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☆ Scottie Scheffler: The new father and man of faith with the golfing world at his feet
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Scottie Scheffler is a man well-accustomed to making global headlines, but almost never for events beyond the confines of the golf course. In 2014, at 17, as an amateur he made a hole-in-one and the cut on his first PGA Tour start. Without a PGA Tour victory heading into 2022, by April of that year he was a four-time victor, the world No. 1’s image as the self-effacing star of the PGA Tour, a perception he is content to endorse. His 10th PGA Tour title, it made him the first golfer since Woods in 2006 to win a PGA Tour event the week after triumphing at a major.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Tiger Woods, Scheffler, Ryder, Scheffler coasted, “, Meredith, ” Scheffler, Ted Scott, ” Scottie Scheffler, David J, Phillip, Mary, Grandma, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, Jared C, Tilton, Scheffler’s, Riddell, ”, I’m, I’ve, golf’s, Jamie Squire, Arnold Palmer, Andrew Redington, Bennett, Woods, triumphing, Rory McIlroy, Scott Organizations: CNN, Dallas, PGA, Augusta National, University of Texas, TPC, PGA Tour, Cowboys, Team USA, Ryder, Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Northern Locations: Ridgewood , New Jersey, Augusta, Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida, Dallas, Rome, Valhalla, Louisville

☆ A Jacksonville Jaguars ex-employee was given 78 months in prison after stealing $22 million that his lawyers said he later lost on Draft Kings and FanDuel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Jaguars ex-employee has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for stealing $22 million from the team. Amit Patel, 31, spent almost all of the money on losses on Draft Kings and FanDuel, his lawyers said. Prosecutors said Patel also used the cash to buy private flights, luxury items, and cars. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA former Jacksonville Jaguars employee who pleaded guilty to stealing $22 million from the team was sentenced to six and a half years in prison on Tuesday.

Persons: Amit Patel, FanDuel, Prosecutors, Patel, —, undoubtably, Tiger Woods, Philippe, Megha Parekh, Parekh, Henry Lee Adams Jr Organizations: Jaguars, Service, Jacksonville Jaguars, Justice Department, Tesla, Nissan, Associated Press, BI, ESPN, NFL Locations: District, Florida, Beach , Florida

☆ 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

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bernhard Langer tore his Achilles tendon while exercising and had surgery on Friday, putting the 66-year-old German out of golf during a year he planned to play the Masters one last time. Langer last year broke Hale Irwin's record for PGA Tour Champions victories when he won twice to reach 46 titles on the 50-and-older circuit. Masters champions have a lifetime exemption, and it's possible Langer could still return next year for one last Masters. “Yesterday, during training exercises in Boca Raton, I tore my Achilles tendon. “It’s going to be very emotional, especially Augusta, because it’s been a big part of my life,” Langer said.

Persons: — Bernhard Langer, Langer, Hale, ” Langer, “ It’s, it’s, “, ___ Organizations: Augusta National, PGA, U.S . Senior, U.S ., Pinehurst Locations: BEACH, Fla, Boca Raton, Florida, Augusta

☆ PGA Tour and LIV Golf are working to extend merger deadline into 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-01 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

PGA Tour and LIV Golf are working to extend their proposed merger deadline, which was originally set at Dec. 31, Commissioner Jay Monahan told players in a memo on Sunday. The delay is the latest update in a long and tumultuous saga between the PGA Tour and Saudi Public Investment Fund-backed LIV Golf that has divided players and could dramatically change professional golf if the merger is completed. PGA Tour and LIV are expected to make a formal decision on the combination ahead of the Masters tournament in April, according to The Telegraph, which first reported the extension. Under the structure of the agreement, PGA Tour would hold a permanent controlling interest in the new entity's board of directors. The agreement also includes the DP World Tour, also known as the PGA European Tour.

