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☆ Sergio Garcia: LIV Golf star set to rejoin DP World Tour, aiding Ryder Cup ambitions
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —LIV Golf’s Sergio Garcia is set to return to the DP World Tour next year, opening up the possibility of him making a record-equaling 11th appearance at the Ryder Cup. The 44-year-old, who won the 2017 Masters, resigned his DP World Tour membership in 2023 after being sanctioned for joining the breakaway LIV Golf circuit the year before. However, a DP World Tour spokesperson confirmed to CNN Sport that Garcia had submitted an application to rejoin the tour and had paid his fines following his defection. “Sergio Garcia submitted his application to return to membership of the DP World Tour for the 2025 season ahead of the deadline on Sunday November 17,” a DP World Tour spokesperson told CNN. Scott Heavey/Action Images/ReutersGarcia is a stalwart of the Ryder Cup and holds the all-time record for most points scored at the competition.

Persons: CNN — LIV Golf’s Sergio Garcia, LIV, Garcia, “ Sergio Garcia, Scott Heavey, Nick Faldo, Lee Westwood, Phil Mickelson, Ryder Organizations: CNN, Ryder, CNN Sport, LIV, Europe Locations: Bethpage , New York

☆ Caitlin Clark swaps three-pointers for par threes at LPGA event
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Clark’s golf balls had 22 emblazoned on them – her now famous jersey number. While the pair played nine holes together, Clark said she was unable to soak up any of Korda’s golfing skills. “I’ve watched and she’s been amazing but golf’s hard, hard to replicate that fast but she’s been incredible,” Clark told the broadcast. Definitely a fun morning.”While Clark has been working on her golf game in the offseason, her attention will soon be back on basketball. Clark told the broadcast she has been focusing on fine-tuning her skills on the court but she is also working on getting stronger off the court ahead of her sophomore season.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, ANNIKA Pro, Annika Sörenstam, Nelly Korda, “, Douglas P, It’s, ” Clark, ” Korda, “ I’ve, she’s Organizations: CNN — Basketball, Pelican, Indiana Fever, Indiana, Clark Locations: Swedish, Belleair , Florida, Gainbridge

☆ Jon Rahm appeals DP World Tour fines in fight to make Ryder Cup
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Spanish golfer Jon Rahm appealed against outstanding fines to the DP World Tour on Thursday which had thrown his hopes of competing at next year’s Ryder Cup into jeopardy. That would leave just the French Open and South Korea’s Genesis Invitational as the only other two DP World Tour events that Rahm could feature in this season. I’m not sure,” Lowry told reporters ahead of the Irish Open, the DP World Tour’s latest tournament, on Wednesday. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty ImagesRahm and Lowry were both captained by Pádraig Harrington during the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin. It’s very important for the Ryder Cup … it’s bigger than just the match.”

Persons: Jon Rahm, year’s Ryder, Rahm, Luke Donald’s, LIV, “ Jon Rahm, ”, Tyrrell Hatton, ‘ I’m, LIV Golf’s, “ I’m, I’ve, ” Rahm, Richard Heathcote, Alfred Dunhill, ‘, Ireland’s Shane Lowry, ” Lowry, I’m, Alberto Pizzoli, Lowry, Pádraig Harrington, Harrington, Donald, ” Harrington, “, Big, Jon, you’ve, That’s Organizations: CNN, LIV, Team Europe, New, European, Madrid, Ryder, Masters, Getty, Andalucia Masters, Paris, BMW PGA, United, United Arab Emirates, Irish, Getty Images, Lowry, Bethpage Locations: Spanish, United States, Rome, New York, Dubai, Saudi, Madrid, Chicago, Scotland, Spain, Dallas, United Arab, AFP, Whistling Straits, Wisconsin

☆ Why Malbon Golf welcomed the ‘sweatergate’ social media firestorm
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The couple’s lifestyle brand, Malbon Golf, had been swept into a social media storm by an eye-catching Masters outfit donned by ambassador and former world No. Nicolas Malinauskas/Malbon GolfStarsThe duo launched Malbon Golf in 2017, with Stephen’s anthropomorphic ball character “Buckets” taking center stage as the brand’s logo. Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images Tom Holland: Part-time web-slinger, full-time golf swinger -- the "Spider-Man" lead is a self-confessed golf addict. Warren Little / Getty Images Stephen Curry: The three-point king of the NBA is also a highly-proficient par-three shooter. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesFor Malbon Golf, it is simply the latest step in its aim to “condition” the golf world into accepting new styles in the game.

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☆ Xander Schauffele: A tragic accident robbed his father of his Olympic dream. Now, golf’s golden boy is out to honor him again
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Don Riddell | Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Before that, the 30-year-old’s most prestigious prize was an Olympic gold medal, clinched in Japan in 2021. He was in and out of hospital for two years.”Stefan Schauffele (left) watches his son prepare for the 2022 US Open. Some 38 years after his Olympic dream vanished, Stefan Schauffele went to sleep with a gold medal in bed beside him. Harry How/Getty ImagesThe question is, now that he’s experienced both, where does Olympic glory rank next to major success? “It’s hard to put them up next to each other because they’re so unique and different to me,” Schauffele said.

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☆ Xander Schauffele wins Open Championship at Royal Troon for major win No. 2 of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Brody Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

TROON, Scotland — Xander Schauffele was for so long the best golfer without a major. The ever-steady 30-year-old star never topped the Open leaderboard Thursday to Saturday, always quietly lurking in the top 10 before shooting a Sunday 65 to win the 152nd Open Championship for his second major title in three starts. For the first time since 1982, Americans — Schauffele (Open Championship, PGA Championship), Scottie Scheffler (Masters) and Bryson DeChambeau (U.S. Open) — have claimed all four major championships. Sunday began with Horschel, a 37-year-old seeking his first major championship, in the lead by one stroke, playing in the final group of a major’s final round for the first time. Now Schauffele enters the Olympics and the rest of the season no longer an admirable player who can’t win.

