MIAMI (AFP) -- Reigning Olympic champion Xander Schauffele had the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) in mind after LIV Golf withdrew its bid to obtain ranking points on Tuesday, March 5, with complaints about the system. USA's Xander Schauffele (AFP) On a practice day ahead of Thursday's start of...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- The Saudi-backed LIV Golf League has withdrawn its application for Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points, according to multiple US reports on Tuesday, March 5. Sports Illustrated, ESPN and The Golf Channel reported LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman told players in a letter on...
PALM BEACH GARDENS (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy dismissed talk of an "asterisk" on any Masters triumph over missing LIV Golf talent and said on Wednesday, Feb. 28, that patience is needed to solve the PGA-LIV divide. Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland looks on from the sixth green prior to The Cognizant...
PARIS (AFP) -- Three-time PGA Tour winner Anthony Kim will make his first professional golf appearance since 2012 at this weekend's LIV Golf event in Jeddah, the Saudi-backed circuit announced on Monday, Feb. 26. USA's Anthony Kim (AFP) Kim suffered a series of injuries and has not played a tour...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- LIV golfer Joaquin Niemann has accepted a special invitation to play the Masters along with Japan's Ryo Hisatsune and Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen, Augusta National said on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Chile’s Joaquin Niemann (AFP) Chile's Niemann said after his victory in the LIV...
The National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) is set to receive P350,000 from the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) following the staging of the MVP Cup One Invitational golf tournament held recently at the Manila Golf and Country Club. MVP Sports Foundation Executive Directo Jude Turcuato...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm will be LIV Golf's newest star when the Saudi-backed upstart series launches a third season on Friday, Feb. 2, as questions abound regarding its future. Spain's Jon Rahm (AFP/File photo) LIV's 2024 campaign was in doubt since a framework merger...
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy says PGA Tour triumphs at venues such as Pebble Beach and Riviera will be devalued in the absence of two-time major winner Jon Rahm and other star players following their defection to LIV Golf. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy (AFP/File photo) And the four-time...
DUBAI (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy feels that the days of golfers being independent contractors are changing as the PGA Tour and LIV Golf continue to negotiate a merger that could reshape the future of the sport. Northern Irish Rory McIlroy (AFP) The former world No1, speaking on Wednesday, Jan. 10,...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Phil Mickelson has welcomed Rory McIlroy's new softened stance towards LIV Golf and says it is time to "let go" of "hostilities" between the rival camps. USA's Phil Mickelson (AFP) Mickelson was one of the first players to switch from the PGA Tour to the Saudi-backed LIV in 2022 and...
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...
