DP World Tour members who played in the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event two weeks ago will be prohibited from playing in the upcoming Genesis Scottish Open and fined £100,000 ($125,000). They will also be barred from playing in other events co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour. CEO Keith Pelley announced the sanctions Friday and …
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HERTFORDSHIRE, England – The backlash has been fierce, understandably so. Greg Norman is at the front of a group attempting to change professional golf, while disrupting the organization that helped build his Hall of Fame credentials and doing so with funding by a controversial regime. Norman, 67, has taken the shots and is ready for …
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DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley has responded to a letter from 16 players who were fined, prohibited from Scottish Open, citing inaccuracies. Golffile, Thos Caffrey NORTH PLAINS, Ore. – Just days after a historic strategic alliance was announced between the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour, a battle has commenced for control of …
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NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — Charl Schwartzel made more money in three days than any of his years on the PGA Tour after he won the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event near London earlier this month. The South African is one of few players to admit the “whole thing” about the upstart circuit led by …
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Paul Casey has been recovering from a back injury and has not played the PGA Tour since March. Eric Schlegel, USA Today NORTH PLAINS, Ore. – Paul Casey is the latest player to join the LIV Golf Invitational Series and will make his debut later this month at the third event in New Jersey. Casey, …
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BROOKLINE, Mass. — The United States Golf Association is not prohibiting players from competing in this week’s US Open due to their affiliation with the LIV Golf Invitational Series. But the organization that governs golf in the United States and Mexico and which administers the US Open left open the possibility that it could do …
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The ongoing catfight between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf has reached the point where both parties are better off calling a truce. Just stop lobbing grenades in each other’s direction, which only makes them look like junior high kids in a cafeteria food fight. Obvious narratives — players like Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Dustin …
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NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — LIV Golf is about many things: disruption, sportswashing, vengeance (in the case of frontman Greg Norman) and, uh, golf. But more than anything, it’s about cold, hard cash. As with many other issues surrounding this upstart tour, the details around all the money are shadowy. In an effort to get more …
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NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — First impressions go a long way. After spending three days at the LIV Golf Invitational Series event at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, one thing is clear: there’s a market for this upstart circuit. It just depends on what you want to get out of a golf tournament. If you’re a golf …
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NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — As Phil Mickelson approached the tee box Thursday for his first shot on US soil as a member of the LIV Golf Invitational Series, a fan asked: “How are you doing, Phil?” “Awesome,” he replied. The face of LIV Golf has been all smiles this week at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, …
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