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☆ Caitlin Clark: WNBA Rookie of the Year set to participate in LPGA golf event in November
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Apparently not satisfied with becoming one of the dominant forces in the WNBA, 2024 Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark is set to compete in a Pro-Am golf event in November. The Indiana Fever superstar will appear at The Annika, the penultimate tournament on the LPGA Tour hosted by golf legend Annika Sörenstam from November 11-17. As well as playing in the Pro-Am event on November 13, Clark will also feature as a panelist at the Women’s Leadership Summit the day before as part of the event in Florida. The rookie has just completed a historic season in the WNBA. “I’m excited to meet Caitlin and for her to join us at Pelican Golf Club in November in what will be an exciting week for women’s sports.”

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☆ Matt Kuchar: PGA golfer finishes tournament alone on empty course
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

No, it wasn’t a recreational golfer out for an early 18 holes; it was nine-time PGA Tour champion Matt Kuchar, the only golfer in the field at the Wyndham Championship who hadn’t finished the tournament on Sunday. Less than 12 hours earlier, Kuchar baffled onlookers when he marked his ball in the 18th rough and walked off the course. “Sorry that you guys had to come out this morning,” Kuchar said sheepishly. Kuchar said he thought Greyserman still had a chance to win the tournament and believed that his stopping would prompt Greyserman to follow suit. By finishing in a 10-way tie for 12th place, Kuchar was paid $134,695, nearly double what he would have been paid if he had bogeyed the final hole.

Persons: Matt Kuchar, hadn’t, Kuchar, Max Greyserman, Chad Ramey, Greyserman, Aaron Rai, Ramey, ” Kuchar, “, Max, ” Organizations: CNN, Country, Wyndham Championship, PGA, Wyndham, Communications Locations: Greensboro , North Carolina, Paris

☆ Golf champ Scottie Scheffler arrest video released, officer broke body camera rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Scottie Scheffler arrives to the course during the second round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 17, 2024. Detective Bryan Gillis "should have turned on his body-worn camera but did not," Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said at a press conference. The footage came from a pole camera and a police car dashboard camera. Some legal analysts expected the press conference to announce the reduction of felony charges against Scheffler. Scheffler's lawyer, Steven Romines, after the press conference said, "Scottie Scheffler didn't do anything wrong."

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☆ World's top golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested on charges of assaulting officer at PGA championship event
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Mugshot of PGA Golfer Scott Alexander Scheffler, arrested for assault on police after trying to enter PGA Championship venue. Scottie Scheffler, the top golfer in the world, was taken into custody Friday and charged with felony assault on a police officer and reckless driving outside of a PGA championship event in Kentucky. The Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections website showed that Scheffler was booked at 7:28 a.m. local time. The status of Scheffler's arrest and the charges against him were not immediately clear. A spokesperson for the PGA did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.

Persons: Scott Alexander Scheffler, Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler Organizations: PGA, Valhalla Golf, ESPN, Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections Locations: Kentucky, Valhalla, Louisville

☆ No. 1 PGA golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested in Louisville hours before tournament
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNo. 1 PGA golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested in Louisville hours before tournamentCNBC's Contessa Brewer reports on news from the PGA Championship.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Contessa Brewer Organizations: PGA Locations: Louisville

☆ US lawmakers question the loyalties of McKinsey and other big American consulting firms over their work in Saudi Arabia
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

American consulting shops like McKinsey & Co., BCG, Teneo, and M. Klein & Co. are helping Saudi Arabia diversify its oil-dependent economy through its lucrative Public Investment Fund. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Saudi Arabia, though, has imposed strict rules on what information the American consulting companies can share with the US government, and that's irked some American lawmakers. AdvertisementSo much so that Congress forced the heads of McKinsey, BCG, Teneo, and M. Klein & Co. to testify this week about their failure to comply with subpoenas regarding their firms' work with Saudi Arabia . BCG, Teneo, and M. Klein & Co. did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Bob Sternfels, Rich Lesser, Blumenthal, Michael Klein Organizations: Service, McKinsey & Co, Klein, Co, Public Investment Fund, Business, Saudi, Al, McKinsey, Investigations Locations: Saudi Arabia, United States, Saudi

☆ Goldman Sachs paid pro golfer Patrick Cantlay more than $1 million annually, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Goldman Sachs paid professional golfer Patrick Cantlay more than $1 million annually in a sponsorship deal linked to the bank's consumer-banking efforts, CNBC has learned. He got paid significantly more when Goldman renewed his sponsorship in a one year extension earlier in 2023, this person said. Cantlay has earned more than $42 million in official competitions since turning pro in 2012, according to the PGA Tour. Goldman spokesman Tony Fratto declined to comment on the financial aspects of the sponsorship, as did Cantlay's representative Molly Levinson. Cantlay still appears on Goldman's website as a brand ambassador, along with LGPA golfer Nelly Korda and McLaren's Formula 1 racing team.

