LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- United States golf legend Tom Watson called on the PGA Tour to provide full details of its merger with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf on Monday, June 19, saying the deal had left a slew of unanswered questions. *Golf legend Tom Watson. (AFP)* In an open letter sent to PGA Tour...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US lawmakers began an investigation Thursday, June 15, into the shock merger of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, taking aim at tax breaks. *US Senate Finance Committee chairman Ron Wyden. (AFP)* US Senate Finance Committee chairman Ron Wyden, a...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The US Congress launched a probe on Monday, June 12, into the surprise merger of the PGA Tour with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, the chair of an investigative panel announced. *US Senator Richard Blumenthal. (AFP)* The deal unveiled last week raises questions about the role of the Saudi...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan reportedly faced calls to resign at a heated players' meeting following the announcement of a shock merger with LIV Golf. *PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. (AFP)* Monahan was accused of hypocrisy after announcing that the US-based PGA Tour...
SINGAPORE (AFP) --Â The Asian Tour called it "a massive stride forward" for golf on Wednesday, June 7, after the PGA Tour announced a shock merger with the Saudi-backed LIV circuit, ending the sport's two-year civil war. *Asian Tour commissioner and chief executive Cho Minn Thant. (AFP)*...
MIAMI (AFP) -- The PGA Tour announced a shock merger with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit on Tuesday, June 6, rocking the golfing world with a bombshell deal aimed at ending the sport's bitter two-year civil war.  *PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. (AFP)* In a stunning agreement that...
AUGUSTA (AFP) -- Saudi-backed LIV Golf's feud with the PGA Tour was set aside by players at Monday's first practice for the 87th Masters, but LIV boss Greg Norman hopes for a fiery finish on Sunday. *Dustin Johnson of the United States plays his shot from the 12th tee during a practice round prior...
The PGA Tour is planning to revamp its schedule with a series of lucrative new tournaments, reports said Tuesday, as four-time major champion Brooks Koepka became the latest star to defect to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit. Brooks Koepka (AFP) PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan detailed proposed...
Former world number one Dustin Johnson will head the field for the inaugural $25 million LIV Golf Invitational Series event in England next week, the Saudi-backed golf circuit said Wednesday. Dustin Johnson (AFP) The American two-time major champion said in February that he would stay with the US...
