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Tiger Woods turned down over $700 million to join LIV Golf, and now he’s set to meet with a group of top golfers at the BMW Championship to rally support around the PGA Tour, according to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. Schlabach reports that “a player who was invited to attend the meeting told ESPN that it […]

Will Zalatoris paid homage to Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry after the pro golfer delivered a 10-foot putt in the clutch to force a playoff at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship. Following that shot, Zalatories shouted “What are they going to say now?,” referring to a now-famous Twitter post by Curry after leading […]

It finally happened. The long wait ended in memorable fashion for Will Zalatoris, who came through in the clutch at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship to win his first-ever PGA TOUR event. Unsurprisingly, Zalatoris is on a high at the moment following his success at  TPC Southwind. "We finally did it." 🏆 pic.twitter.com/2IdU9QkrsV — […]

The 2022 St. Jude Championship was an event for the ages as the tournament went down to the wire in a playoff between Will Zalatoris and Sepp Straka. In the end, Zalatoris emerged victorious after a wild final hole with Straka that featured one of the craziest bits of luck golf fans have ever witnessed. […]

Rory McIlroy has zero chill — at all. The PGA TOUR star just posterized the entire LIV Golf with a rhetorical quip when he recently spoke to the media about The FedEx Cup. When a reporter asked if The FedEx Cup “is the hardest trophy to win,” the Northern Irishman shot back with a hilarious […]

Zach Johnson and accidental tee shots have become synonymous with each other, thanks to his growing list of minor mishaps with his club and the ball when teeing off. And now, because of it, Johnson just got the “Another one” treatment from no other than DJ Khaled himself. .@DJKhaled explains the rules of golf. First up, […]

As the dispute between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf continues, players have become increasingly vocal about their opinions on the situation. After Rory McIlroy dropped some interesting comments on Wednesday, fellow PGA member Billy Horschel chimed in with an eye-opening statement. Via Kyle Porter of CBS, Horschel revealed his savage response to LIV golfers […]

Ahead of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, Rory McIlroy weighed in on the lawsuit submitted by LIV Golf tour members against the PGA. The ruling was handed down on Tuesday, in which it was determined that the trio of golfers who had submitted the temporary restraining order would be unable to participate in the FedEx Cup. […]

The No. 2-ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking could be on the move. Cameron Smith, who won the Open Championship at St. Andrews last month, is leaving the PGA Tour for a $100 million offer from LIV Golf, according to a report on Tuesday by The Telegraph of London. With rumors swirling of […]

The 2022 FedEx Cup playoffs, also known as the postseason of the PGA TOUR,  is set to kick off Thursday at TPC Southwind down in Memphis, Tennessee, and even though LIV Golf pros Talor Gooch, Matt Jones, and Hudson Swafford are all inside the top 125 of the FedExCup standings, they will not be allowed […]

LIV Golf has completely disrupted the world of golf as we know it. Greg Norman’s Saudi-backed Super League has poached some of the biggest names in the golfing world to join the upstart tour, but it’s cost them a pretty penny to do so. The five highest earners on the LIV Golf Tour have been […]

Last week, 11 LIV Golf players, including Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau, announced their intentions to take legal action against the PGA Tour. The 11 former PGA golfers filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Tour, citing the suspensions they received from the Tour for their decisions to join LIV. Well, one prominent PGA star is […]

The battle between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour is reaching new heights. As many as 11 LIV golfers have decided to take legal action against the PGA Tour in order to oppose their suspensions, which stemmed from their participation on the LIV Golf tour. Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau are two of the players […]

While Tony Finau has yet to get a major PGA Tour title, he just made it easier for fans to root for him after his win at Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday. Speaking to reporters after the victory that saw him dominate his second event in two weeks, Finau shared a rather inspiring statement on […]

Australian pro golfer Travis Smyth has had enough of LIV Golf haters who have been relentlessly targeting him on social media. In a Twitter post Monday night, Smyth goes off on LIV Golf critics with a heated response. “As much as i’d like to interact with everyone on twitter i’ll be switching off my comments […]

Remember back in June when Tiger Woods turned down a “mind-blowingly enormous” offer to join the controversial LIV Golf? Well, that description of the deal might not have done the pact justice. Retired golfer and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman revealed Monday on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” that the new golf association offered Woods […]

Bubba Watson is officially taking his talents to LIV Golf, though fans will have to wait for some time to see him back in action. During the streaming of the first round of the LIV Golf Invitational Series at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, the tour announced that Watson has agreed to become their newest […]

LIV Golf has taken the sports world by storm recently, as the financially muscled league has become a legitimate threat to the PGA by catching the attention of some of the world’s greatest golfers. Well, they did it again, but there’s a twist this time. LIV Golf has succeeded in stealing away one of the […]

Cameron Smith set the golf world alight with his dominant final round en route to his Open Championship victory on Sunday. His incredible performance saw him outdo Rory McIlroy for first place, but despite the win, it seems his future with the PGA Tour may be coming to an end. According to Reuters, Smith is […]

The 2022 Open Championship was one of the most close-knit competitions in its history. The match truly went down to the final hole of the final round, where Rory McIlroy missed an eagle chip and came up short against Australia’s Cameron Smith, who topped the leaderboard. Smith posted a -20 in the tournament, propelled by […]