Persons: Patrick Cantlay, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, David Solomon, Cantlay, Marcus, John Waldron, Tony Fratto, Molly Levinson, Fratto, Nelly Korda Organizations: United States, Club, CNBC, Cantlay, PGA Tour, New York Times Locations: Dublin , Ohio

☆ PGA golfer Rory McIlroy and Red Sox chairman Tom Werner on the future of indoor golf league, TGL
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPGA golfer Rory McIlroy and Red Sox chairman Tom Werner on the future of indoor golf league, TGLPGA Tour golfer Rory McIlroy and Tom Werner, chairman of Fenway Sports Group, join 'Halftime Report' to discuss the new tech-based golf league TGL, what this means for the sport's future, and more.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Tom Werner Organizations: Red Sox, Fenway Sports Group

The surprise deal, which would join the venerable PGA Tour and a rival Saudi-funded golf start-up, LIV, was announced in June. The Saudi sovereign wealth fund, called the Public Investment Fund, or PIF, is controlled by the Saudi government. The Saudi Embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the subpoena, which names the Public Investment Fund's New York-based U.S. subsidiary, USSA International. This summer's announcement of the PGA-Saudi golf deal ended a legal battle between the two rivals. Blumenthal said available public records indicate the Saudi sovereign wealth fund has expanded its investments in the United States from $2 billion in 2018 to $35 billion now.

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CNN —Golf’s power structure took a sharp shift to the players Tuesday when Tiger Woods was named as the sixth player director on the powerful PGA Tour policy board. The move gives the players a one-seat advantage on the board after the controversial merger in June between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Five of the policy board members are independent directors, with professional backgrounds in law and business. “I am honored to represent the players of the PGA TOUR. Many elite PGA golfers accepted highly lucrative offers from LIV Golf, including Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia and Bubba Watson.

Persons: Tiger Woods, LIV Golf, ” Woods, Jay, Monahan, Woods, Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson, Patrick Cantlay, Charley Hoffman, Peter Malnati, McIlroy, LIV, “, Golf, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Bubba Watson, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Greg Norman, ” Monahan, Colin Neville, Neville, Ben Morse Organizations: CNN, Tour, PGA Tour, LIV, PGA, Washington Post, Saudi Public Investment Fund, Capitol Hill, Saudi, Premier Golf League Locations: Saudi, Connecticut

☆ Donald Trump's nightmare golf shank caught on camera, and it's embarrassing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump hit a terrible shot during a round of golf, shanking the ball way right of the green. The former president's poor shot was caught on camera at Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles. Former President Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022. "Trump doesn't just cheat at golf," Reilly wrote in his book about Trump's golf. Early this year, Trump claimed victory against "many fine golfers" in the Trump International Golf Club's Senior Championship, despite reportedly missing one tournament day.

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The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and one-time bitter rivals LIV Golf circuit announced a landmark agreement on Tuesday to merge. But Trump, who owns three courses on LIV Golf's 14-event schedule for 2023, celebrated the deal in a Truth Social post. "Great news from Liv Golf. The PGA Tour had responded by dramatically raising prize money for some events. The deal could also be seen as good for consumers, according to Steve Ross, a sport antitrust expert at Pennsylvania State University's law school.

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☆ Reigning NCAA champion Rose Zhang becomes the 1st LPGA golfer to win tournament in pro debut since 1951
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

But Sunday’s final round shaped up to be a roller coaster for the two-time NCAA women’s golf national champion. With a win in sight, Zhang missed a would-be victory clinching putt to send the tournament into a sudden death playoff with Kupcho. Rose Zhang at the first tee during the final round of the LPGA Mizuho Americas Open on Sunday. Following her maiden LPGA Tour victory, Woods congratulated Zhang on Twitter saying, “Incredible few weeks for Rose Zhang, defends her NCAA title and then wins in her Pro debut. Despite the busy school schedule, Zhang says fans can expect to see a lot more of her on the LPGA Tour.

Persons: Rose Zhang, Jennifer Kupcho, Zhang, Atthaya Thitikul, Aditi Ashok, Beverley Hanson, it’s, I’ve, ” Zhang, “, I’m, ”, Rich Graessle, Lorena Ochoa, Tiger Woods, Woods, what’s, I’ll Organizations: CNN, Mizuho, Liberty National Golf Club, Kupcho, Stanford, NCAA, LPGA, LPGA Mizuho, NCAA National, CS Locations: New Jersey, Cheyenne Knight, Arizona

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