Persons: LIV Golf, Jay Monahan, LIV, Monahan Organizations: THE, Sawgrass, CNBC, PGA Tour, Saudi Public Investment Fund, Strategic Sports Group, Saudi, Public Investment Fund, PGA Tour Enterprises, U.S, Fenway Sports Group, The, PGA European, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department Locations: Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida

☆ TPC Sawgrass: How one woman found her dream home on one of the world’s most famous golf courses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“It was a really, really difficult decision,” Burchell told CNN. Rebecca BurchellBurchell’s focus had settled on Seven Mile Drive, a neighborhood that occupies the second-highest price bracket at Sawgrass Players Club. Michael Cohen / Getty ImagesThe view remains the star attraction of life in Sawgrass Players Club for Burchell, but it is far from the only draw. The clubhouse, pictured during the 2011 Players Championship, is the focal point of the community. Fans flock to the iconic 17th island green at TPC Sawgrass to watch Tiger Woods at the 2018 Players Championship.

Persons: Rebecca Burchell, Emma, Liam, Burchell, –, Rebecca’s, Mark, ” Burchell, ”, viewings, Rebecca Burchell Burchell’s, Pete Dye, Bobby Weed, Jerry Pate, that’s, “, I’ve, Michael Cohen, Scott Halleran, …, gridlock, Woods, Richard Heathcote, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, PGA Tour, Sawgrass Players, Burchell, TPC, Yards, Getty, University of Florida Locations: Beaconsfield, England, Ponte Vedra, Jacksonville , Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Dye’s, Dye's

☆ Michael Jordan’s ultra-private, ultra-exclusive personal golf course: The Grove XXIII
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Even as he was staking his claim in the 1990s as the greatest player the NBA has ever seen, the Bulls icon was a regular guest on the golf course. Bobby Weed Golf Design“Slaughterhouse 23”Weed had his two pillars for a great golf course — an engaged owner and a good piece of property, though the latter would require some polishing. Bobby Weed Golf DesignThe course didn’t just need to suit the playstyle of its owner, though, it needed to enhance it. Bobby Weed Golf DesignTaking a swingCompared to Bobby Weed Golf Design, Nichols Architects had considerably less experience in golf courses, but it did have one key advantage in its efforts to beat other bids to build The Grove XXIII’s clubhouse. “That’s like the ultimate compliment … to have his own golf course and to shape and mold that golf course for him and his friends, it’s just where he wants to be.

Persons: CNN —, Michael Jordan cherishes, it’s, Nichols, Mike Butler, Bobby Weed, Pete Dye, Hobe, Tiger Woods, Cliff Hawkins, Jordan, “, ” Weed, Weed, Jacob Kupferman, didn’t, Championships Jordan, ” “, Rickie Fowler, ”, Yvette Prieto, “ You’re, Igor Reyes, “ You’ve, ” Reyes, Nichols Architects Reyes, Jordan’s, ’ ” Nichols, Jimmy Walker, Reyes, it’s ‘, ‘, Grove, …, He’s Organizations: CNN, NBA, Bulls, Nichols Architects, PGA, Tiger, PGA Tour, Forbes, Augusta National, Championships, Nike, Adidas, Woods, ’ ” Nichols Architects, Air Locations: Chicago, Hobe Sound, Florida, Grove, Stillwater , Minnesota, Mito, Japan, Jordan, Ridge, Ponte Vedra, Pine Valley, ” Jordan, Miami, Weed

☆ PGA Tour defends LIV Golf deal ahead of Senate hearing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Streeter Lecka | Getty ImagesThe PGA Tour has begun its public defense of its deal with Saudi-backed LIV Golf ahead of a key Senate hearing slated for this week. "Given the well-chronicled legal disputes that have existed between the PGA Tour and PIF, we understand the fair and valid questions raised by PGA Tour members, Tour partners, media, fans and now Congress," Price said in the op-ed. Stephenson stepped down as lawmakers appeared likely to start a broad probe into the merger between the PGA Tour and LIV, beginning with Tuesday's Senate hearing. Defending the dealLast month, the PGA Tour and PIF's LIV Golf, as well as Europe's DP World Tour, agreed to merge. The majority of the board that leads the PGA Tour Enterprises will be appointed by the tour and run by Monahan.

