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Speaking to the media on Tuesday, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan all but guaranteed that the framework of the partnership between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia will eventually get official. “I’m certain of it,” Monahan said of the deal (h/t Golf Digest). PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has no […]

If Brooks Koepka is to make a fourth consecutive appearance for the United States at the Ryder Cup, he’ll now have to hope that Zach Johnson makes him one of six captain’s picks next week as he failed to maintain his spot among the top six automatic qualifiers when the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship wrapped […]

The LIV Golf debate will not end anytime soon, especially with the PGA merger ruffling the feathers of many people in the sport. Now, Lee Westwood and Eddie Pepperell have engaged in a lengthy, hilarious back and forth on social media. The debate began after the latest OWGR rankings came out. Westwood commented with a […]

It is known that professional golfers love to gamble, and Phil Mickelson is definitely no different. Over the last three decades, Phil Mickelson has bet over $1 billion on football, basketball, and baseball, including an attempt to put $400,000 on Team USA in the 2012 Ryder Cup that he played in, reports ESPN’s David Purdum. […]

Brooks Koepka and his wife, Jena Sims, have welcomed their first child to the world. Sims announced on Thursday that she gave birth to their son, Crew Sims Koepka, on July 27 at 5:50 p.m. ET. Brooks Koepka followed up Sims’ Instagram post with a heartwarming message of his own. Koepka shared a picture of […]

After a health scare, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is back to work. And he did not waste much time getting people’s attention. GOLF.com has obtained a copy of the memo Monahan sent to players which contains pointers on where things stand and how the future is shaping up amid the agreement between PGA Tour […]

To say that Ernie Els isn’t a fan of the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger would be putting it mildly. Ernie Els blasted Commissioner Jay Monahan and PGA Tour leadership at the Open Championship. Els called out Monahan for coming to an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund without any input from PGA Tour players. […]

Brooks Koepka has been front and center in the LIV Golf feud with the PGA, after the announced merger between the leagues came in June and is still on going. Rory McIlroy has been outspoken on the PGA side, and an interviewer tried to bait Koepka into speaking on the rift of the two groups, […]

Rory McIlroy made his stance on LIV Golf even clearer on Thursday, saying he would rather retire than play for the Saudi-backed league. “If LIV Golf was the last place on Earth to play golf, I would retire,” McIlroy told reporters at the Scottish Open. “That’s how I feel about it.” The statement was a […]

If you still think the feud between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau is a thing, just forget about it. That’s apparently all behind the two LIV Golf pros. That couldn’t be any clearer than after Koepka posted a photo of himself together with DeChambeau while wearing a shirt that says “Let’s go Brooksy.” That’s as […]

The merger between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund [LIV Golf] shocked the golf world, and now players like Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele are speaking out about the merger hearings and PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. “It seems like you see reports, you hear things, and then you […]

In what was among the surprising details that were revealed by the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations during Tuesday’s hearing on the proposed agreement between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, golf superstars Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were planned to have their own LIV Golf teams. Via Mark Schlabach […]

Greg Norman wasn’t at Tuesday’s Senate subcommittee hearing regarding the impending LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger. The LIV Golf CEO still managed to be featured in arguably the biggest headline from the event in Washington D.C. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. revealed that PGA Tour officials proposed a “side agreement” to the Saudi Public Investment Fund, calling […]

More fire has just been added to to one of the most controversial mergers in sports history. Longtime PGA Tour board member Randall L. Stephenson has formally resigned due to the formal alliance with Saudi-backed LIV Golf. The deal is “is not one that I can objectively evaluate or in good conscience support, particularly in […]

The LIV Golf-PGA merger has been all of the talk since it went official. However, Brooks Koepka, one of the top in the sport, made some eye-opening comments about his teammate Matthew Wolff recently. The comments went viral prior to this weekend’s outing in London. Now, Wolff has responded to the comments made by Koepka […]

Brooks Koepka appears to be fed up with his LIV Golf teammate, and expressed his harsh opinions publicly on Thursday ahead of his weekend match in London. Koepka is fed up with his teammate Matthew Wolff, who withdrew from a previous tournament in the final round after poor performance, which the leader of team Smash […]

Talor Gooch just made LIV Golf history with his 1-stroke victory over Bryson DeChambeau in Spain. Gooch’s victory is his third in the Saudi-funded golf league, making him the first player to reach that mark. Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson both have two wins. Gooch won thanks to back-to-back birdies to close out a 4-under […]

Phil Mickelson believes the sport of golf will be in a better place if the proposed alignment between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf ends up manifesting. Speaking before this week’s LIV event in Valderrama, Spain, Mickelson said he was pleased with how quickly an agreement came together between the tours and feels “confident with […]

The 2023 Open Championship will take place at the end of July, and the field is beginning to take form. However, for the first time in 28 years, it won’t include Lee Westwood, per Adam Woodard of Golfweek. There are a couple of other notable decisions, including one by Sergio Garcia. ‘Sergio Garcia has entered […]

