to a golf fan criticizing him for being fake and […]

Daniel Brown finished the day atop the leaderboard, but Royal Troon Golf Club won the first round of the Open Championship over the best golfers in the world. With Thursday in the books, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau were among the PGA Tour and LIV Golf stars in danger of missing the weekend of […]

Bryson DeChambeau wasted no time severely damaging his chance to win back-t0-back majors. On the first hole of the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland on Thursday, the 2024 U.S. Open winner — who rolled it so beautifully at Pinehurst No. 2 — three-putted for bogey. Things didn’t get better from […]

To win the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club on the West Coast of Scotland, golfers must excel in driving accuracy, greens in regulation, and with their short game (assuming greens are missed), while avoiding the pot bunkers at all cost. They’ll also have to maneuver around one of the hardest holes in […]