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☆ Why The Players Championship is called golf’s ‘fifth major’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

1 Scottie Scheffler is aiming to do something unprecedented this week – retain The Players Championship title. What is The Players Championship? The Players Championship is an annual event on the PGA Tour. Why is The Players Championship so important? Players that are signed to the Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf League are prohibited from competing at The Players and all other PGA Tour events.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, golf’s, ’, Jack Nicklaus, Scheffler, Jared C, Tilton, Adam Scott, “, It’s, Sam Greenwood, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, LIV, Cameron Smith, LIV Golf Organizations: CNN, American, PGA, The, Sunshine State, U.S ., Getty, ”, Sky Sports, PGA Tour, LIV Golf League Locations: Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida, Saudi

“I’m pretty happy that the day ended up this way, especially how the morning started,” Niemann said. The winner got a break in the first playoff hole when his drive struck a right-side tree and and ended up in the rough. “I got lucky on the first playoff hole,” Niemann said. Tied for the lead with two holes left, Rahm closed with two bogeys for a 70. Niemann earned $4 million, Garcia $2.25 million and Rahm and Burmester $1.25 million each.

Persons: — Joaquin Niemann, Sergio Garcia, LIV, ” Niemann, “, Garcia, El Camaleon, Garcia parred, Niemann, putts, ”, Hoshino, Jon Rahm, Rahm, XIII, Bryson DeChambeau, ” Rahm, Dean Burmester, ” Burmester, Charles Howell III, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surratt, Kieran Vincent, ___ Organizations: DEL CARMEN, LIV, ”, LIV Golf, Crushers GC, Legion XIII Locations: Mexico, El, Saudi, Spanish, Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — If Taylor Swift is jetting from her upcoming Tokyo concert to Las Vegas to see boyfriend Travis Kelce play in the Super Bowl the next day, she'd better already have a place to park her plane. “Oh, they’re full,” said Rick Breitenfeldt, FAA spokesman for his sixth Super Bowl. Commercial airlines have added flights and the Las Vegas airport reported Wednesday it handled a record 57.6 million passengers in 2023. Due to time zone differences, if she flies out at midnight, it will be 7 a.m. Saturday in Las Vegas. Hayes said aircraft parking fees during Super Bowl weekend at Harry Reid International were unchanged from the standard rate.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, she'd, Heidi Hayes, ”, Rick Breitenfeldt, Hayes, Harry Reid, Swift, Breitenfeldt, Brian McCarthy, McCarthy, John Wayne Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Super Bowl, Federal Aviation Administration, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, NFL, Clark County Department of Aviation, FAA, Super, Las, Las Vegas, Harry Reid International, Henderson, Boulder City Municipal Airport, SWIFT, Dassault Falcon, Vegas, WM Phoenix, National Business Aviation Association, LIV Golf, Las Vegas Country Club, Sunday, That's, Mesquite Municipal, Laughlin, Bullhead, Jean Sport Aviation Center, Ontario International, San Bernardino International, Palm Springs, Palmdale Regional, Los Angeles International, John, John Wayne International, Long, International, Hollywood, Harry, MGM Resorts International Locations: Tokyo, Vegas, Las Vegas, Clark, U.S, North Las Vegas, Boulder, Glendale , Arizona, Phoenix, Saudi, Airports, Mesquite, Nevada, Arizona, California, Santa Ana, Burbank, Las Vegas . Phoenix, Mandalay Bay, Luxor

Trump, who contends James’ lawsuit is part of a politically motivated “witch hunt” was demonstrative from the outset. Go out and do your own work,” Trump testified. “I considered this the most important job in the world, saving millions of lives,” Trump testified. Would you like to see it?”“I don’t think we’re allowed to open the windows,” Wallace said. “An incredible property … an unbelievable property ... a phenomenal property that fronts on the ocean.”“I don’t want to sell any of them,” Trump testified.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, —, Letitia James, ”, Trump, that’s, James ’, smirking, “, ” James ’, Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump’s, James, ” Trump, Banks, they’d, Allen Weisselberg “, ’ Don’t, “ You’re, Donald Trump Jr, Kim Jong Un, ” Wallace, Clifford Robert, LIV Organizations: Republican, Information, Trump, New, Trump Organization, Weisselberg, Doral Locations: York, Manhattan, New York, North Korea, Scotland, Doral, Miami, Springs, New York City, New York State, Aberdeen, Jupiter, Florida, Los Angeles, Lago, Saudi Arabia, British, Sisak, x.com

