Conditions were calm at Royal Liverpool as the final men’s golf major of the year began. Don’t expect them to stay that way.
Category: Johnson, Dustin
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Pressured by U.S., PGA Tour and Saudi Fund Drop Key Part of Golf Deal
The two parties had promised not to poach each other’s players. Their decision to abandon that clause removes one of the few binding provisions of the agreement that has rocked golf.
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PGA Tour and LIV Golf Agree to Deal to End Fight Over Sport
In a stunning announcement, the tour, along with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, said the rivals had agreed to create a “new, collectively owned, for-profit entity.”
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Scheffler, Hovland and Conners Share the Lead at P.G.A. Championship
Jordan Spieth, who needs a victory at Oak Hill to complete the career Grand Slam, and Justin Thomas, who won last year’s tournament, just made the cut at five over.
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Sunday’s Masters Plan: End the Third Round, Play the Fourth, Crown a Winner. Maybe Dry Out, Too.
Plus, Fred Couples sets a Masters record.
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Augusta National, Playing Easy for Now, Has Three Atop Masters Leaderboard
The opening round of the first Masters Tournament of the LIV Golf era ended with a blend of PGA Tour and LIV players tied at the top.
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A New Twist for the Tradition-Bound Masters: The LIV Golf Era
LIV, Saudi Arabia’s breakaway league, split men’s professional golf. Now, the drama is coming to one of the sport’s most hallowed stages.
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LIV Players Excluded From World Golf Rankings For Now Or Forever?
The Official World Golf Ranking is a dividing line between LIV Golf and the sport’s establishment. Since the metric helps determine access to major tournaments, the argument is hardly academic.
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PGA Tour Payouts Soar as Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Rains Down Riches
The New York Times – Sports:A $20 million purse is on the line in Arizona this week — matching, for about a month, a PGA Tour regular-season record.
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Masters Tournament Will Let LIV Golf Players Compete in 2023
The New York Times – Sports:The decision by Augusta National Golf Club is an interim victory for the upstart circuit, but other troubles loom.
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Confidential Records Show a Saudi Golf Tour Built on Far-Fetched Assumptions
The New York Times – Sports:McKinsey documents suggest the Saudi league is far off-track for success. Experts say the analysis shows it was never just about profits.
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LIV Golf Threw a Sport Into Chaos. It Also Changed It.
The New York Times – Sports:The Saudi-backed golf series, which will expand next year, has forced the PGA Tour to redesign its economic model. The drama between the two golf entities seems far from over.