Persons: Streeter Lecka, LIV Golf, Ron Price, Price, Randall Stephenson, Stephenson, LIV, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Ron Johnson, Jay Monahan, Jimmy Dunne, Monahan, Richard Heathcote, Rory McIlroy — Organizations: THE, Sawgrass, Saudi, Athletic, Monday, PGA, PGA Tour, AT, Senate, Senate Homeland Security, Investigations, Saudi Public Investment Fund, Getty, Saudi Arabia Public Investment, PIF Locations: Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida, Saudi, United States, Monday's

☆ DeSantis is now a millionaire. Unfortunately, he still has student loans to pay off.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

DeSantis made over $1 million for his book advance when he wrote "The Courage to Be Free." Ron DeSantis almost quadrupled his net worth in a year, thanks to a seven-figure payday from his bestselling memoir, "The Courage to be Free." A year earlier, DeSantis' net worth was nearly $319,000. The lift in salary was largely thanks to a $1.25 million book advance DeSantis got from Broadside Books, the conservative arm of HarperCollins Publishing that is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Since filing his last financial disclosure, DeSantis lowered the amount he owes on his student loans slightly, from $21,284.92 to $18,628.66.

Persons: DeSantis, they've, —, Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Trump, “, Joe Raedle, Casey DeSantis, Hillary Clinton, Mike Pence, GOP Sen, Tim Scott of, Sen, Elizabeth Warren of, he'd Organizations: Be, Service, Gov, Broadside Books, HarperCollins Publishing, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Republican, Trump Organization, Forbes, New York Times, Ivy League, Navy, Associated Press, Florida Gov, House, Museum, Federal, Commission, Trump, GOP, Democratic Locations: Florida, Florida's, Beach , Florida, Orange, Pinellas Park , Florida, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Dunedin , Florida

☆ PGA Tour commissioner says Tour ‘couldn’t afford to keep battling Saudi Arabia,’ Wall Street Journal reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan told employees in a meeting on Thursday that it couldn’t “conduct a lengthy spending war against Saudi Arabia,” according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. “We cannot compete with a foreign government with unlimited money,” Monahan told employees, according to the Wall Street Journal. According to the Journal, Monahan told employees that the Tour had already spent $50 million in legal fees and had dipped into its reserves for $100 million to help pay increased purses in elevated events and other bonuses to players. “To characterize this agreement was made due to litigation costs and other use of reserves is an oversimplification,” a PGA Tour spokesperson told CNN on Saturday. “The PGA TOUR has never been a more valuable property and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) has recognized that value and the opportunity for ROI with their investment in the TOUR.”“Additionally, this transaction will make professional golf more competitive with other professional sports and sports leagues,” the Tour continued.

Persons: Jay Monahan, Monahan, ” Monahan, LIV, ” Organizations: CNN, PGA, Wall Street, PGA Tour, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Public Investment Fund Locations: Saudi Arabia, Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida, Saudi

☆ PGA Tour commissioner reportedly tells employees the reason for LIV Golf merger: 'We cannot compete with a foreign government with unlimited money'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan spoke to employees about the merger with LIV Golf, WSJ reported. He reportedly suggested the cost of battling LIV Golf in court and on the green was unsustainable. "The PGA TOUR has never been a more valuable property," which the merger recognized via an investment, she added. PGA Tour announced the merger after a tough year of battling LIV Golf in court and on the green. PGA Tour players who have joined LIV include Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson.

Persons: Jay Monahan, LIV Golf, —, Joe Monahan, Monahan, LIV, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Bertrand Guay, Phil Mickelson, Ben Jared, Bubba Watson Organizations: LIV, Saudi, Service, PGA Tour, Street, Getty, Saudi Public Investment Fund, PGA Locations: Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida, AFP, Saudi

☆ DeSantis delays reporting his personal finances, keeping mystery alive for a little longer over how much he made from his bestselling book
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

His previous documents showed his net worth was just $319,000, and that he still had student loans. Ron DeSantis may have greatly increased his net worth in the last year. Those documents showed the governor, now 44, had a net worth of just $318,986.99, didn't own property, and carried $21,284.92 in student loans. Also, if DeSantis didn't receive his book advance until 2023, then the Florida documents may not contain it but the federal documents would have to. Forbes estimates Trump's net worth at $3 billion, though Trump himself has pegged the figure at $10 billion.