☆ LIV Golf loses its bid to earn ranking points over questions about a closed shop
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

LIV Golf is playing only for cash, not world ranking points, after the Official World Golf Ranking board determined it could not fairly measure the 48-man league with the other 24 tours around the world. LIV Golf made its debut in June 2022, and the lack of world ranking points has taken an enormous toll. Among those no longer in the top 100 are Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Talor Gooch, who has three LIV Golf victories this year. LIV Golf can reapply to be part of the OWGR system, though the board made it clear that turnover, objective access to LIV Golf and relegating players who don't perform remain key points in getting ranking points. There's also the matter of the PGA Tour, European tour and Saudi backers of LIV Golf (Public Investment Fund) working out a commercial partnership announced in June.

Persons: LIV, LIV Golf, OWGR, Peter Dawson, They're, Jay Monahan, Keith Pelley, Keith Waters, Dawson, Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Bubba Watson, Paul Casey, Ian Poulter, — Andy Ogletree —, Mito Pereira, Thomas Pieters, Cameron Smith, Smith, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Talor Gooch, Sergio Garcia, Sebastian Munoz, Koepka, Munoz, There's Organizations: Centurion, The Associated Press, International Federation of PGA, Augusta National, PGA of America, U.S . Golf Association, LIV, League, PGA Tour, British, Investment Fund Locations: St Albans, London, Saudi, U.S, Florida

The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, facing pressure from the Justice Department about their ambitions for a new company to shape global golf, have in recent days abandoned a crucial provision of their tentative deal: a promise not to recruit each other’s players. Three people familiar with the change, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential negotiations, signaled that the decision was an early casualty of an antitrust review by Justice Department regulators, who are expected to decide in the coming months whether to try to block the transaction. The tour moved to notify its board of the decision only on Thursday, after The New York Times asked the tour to comment on its reporting. The framework agreement between the tour and the wealth fund included few binding provisions. But one of them was a nonsolicitation clause, which said the tour and wealth fund-backed LIV Golf league would not “enter into any contract, agreement or understanding with” any “players who are members of the other’s tour or organization.”

Persons: LIV, ” Organizations: Tour, Saudi, Justice Department, The New York Times, LIV Golf

☆ The wildest demand Saudi Arabia made as part of its potential investment (takeover?) in the PGA Tour: get LIV Golf's Saudi boss a Masters green jacket
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Congress grilled the PGA about its bid to merge with LIV Golf and accept Saudi Arabian investment. As PGA Tour board member Jimmy Dunne put it, "There is simply an agreement to try to get to an agreement." LIV Golf would only play in the fall and not overlap with the heart of the PGA Tour season. What makes the demand even stranger is that the PGA Tour almost certainly does not have the power to grant this. After all, despite the initial fight between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, none of the defecting players were being withheld from competing in the majors.

Persons: LIV Golf, LIV, LIV Golfand, Jimmy Dunne, Woods, Rory McIlroy, Yasir Al, PIF, Donald Trump, Greg Norman, Chris Trotman, St Andrews, Andrews, Stephanie Asymkos, Augusta Organizations: Augusta National, PGA, Service, PGA Tour, LIV Golf, Investigations, Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, LIV, Aramco, Congress, Augusta National Golf, Getty, Augusta National Golf Cub, Golf, St, — Augusta National, Augusta, Uber, Microsoft, Boeing, Disney, English Premier League soccer, Newcastle United, Al, Wall Street Locations: Saudi, Wall, Silicon, Saudi Arabia, St

