With the impetus from the world governing body The R&A to grow the game, the National Golf Association of the Philippines has carried out various post-pandemic programs and events in partnership with golf clubs and charter members aimed at fulfilling this far-ranging goal. In the last 26 months...
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...
With seven of the Top 10 in the LPGA of Taiwan rankings in the fold and a multi-titled Thai ace eager to shoot for a fourth leg victory, the 16-player strong Philippine crew brace for a tough challenge in the Party Golfers Ladies Open set to fire off on Nov. 8, at the Lily Golf and Country...
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...
More than 160 young golfers are expected to participate in the 2023 Mimosa Junior Open, one of the prime tournaments this year by the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines, set Sept. 9 and 10 at the Mimosa Plus Golf Course in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga. Rianne Malixi (right) and Nicole...
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...
