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Alan Blinder
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PGA Tour Board Meets To Discuss Merger With Saudi-Backed LIV Golf
The 11-member board did not vote on the surprise pact, whose most significant details are still being negotiated.
How the PGA Tour and Liv Golf Merger Could Collapse
The tentative agreement has been the talk of golf, but there is no guarantee the pact that aims to bring the tour and LIV Golf…
Details of PGA Tour and Liv Golf Merger Reveal What’s Left to Settle
The five-page agreement provoked a furor but included only a handful of binding provisions.
Wyndham Clark Captures the U.S. Open
Clark, with only one PGA Tour victory — from earlier this year — to his name, seemed to come out of nowhere to dominate the…
It’s Sunday at the U.S. Open, and the Leaders Are Tied
Los Angeles Country Club has sometimes seemed forgiving. But the final round could pose a formidable test for the contenders.
For PGA Tour Players, Betrayal and Confusion in Saudi Deal’s Wake
Members of America’s most famous golf tour thought they had a voice. Then came a surprise pact that could reshape the sport for years to…
PGA Tour and LIV Golf Seek to Drop Litigation Against Each Other
Although the tour’s deal with the Saudi wealth fund has not closed, the request to a federal judge was a milestone in golf’s surprise détente.
U.S. Open Shows a Fiercer Side, but Low Scores Abound Anyway
Brooks Koepka dreads a “birdiefest” at a major. But Los Angeles Country Club is giving the Open field only so much heartburn.
Max Homa Takes His Star Turn at the U.S. Open
The California native had previously played well at Los Angeles Country Club, but first rounds at major tournaments haven’t always gone smoothly. On Thursday, he…
U.S.G.A. Steadfast in Plan to Curb Pro Golfers’ Driving Distances
Players are objecting to a proposed change from golf’s rulemakers to use new balls, but the U.S. Golf Association said Wednesday it would not abandon…