The PGA Tour sought the ouster of Greg Norman, the two-time British Open champion who became the commissioner of the insurgent LIV Golf league, as a condition of its alliance with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, according to records that a Senate subcommittee released on Tuesday. The tour and the wealth fund did not ultimately agree to the proposal — crafted as a so-called side letter to a larger framework agreement — and, for now, Norman remains atop LIV. But the deliberations reflect an enmity forged over decades of hostilities between the tour and Norman, one of the most talented players in professional golf history who often chafed at the sport’s economic structure. And they underscore the tensions that could linger if the deal closes. The glimpse into the negotiations between the tour and the wealth fund came as the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations began its first hearing into the arrangement, which calls for the business ventures of the tour, the wealth fund and the DP World Tour to be brought into a new, for-profit company.

Persons: Greg Norman, LIV, Norman Organizations: LIV Golf, LIV, Investigations Locations: Saudi

The PGA Tour on Tuesday defended its controversial deal with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league before senators, as scrutiny of the agreement intensifies. Representatives from LIV Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund wasn't present at the hearing because CEO Greg Norman is out of the country, according to a spokesperson. PGA Tour operating chief Ron Price and policy board independent director Jimmy Dunne testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee's subcomittee on investigations. Dunne and Price said they believed the PGA Tour would benefit the most from the proposed deal. The PGA Tour would manage competitions, and has said it is leading the negotiations to reach a finalized deal.

Persons: LIV, Greg Norman, Ron Price, Jimmy Dunne, Dunne, Price, Yasir Al, Rumayyan, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Conn, It's, Blumenthal, Norman, Ron Johnson, Johnson, CNBC's Organizations: LIV Golf, LIV Tour, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, PGA Tour, Senate Homeland Security, Comcast, Paramount Global, Disney, Warner Bros, Capitol, PIF Locations: Saudi, American, Yemen

☆ The Saudi-back LIV golf league is moving its possible last ever championship to Trump's Doral golf course
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

LIV Golf will host its championship tournament at a Trump-owned golf course for its second straight year. The golf league moved the championship from Saudi Arabia where it was initially scheduled. The PGA has said it will merge with the controversial Saudi-backed golf league. The decision means that for the second straight year, LIV's golf championship will be held at Trump's Doral course. Before their merger, LIV and the PGA were in fierce competition to retain some of the sport's most successful golfers.

Persons: LIV, Donald Trump's Trump, Trump, Jamal Khashoggi, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Randall Stephenson, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, they're, Johnson Organizations: Trump, Service, Donald Trump's Trump Doral, Golf Club, Doral, Capitol, PGA, Golf, ESPN, Saudi, Washington Post Locations: Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Wall, Silicon, Miami, Jeddah

☆ Red Sox owners buy Boston team in Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's golf league
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Another sports powerhouse has joined the ownership ranks of the golf league being developed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Woods, McIlroy and McCarley founded TMRW Sports Group (pronounced "tomorrow") last year in partnership with the PGA Tour. At the time, it was seen as a response to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league, which was embroiled in a bitter legal fight with the PGA Tour. This month, however, the PGA Tour and LIV agreed to merge business interests to form a new company. McIlroy is one of the biggest public critics of LIV, and Woods reportedly rejected a massive offer to join the Saudi-funded league.

Persons: Tom Werner, John Henry, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Henry, Werner, Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Mike McCarley, McIlroy, McCarley, LIV, Woods Organizations: Boston Red Sox, Fenway Sports Group, TGL, Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club, National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles, TMRW, Woods, TMRW Sports, PGA, LIV Golf, Saudi Locations: New England, Los, FSG, Saudi

☆ LIV to continue as scheduled in 2024 despite PGA merger, says Johnson
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 15 (Reuters) - LIV Golf plans to go through with its schedule for the remainder of the year and 2024 despite the agreement to merge with the PGA Tour, former world number one Dustin Johnson said. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV circuit announced the shock agreement to form one unified commercial entity last week, bringing an end to a bitter fight that had split the sport. There is uncertainly about how the golf calendar will look next year under the framework of the merger, with some doubts being raised about whether the LIV Golf League team-based competition would even exist after its 2023 season. However Johnson, one of the star recruits of the breakaway circuit, said he learned from Yasir Al-Rumayyan that the circuit would continue next year. Those are private conversations, and I don't know exactly what his future plans are ...

