LONDON (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy says if LIV Golf was modelled like the Indian Premier League (IPL) and staged over two months then he would consider playing in it. Northern Irish Rory McIlroy (AFP) The 34-year-old Northern Irishman has been a vocal opponent of the Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The PGA Tour worked on Sunday, Dec. 31, to extend a deadline into 2024 for finalizing a merger agreement with Saudi Arabian investors, tour commissioner Jay Monahan calling talks "active and productive." PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan (AFP) The update to players in a memo...
LONDON (AFP) -- LIV Golf chief executive Greg Norman says that Jon Rahm's move to the Saudi-backed circuit will "create a domino effect" of more high-profile players making the lucrative jump. LIV Golf chief executive Greg Norman (AFP) Reigning Masters champion Rahm last week joined LIV in a deal...
LONDON (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy said the European side will have to "rewrite the rules" for Ryder Cup eligibility after Spain's reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm jumped ship to LIV Golf. Northern Irish Rory McIlroy (AFP) Saudi-backed LIV pulled off a coup on Thursday, Dec. 7, when Rahm confirmed...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm confirmed on Thursday, Dec. 7, he is joining LIV Golf in a deal reportedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars, sealing a stunning coup for the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit. Spain's Jon Rahm (AFP) After weeks of 'Will he-won't he?'...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Tiger Woods is confident the US PGA Tour merger agreement with Saudi backers of the LIV Golf League will be completed, vowing on Tuesday, Nov. 28, to make the best deal for players. Tiger Woods of the United States (AFP) The 15-time major winner is among six players on the Tour...
MIAMI (AFP) -- The LIV Golf League released its 2024 regular-season schedule on Wednesday, Nov. 22, even as merger talks continue between LIV's Saudi backers and the US PGA Tour over a framework agreement. The campaign runs from February to August with 12 events in eight nations and is to be...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson said on Wednesday, Oct. 18, that more PGA Tour players will jump to Saudi-backed LIV Golf despite a framework agreement for a merger by the end of 2023. American Phil Mickelson (AFP) The 53-year-old US left-hander, among the first to leap from the...
SAUDI ARABIA (AFP) -- Brooks Koepka defended his LIV Golf Jeddah title on Sunday, Oct. 15, beating his American compatriot Talor Gooch in a playoff. Brooks Koepka of the US celebrates his trophy after winning the 2023 LIV Golf Jeddah champion at Royal Greens Golf in Jeddah on Sunday, Oct. 15. (AFP)...
CHICAGO (AFP) -- Bryson DeChambeau birdied three of his last five holes to win the LIV Golf Chicago title on Sunday, Sept. 24, when Anirban Lahiri missed an eight-foot par putt on the 18th hole. Bryson DeChambeau poses with the trophy after winning the LIV Golf Invitational - Chicago at Rich...
ATLANTA (AFP) -- Tiger Woods is already making an impact in only two weeks on the PGA Tour policy board as it considers the PGA-LIV deal, fellow board member Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Tiger Woods. (AFP) The 15-time major champion was added to an expanded policy board, the tour...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Andy Pazder, the US PGA Tour's chief tournaments and competitions officer, resigned on Tuesday, Aug. 8, after having served on the circuit's executive leadership team since 1990, according to multiple reports. The Golf Channel, Golfweek, ESPN and Sports Illustrated said that the...