It’s been a tough Open Championship for Tiger Woods, who double bogeyed on the first hole at St. Andrews on Thursday. Woods never recovered, posting the worst score in 22 starts at the Open. Friday brought much of the same, as Woods missed the cut after putting up a 75 in the second round. However, […]

For Rory McIlroy, the golf world will be a better place if the winner of The Open Championship at St. Andrews this week will not be someone who’s defected from the PGA TOUR to the controversial breakaway LIV Golf. That said, McIlroy also made it clear that whoever wins the Claret Jug shouldn’t be denied […]

Tiger Woods didn’t hold back when asked about the dozens of his peers who have since defected from the PGA tour to join to LIV Golf circuit. The legendary golfer went on a passionate rant on the polarizing issue ahead of the 2022 British Open on Tuesday morning. Tiger Woods claimed that the defectors had […]

The PGA Tour’s fight against the rival LIV Golf has gripped the golf and sports world. LIV Golf has succeeded in winning over some of the world’s top golfers, convincing them to move on for greener (much greener) pastures. However, the Tour hasn’t just stood by and let it happen. They’ve fought LIV and their […]

Over the last few months, a lot of controversy has surrounded LIV Golf, a new golf series that is attempting to challenge the PGA Tour. LIV Golf has successfully drawn a ton of attention for the massive purses, but also for where that money comes from. The LIV Golf Series is funded by Saudi Arabia’s […]

PGA Tour star Billy Horschel has something to say. Just days after LIV Golf’s second event finished in Portland, Horschel made it clear how he feels about some of the things being said by former PGA players who have left the tour for the rival league. Hint, he’s not a fan. Horschel slammed the LIV […]

PGA star and four-time major winner Brooks Koepka was outspoken against the rival LIV Golf league earlier this year, then joined several of his peers in bolting for the affluent association. Ahead of the rival league’s second event on Thursday, Koepka was asked about his decision to join LIV Golf. Surprisingly, he said that it […]

Scottie Scheffler is currently the number one ranked golfer in the world, per the Official World Golf Ranking website. Naturally, LIV Golf would love to have someone of his caliber join their circuit. LIV Golf has already seen the likes of Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, and Bryson DeChambeau join their tour. So could […]

Brooks Koepka’s recent LIV Golf announcement has the golf world on notice for whom the next big star to leave the PGA might be. Rumors were on the verge of gaining steam after Justin Thomas backed out of the Traveler’s Championship. PGA insider Daniel Rapaport said that he heard whispers of every player not named […]

LIV Golf has taken the sport by storm recently, scooping up top PGA stars such as Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, and most recently, Brooks Koepka. Even after a suspension announced by the PGA, the United States Golf Association allowed LIV Golf players to compete in last week’s US Open. That begged the question. […]

LIV Golf has posed a threat to the well-being of the PGA ever since its preliminary plans were announced. Many of the world’s top golfers flirted with the idea of joining the rival league, which promised massive earnings in the form of gargantuan salaries and overflowing purses. Flirt isn’t all they did. Stars such as […]

LIV Golf was expected to add multiple names to it’s tour on Tuesday. As expected, Brooks Koepka was announced as the latest golfer to join the Saudi-backed tour. And many expected Collin Morikawa to follow suit after he removed any mention of the PGA Tour from his Twitter bio. Morikawa sent out a strong message […]

Another star golfer is leaving the PGA for LIV Golf. This time, it’s 4-time major champion Brooks Koepka. Koepka, who famously has a rivalry with Bryson DeChambeau, is set to follow in DeChambeau’s footsteps and join the Saudi Arabian-backed tour, per Joe Pompliano, Sky Sports, and The Telegraph.  Koepka was quiet on the issue over […]

The 2022 US Open enters the third round Saturday, with Collin Morikawa and Joel Dahmen sharing the top spot with each wrapping up the second round with a score of 5-under 135. There is still a long way to go, with a bunch of elite pros hot on their heels, including the trio of Rory […]

The US Open marked Phil Mickelson’s first PGA tournament since January — and just his second overall event, including the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational, which was played last week in London. Mickelson’s return to The Country Club was an ugly one, as he four-putted from 12 feet away on one hole, an embarrassing moment that […]

The US Open has a host of little-known names atop the leaderboard as the action shifts to day two on Friday. However, no name is more unknown than that of MJ Daffue, a former Korn Ferry Tour player who wasn’t even planning on playing in the qualifier for The Country Club a month ago. Well, […]

After Rory McIlroy won the RBC Canadien Open this past weekend, he took a not-so-subtle shot at Greg Norman, the CEO of LIV Golf, the rival tour that has snatched away some of the PGA’s brightest stars. After his RBC win, he made sure that everyone knew it was “one more than Norman”, pointing to […]

As an experienced PGA star, world no. 2 Jon Rahm has seen it all on the Tour. Well, maybe not all. On day one of the US Open at The Country Club, Rahm experienced something for the first time in his professional career: a human hazard. The defending US Open champion pulled a 301-yard tee […]

World no. 10 Jordan Spieth will try to add to his trophy case starting on Thursday when the US Open tees off at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. However, Spieth’s own body is standing in the way of his quest for a fourth major championship. Steve Burkowski of Golf Channel has the details. As […]