Persons: LIV Golf, Dustin Johnson, LIV, Rory McIlroy, Johnson, Yasir Al, bankrolls LIV, they're, We'll, I'm, we're, Bryson DeChambeau, DeChambeau, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: PGA Tour, LIV Golf League, Public Investment Fund, ESPN, Former U.S, Al, Thomson Locations: Saudi, Hyderabad

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is taking a leave of absence as he recuperates from a medical condition, the organization said in a statement late Tuesday, just days after the tour announced a deal to merge business interests with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league. "Jay Monahan informed the PGA Tour Policy Board that he is recuperating from a medical situation," the tour said in a statement. The tour did not specify the nature of his medical condition nor a timetable to return. The PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced last week their decision to merge business operations to create a new golf entity with money from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. In a statement Wednesday, the PIF said it was informed of Monahan's medical situation and that it wishes him a speedy recovery.

Persons: Jay Monahan, LIV, Jay, LIV Golf, Ron Rice, Tyler Dennis Organizations: LIV Golf, PGA Tour, Board, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, PGA Locations: Saudi

☆ Pros Won’t Be Hitting Golf Balls This Far Forever, Whether They Like It or Not
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Alan Blinder | Kevin Draper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

is also concerned about the millions of golfers who are not professionals and neither he nor Perpall indicated plans for a wholesale surrender. The announcement that Monahan had stepped back followed seven days of turmoil in professional golf. Monahan, who helped to negotiate the deal, was criticized as a cash-hungry hypocrite, but he has retained at least some crucial allies inside the tour. “Jay is a human being,” Webb Simpson, the 2012 U.S. Open winner and a member of the tour’s board, said in an interview on Wednesday. “Golf is a game, and oftentimes, we make golf into something so much bigger than it is and we dehumanize people.” Perhaps, he said, Tuesday’s announcement would give “people a little perspective.”

Persons: Mike Whan, ’, Perpall, ” Whan, “, Jay Monahan, Ron Price, Tyler Dennis, Monahan, “ Jay, ” Webb Simpson, ” Organizations: PGA Tour, U.S, LIV Golf Locations: Saudi

Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour commissioner, had gone unnoticed in Venice last month. He was in town for the same wedding that had brought al-Rumayyan to Venice. If the motor sports executive spotted the PGA Tour’s leader, he would assuredly connect the presences of Monahan and al-Rumayyan, and golf’s greatest secret might get out. The civil war that had disrupted and defined the once genteel sport — for example, Monahan once publicly asked whether PGA Tour players had ever felt compelled to apologize for competing on the circuit — was abruptly suspended. The tour’s reputation was stained and many of its loyalists were furious, but its coffers were poised to overflow.

Persons: Jay Monahan, Yasir al, LIV, Stefano Domenicali, Monahan, Domenicali, — Organizations: PGA Tour, PGA, LIV Golf Locations: Venice, Italy, Saudi

☆ From ‘Pariah’ to Partner, Saudi Leader Defies Threats to Isolate Him
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Ben Hubbard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden vowed during his quest for the White House to make the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, a “pariah” over the killing and dismemberment of a dissident. He threatened the prince again last fall with “consequences” for defying American wishes on oil policy. Mr. Biden, visiting Saudi Arabia last year, fist bumped Prince Mohammed when they met and regularly dispatches officials to see him — including his secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, this past week. Senator Graham grinned next to the prince — known by his initials M.B.S. — during a visit to Saudi Arabia in April.