Persons: DeSantis, —, Ron DeSantis, Hillary Clinton, Charlie Spies, Casey DeSantis, DeSantis didn't, Donald Trump's, Trump, GOP Sen, Tim Scott of, Sen, Elizabeth Warren of Organizations: Service, Gov, Republican, Federal, Commission, HarperCollins Publishing, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, US, Government, Florida, GOP, Trump, Trump Organization, Forbes, New York Times, Ivy League, Navy, Associated Press, Politico, Democratic Locations: Florida, Florida's, Beach , Florida, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

☆ PGA Tour agrees to merge with Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

The PGA Tour has agreed to merge with Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf in a deal that would see the competitors squash pending litigation and move forward as a larger golf enterprise. With LIV Golf in the midst of its second, groundbreaking season, the PGA TOUR, DP World Tour and PIF will work together to best feature and grow team golf going forward. PIF will initially be the exclusive investor in the new entity, alongside the PGA TOUR, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour. Separately, PGA TOUR Inc. will remain in place as a 501(c)(6) tax exempt organization and retains administrative oversight of events for those assets contributed by the PGA TOUR, including the sanctioning of events, the administration of the competition and rules, as well as all other "inside the ropes" responsibilities, with Jay Monahan as Commissioner and Ed Herlihy as PGA TOUR Policy Board Chairman. The DP World Tour and LIV Golf will retain similar administrative oversight of events on their respective Tours.

Persons: LIV, LIV didn't, Yasir Al, Rumayyan, Jay Monahan, PIF, CNBC'S David Faber, LIV Golf, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Monahan, Team Captain Brooks Koepka, Ricky Elliott, Osama Bin Laden, Donald Trump, nobody's, Trump, CNBC's David Faber, Jessica Golden, Kevin Durant, James Pitaro, LIV –, we've, Jay, Keith, Ed Herlihy, Herlihy, Jimmy Dunne, Keith Pelley Organizations: Nexstar, Nexstar Media Group, CW Network, CW, Wrestling, Endeavor Group, PGA Tour, CNBC, Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, PGA, European PGA, U.S, Team, Royal Greens, & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic, Saudi, CBS Sports, LIV, ESPN, Public Investment Fund, Al, Rumayyan, Strategic Alliance Locations: U.S, Saudi, Jeddah, King Abdullah, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia, Los Angeles, RIYADH, PONTE, BEACH , Florida

☆ Woods skipping Players Championship, next start likely Masters
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 4 (Reuters) - Twice-champion Tiger Woods was not listed in the field for next week's The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, meaning his next start will likely come at the Masters in April. Woods has said his schedule would be limited to the majors and a few other events each year, given the injuries he suffered in a 2021 car crash. Woods' most recent start at The Players Championship came in 2019 when he tied for 30th place a month before he ended an 11-year major title drought at the Masters where he claimed a fifth Green Jacket and 15th career major. The Masters runs April 6-9. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto and Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Tuesday Morning says it wants to close 265 stores as part of its bankruptcy filing. See if your local store is on the list.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +30 min

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☆ U.S. appeals court upholds Florida high school's transgender bathroom ban
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Dec 30 (Reuters) - A sharply divided federal appeals court on Friday upheld a Florida high school's policy forbidding transgender students from using bathrooms that accord with their chosen identities. Lawyers for the school board did not immediately respond to requests for comment. All seven judges in the Atlanta-based appeals court majority were appointed by Republican presidents, including six by Donald Trump, while the four dissenting judges were Democratic appointees. Two other federal appeals courts have ruled that transgender students can use bathrooms that accord with their identities. In June 2021, that court let stand one of the earlier appeals court rulings, in a case from Virginia.

☆ U.S. appeals court upholds Florida high school's transgender bathroom policy
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 30 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court on Friday upheld a Florida high school's policy forbidding transgender students from using bathrooms that accord with their chosen identities. Circuit Court of Appeals said the St. Johns County school board did not violate the U.S. Constitution's Equal Protection Clause or federal civil rights law by requiring students to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex. The policy had been challenged by Drew Adams, a transgender man who was not allowed to use the boys' bathroom when he attended the Allen D. Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. All seven judges in the majority were appointed by Republican presidents, including six by Donald Trump, while the four dissenting judges were Democratic appointees. The Biden administration had urged the appeals court to strike down the school's policy.

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