Some important details about the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger have been revealed. Two weeks before a Senate subcommittee hearing about the deal, the framework agreement between the rival golf tours and DP World Tour shows key elements regarding the alliance. The golf leagues and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund (PIF) are forming what will be […]

World No. 2 golfer Jon Rahm doesn’t know much about the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger, and he doesn’t care, per ESPN. Rahm spoke to media on Tuesday in Connecticut, where this week’s Traveler’s Championship will be held. The PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council meets tonight and will discuss the massive elephant in the room that […]

The PGA Tour merger with LIV Golf and Public Investment Fund (PIF) has become a hot topic of discussion. Just a day after the conclusion of the US Open, PGA Hall of Famer Tom Watson penned a lengthy letter to PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan and began by wishing him a speedy recovery from his health […]

LIV Golf has been all over the headlines recently in regards to the merger with the PGA Tour. LIV Golf League CEO Greg Norman and his wife have now been sued by a Florida girl and her parents after the girl said she was sexually assaulted at Norman’s home during a pool party that Norman’s […]

There is still plenty of confusion about the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger. That doesn’t just go for golf fans. Some of the best golfers in the world, like reigning U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick, aren’t sure how the new deal between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is going to work. “The whole thing is […]

LIV Golf captain Dustin Johnson was told the league is working on a “full schedule” for 2024, according to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. This will include staging tournaments with 54 holes, shotgun starts and team competitions, the story said. The league has seven tournaments left on its schedule this season. It will have its team championship […]

Phil Mickelson did not say much about the PGA Tour’s merger with LIV Golf at the U.S. Open Wednesday. “I just don’t want to waste any energy on it at the beginning of the week,” Mickelson said, via GOLF Magazine’s Sean Zak. Mickelson was a member of LIV Golf, which unified with the PGA Tour […]

Brooks Koepka is looking to take aim at his third US Open title this week at Los Angeles Country Club after winning his third PGA Championship title at Oak Hill just a few weeks ago. Despite one of golf’s majors on the horizon, the biggest story in the sport is still the LIV Golf-PGA Tour […]

Senator Richard Blumenthal announced that a US Senate subcommittee opened an inquiry into the PGA Tour’s agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the DP World Tour, and Jay Monahan claimed that the federal government’s inaction caused him to agree to the merger. “While we are grateful for the written declarations of support we […]

Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka are playing together at the U.S. Open in Los Angeles following the recent LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger, per ESPN. McIlroy was one of the most outspoken critics of LIV Golf when PGA players, such as Koepka, began leaving the Tour to join it. Although McIlroy has quit talking about LIV quite […]

United States Senator Richard Blumenthal announced on Monday that he is investigating the merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. Blumenthal is a Connecticut Democrat and serves as the Senate’s chairman on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Richard Blumenthal requested documentation and information related to the agreement that the PGA Tour and LIV Golf […]

The whole golf world and many non-golf fans are still processing the massive unification between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Many find the whole alliance disturbing and perceive it to be a blatant show of disrespect to all the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This latest revelation is likely to further abhor […]

The golf world has been turned upside down with LIV Golf and the PGA Tour merging together in a shocking turn of events. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has been dealing with a lot of behind-the-scenes groundwork, and his role with this new venture will be interesting. James Dunne III, who is a director on […]

It was not that long ago when the PGA Tour and LIV Golf were the last two entities people would imagine having a merger. Then the bombshell dropped last week, with both sides agreeing on a pact to be partners. Countless questions immediately followed the titanic revelation of the merger among which was why were […]

The PGA Tour made shocking headlines last week after announcing a merger with LIV Golf. In terms of the LIV Golf players who left the PGA Tour for the Saudi Arabian backed league, players who stayed with the PGA Tour might not be too happy with their return, reports ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. “I think you’d […]

Phil Mickelson and the LIV Golf League are in hot water this week after an Argentine corporation filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit against them. Cool Brands Supply is accusing Mickelson’s HyFlyers GC team of copying its 20-year-old logo for popular skateboarding and lifestyle apparel brand Fallen, according to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. “The defendants’ adoption […]

One of the most shocking events in golf history has come and gone as the PGA Tour and LIV Golf united under a single umbrella last week — and commissioner Jay Monahan reportedly told PGA Tour employees that it simply couldn’t afford the fight against the Saudi Arabian league, per the Wall Street Journal. “Commissioner […]

The PGA Tour and LIV Golf sent absolute shockwaves throughout the golfing world on Tuesday after it was confirmed that the once-fierce rivals have now decided to undergo a merger that will see the two professional tours pool their resources and talents together. Not too many folks saw this move coming, which added more shock […]

LIV Golf emerged from seemingly out of nowhere to change the landscape of the golfing world, and after a brief existence, they are set to be part of the massive golf merger that will combine them with the PGA Tour. However, LIV Golf’s CEO and commissioner, Greg Norman, offered some comments on the league’s future […]

It’s safe to say that neither Rory McIlroy nor LIV Golf is pleased that the merger between the PGA Tour and the rival association will bring the two parties together. McIlroy, in a recent interview before the RBC Canadian Open on Wednesday, reluctantly admitted that the merger will be good for golf but said that […]