Persons: Biden, Mohammed bin Salman, Lindsey Graham, Prince Mohammed, “, Jay Monahan, —, Antony J, Graham grinned, Monahan, LIV, ”, Abdullah Alaoudh Organizations: White, Republican, PGA Tour, PGA, LIV Golf, Freedom Initiative Locations: Saudi, Saudi Arabia, Washington

☆ PGA-LIV merger to lift golf to 'new heights,' benefiting these two stocks, Jefferies says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The surprise merger announcement between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf league sent shockwaves through the sports world on Tuesday and could have big implications for two golf stocks, according to Jefferies. As part of the deal, the Saudi Public Investment Fund, or PIF, is prepared to invest billions in the new golf league, CNBC's David Faber reported Tuesday. Jefferies analyst Randal Konik said in a note to clients Tuesday that the combined league and additional cash should boost golf's growth. "We believe that this unexpected agreement holds immense potential to elevate the sport of golf to new heights. Jefferies highlighted both stocks as potential beneficiaries of the deal, but said Topgolf Callaway has more "asymmetric upside potential."

Persons: LIV, shockwaves, Jefferies, CNBC's David Faber, Randal Konik, Konik, Topgolf Callaway, Michael Bloom Organizations: PGA Tour, LIV Golf, Saudi Public Investment Fund, Callaway Brands, Acushnet Holdings Locations: Saudi Arabia, PIF, Titleist

☆ PGA Tour-LIV deal leaves golf world facing plenty of unknowns
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Frank Pingue | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But while they could one day find themselves members of the PGA Tour again, those who joined LIV Golf may get a frosty welcome from those competing on the U.S.-based circuit. The people that left the PGA Tour irreparably harmed this Tour, started litigation against it," world number three McIlroy said on Wednesday. Another unknown is how the golf calendar will look under the framework of the merger or whether the LIV Golf League team-based competition will even exist after its 2023 season. Typically, a resigned player who wants to rejoin the DP World Tour for the 2023 season would have had to give their notification by May 1 of this year. DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley said subsequent requests would require proof of an exceptional circumstance to be allowed, something he said would "be difficult and highly unlikely that that would happen."

Persons: LIV, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Cam Smith, McIlroy, that's, LIV Golf, Greg Norman's, Tiger Woods, Norman, Jay Monahan, Monahan, Keith Pelley, Frank Pingue, Toby Davis Organizations: PGA, Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, Hall of Fame, PGA Tour, LIV Golf, LIV Golf League, Saudi, European, European Ryder, U.S, PGA of America, Ryder Cup Europe, Thomson Locations: Saudi, Toronto, Rome

DeSantis chided Trump for not yet taking a position on the deal that President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck to raise the debt ceiling and impose some spending cuts. Collision course: The two GOP hopefuls from South Carolina, Haley and GOP Sen. Tim Scott, are facing an “inevitable collision” in the early primary state, the Post and Courier reports. No thanks: GOP Rep. Warren Davidson has decided not to run for Senate in Ohio, Cleveland.com reports. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart plans to announce his resignation from Congress as early as Wednesday, a move that, per the Deseret News, could mean the seat remains vacant until next year. Bowing out: Ohio Republican JR Majewski is ending his congressional bid citing his mother’s forthcoming heart procedure, Politico reports.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Dasha Burns, Gabe Gutierrez, Abigail Brooks, Bianca Seward, DeSantis, Trump, Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy, ” DeSantis, Sen, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramswamy, “, Mike Pence, doesn’t, Asa Hutchinson, McCarthy, Matt Dixon, Dixon, Haley, GOP Sen, Chris Christie, LIV, Ramaswamy, Gitcho Goodwin, Warren Davidson, Gloria Johnson, Marsha Blackburn, State Shirley Weber, Barbara Lee’s, Andy Beshear, Chris Stewart, Ohio Republican JR Majewski, Majewski, Marcy Kaptur Organizations: Florida Gov, NBC, Hawkeye State, Trump, U.N, ” Biotech, White, Arkansas Gov, MSNBC, Republican, Facebook, Google, federal, PAC, Federal, GOP, Post, Courier, Former New Jersey Gov, Saudi, LIV Golf, Politico, Chattanooga Times Free Press, State, Democratic Rep, Republican Governors Association, Kentucky Democratic Gov, Salt Lake Tribune, Utah Republican, Deseret, Ohio Republican JR, Democratic Locations: Florida, Iowa, Washington, Arkansas, South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, California, Kentucky, Salt

☆ Phil Mickelson Makes His Point With a Magical Masters
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

AUGUSTA, Ga.—Midway through the Masters, Phil Mickelson made a prediction that was easy to write off, coming from a 52-year-old who spent the past year as a lightning rod for controversy and the face of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league. “I’m ready to go on a tear,” he said.

