LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Lee Hodges fired two eagles in a four-under-par 67 on Sunday, July 30, to claim his first US PGA Tour title with a wire-to-wire, seven-stroke triumph in the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota. *Lee Hodges of the United States celebrates with the trophy after winning the 3M Open at TPC...
LONDON (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy has said he would retire before joining the breakaway LIV Golf tour after it emerged he had been offered a franchise in the Saudi-backed project. *Rory McIlroy. (AFP)* A US Senate sub-committee met on Tuesday, July 11, to investigate a proposed merger between the PGA...
MIAMI (AFP) -- The PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund have dropped a provision from their framework agreement that barred LIV Golf and the Tour from recruiting each other's players, the PGA Tour confirmed on Thursday, July 13. The move comes after the US Department of Justice raised...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The "framework" agreement that united the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's Saudi backers was submitted to US lawmakers on Monday, June 26, night ahead of a Congressional hearing, according to multiple reports. The deal, obtained by Golf Channel and the Washington Post, outlines a...
NEW YORK (AFP) --Â Keegan Bradley survived a spate of late bogeys to claim an emotional victory on Sunday, June 25, at the Travelers Championship, the PGA Tour event in Connecticut that the New Englander considers his home tournament. *Keegan Bradley of the United States celebrates after winning...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Keegan Bradley birdied five straight holes in a seven-under-par 63 on Friday, June 23, to join Denny McCarthy atop the leaderboard at the US PGA Tour Travelers Championship, where Rory McIlroy was among those in the mix. *Keegan Bradley of the United States plays his shot from the...
NEW YORK (AFP) --Â Denny McCarthy fired 10 birdies in a 10-under-par 60 on Thursday, June 22, to grab a two-shot lead over Adam Scott and Keegan Bradley in the US PGA Tour Traveler's Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut. *Denny McCarthy of the United States plays his shot from the third tee...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- United States lawmakers on Wednesday, June 21, invited the chiefs of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund to testify at a hearing looking into their shock deal that has rocked the golf world. *US Senator Richard Blumenthal. (AFP)* Richard Blumenthal,...
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...