☆ LIV Golf finalizes all 12 team rosters for second season
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

February 21 - LIV Golf announced its 12 rosters of four-players teams for the upstart league's second season Monday night, making official the reported signings of Thomas Pieters, Danny Lee, Dean Burmester and Brendan Steele. 35 in the Official World Golf Ranking as of this week, joined Bubba Watson's team, RangeGoats. Players who finished in the top 24 of the 2022 Invitational Series were guaranteed spots for the 2023 LIV Golf League, according to a press release. "In less than a year, LIV Golf has reinvigorated the professional game and laid the foundation for the sport's future. In 2023, the LIV Golf League comes to life," LIV CEO and commissioner Greg Norman said in a statement.

☆ LIV Golf reaches broadcast rights deal with CW Network
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Signage on a golf ball at the LIV golf tournament on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois. LIV Golf reached a multi-year deal to make CW Network the exclusive U.S. broadcast partner of the Saudi-funded professional golf tour that launched last year with dozens of golfers, including Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson. CW Network President Dennis Miller in a press release said the partnership "marks a significant milestone in our goal to re-engineer the network." As its name suggests, LIV Golf tournaments feature 54 holes instead of the more common 72. The PGA Tour previously suspended 17 players for playing in the inaugural LIV Golf tournament in June, which LIV called an "effort to stifle competition."

☆ Analysis: LIV Golf vows next year will be bigger and better
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] Oct 30, 2022; Miami, Florida, USA; Dustin Johnson , Patrick Reed , Talor Gooch and Pat Perez celebrates team 4Aces GC winning the season finale of the LIV Golf series at Trump National Doral. If sportwashing was the objective of LIV Golf, it failed miserably instead drawing attention to a number of Saudi involvements from the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to the Kingdom's treatment of women. Describing LIV's Saudi backers "as good people with unlimited money", Trump teased that even more big names will be signing onto the rebel circuit next year. But LIV proved at Miami that it can produce an entertaining product appealing to a younger audience who descended on Trump National as much for the party as the golf. If LIV Golf is to evolve into a major player it will also need to eventually find a broadcast deal and sponsors which so far have appeared hesitant to get onboard.

☆ Justice Department's antitrust investigation of PGA Tour includes U.S. Golf Association
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Jack Stebbins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Justice Department's antitrust investigation of the PGA Tour's actions against the upstart LIV Golf league has also ensnared the Augusta National Golf Club and the United States Golf Association. The managing director of LIV Golf, Majed Al Sorour, had warned that LIV would start its own majors, but later walked back the comment on Twitter. Mickelson, meanwhile, told Sports Illustrated that he "wholeheartedly" expects to play at the Masters despite his LIV Golf affiliation. Both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have been lobbying in Washington D.C. to state their case against the other. LIV Golf also filed its own antitrust suit against the PGA Tour in September, and the tour subsequently countersued, alleging that LIV Golf was anticompetitive because of its restrictive player contracts.

☆ PGA Tour sues LIV Golf's Saudi backers to force evidence discovery
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Jack Stebbins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The PGA Tour has filed a lawsuit against LIV Golf backers, the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, an entity controlled by the Saudi crown prince, in an effort to force evidence discovery in ongoing legal battles. LIV Golf sued the tour alleging anti-competitive practices for banning its players, and the tour recently countersued LIV Golf, claiming the upstart league was itself stifling competition. "LIV Golf is just beginning its process and is in active discussions with several companies about broadcasting the LIV Golf League. Meanwhile, the PGA tour has taken to Washington D.C. to lobby against LIV Golf, and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman, a former PGA Tour star, made his own visit to Capitol Hill in mid-September to "educate members on LIV's business model and counter the Tour's anti-competitive efforts." The LIV Golf championship will take place starting Oct. 28 at the Trump National Doral in Miami.

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