Persons: Xander Schauffele, Schauffele, Justin Rose, Billy Horschel, Schauffele’s, Thriston Lawrence bogeyed, — Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, —, Arnold Palmer, Lawrence, Dan Brown, Rose, standouts, Sam Burns, Russell Henley, Scheffler, Horschel, Brown, Burns, Shane Lowry, birdies, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Kevin C, Cox Organizations: 152nd, Royal Troon, May’s PGA, Valhalla, Pinehurst, Sunday, Horschel Locations: TROON, Scotland, Scottish

☆ Keegan Bradley appointed surprise Ryder Cup captain after Tiger Woods turns down role
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Keegan Bradley was unveiled as Team USA’s 2025 Ryder Cup captain on Monday, a surprise turn of events after Tiger Woods was widely tipped to assume the role. The Ryder Cup is unlike any other competition in our sport, and this edition will undoubtedly be particularly special given the rich history and enthusiastic spectators at this iconic course. “I am proud and excited to name Keegan Bradley as Captain of the 2025 United States Ryder Cup Team,” said Lindert. “Keegan’s past Ryder Cup experience, strong relationships and unwavering passion for this event will prove invaluable as he guides the U.S. Despite a positive 4-3-0 record at Ryder Cups as a player, Bradley has never tasted victory at the event.

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☆ This Golf Galaxy employee was so nervous he drank three beers before a crucial playoff. Here’s what happened next
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —There are a variety of methods golfers can call upon to soothe their anxiety in the face of a dreaded playoff. Three beers and eight nerve-wracking holes later, the 27-year-old stamped his ticket to his first ever PGA Tour event. Nick Bienz works at Golf Galaxy, has never played any pga tour sanctioned event, he is so nervous he’s pounding beers. He had attempted to qualify for events before, including several on the Korn Ferry Tour – the PGA Tour’s developmental circuit – but had never been so close to getting over the line. “I don’t remember hitting the putt,” Bienz added to the PGA Tour.

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☆ U.S. Open analysis: 10 things to know on Bryson DeChambeau’s win
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Justin Ray | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Bryson DeChambeau’s brilliant bunker shot at 18 and winning putt that followed capped off a remarkable week at Pinehurst No. His second U.S. Open win comes at age 30, another rare accomplishment. Bryson must get up and down from the bunker to win the U.S. Open. This is arguably the most painful in the disappointing decade-long run of major championship Sundays for Rory McIlroy. DeChambeau will try to become the first player since Woods in 2000 to win The Open and U.S. Open in the same season.

Persons: Bryson, Dustin Johnson, Tiger, DeChambeau, Angel Cabrera, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Nicklaus, Woods, Ernie Els, Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Raymond Floyd, Jerry Pate, Johnny Miller, Dave Stockton, Tom Watson, Hubert Green, WsOg54UKWR, Rory McIlroy, putts, McIlroy, Jim Furyk, Jack Hobens, Hale Irwin, Julius Boros, Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau, It’s, Neal Shipley, Luke Clanton, Shipley, Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar, Viktor Hovland, Ken Venturi, Matthieu Pavon, Pavon, Gregory Havret, Louis Tellier, Wunderkind Ludvig Åberg, Francis Ouimet, Åberg, Gregory Shamus, Scheffler, couldn’t, Henrik Stenson, Arnold Palmer, Tom Weiskopf, Ross Kinnaird Organizations: Pinehurst, U.S, Amateur, U.S ., Valhalla, Congressional, Masters, Royal Troon, Getty Locations: U.S, Oakmont, Pebble, Pinehurst, DeChambeau, France, bookending

☆ Bryson DeChambeau wins U.S. Open, beating Rory McIlroy on a wild Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Gabherzig | Hugh Kellenberger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

McIlroy was shown on the NBC broadcast sitting in the scorer’s tent as DeChambeau won the golf tournament, turned and walked out. It is DeChambeau’s second U.S. Open win. @b_dechambeau has this putt left to win the U.S. Open! Advertisement“Probably every hole,” DeChambeau said Saturday night to Golf Channel, moments after shooting a 67 to open up a three-shot lead. Through three rounds at Pinehurst, DeChambeau was 17-for-19 from 4 to 8 feet, per The Athletic contributor Justin Ray.

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Louisville police released two videos Thursday showing some of the arrest of star golfer Scottie Scheffler last week and announced the detective who arrested him was disciplined for not turning on his body-worn camera at the time. The Louisville Metro Police Department released video from a police dashcam showing two officers escorting a handcuffed Scottie Scheffler last Friday. Our position is the same as it was last Friday: Scottie Scheffler didn’t do anything wrong. What we know about the arrestDespite the arrest, Scottie Scheffler finished the PGA Championship tied for 8th place. The officer, identified as Gillis, stopped Scheffler and “attempted to give instructions,” the report states.

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☆ PGA Championship: Xander Schauffele holds his nerve to clinch long-awaited first major
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —American golfer Xander Schauffele won the 106th PGA Championship on Sunday, holding off compatriot Bryson DeChambeau in a nail-biting finale to clinch a long-awaited first major title. A final round six-under 65 was just enough to clinch a maiden major title for Schauffele, shredding his unwanted title as one of the most talented golfers to never win one of golf’s four flagship events. Andrew Redington/Getty ImagesDeChambeau laments his ‘B’ gameA fired up DeChambeau played a near-perfect round to push Schauffele to the death, shooting a bogey-free 64 as he hunted a second major crown. 1 and tournament favorite Scottie Scheffler before Friday’s second round. Scheffler escapes a bunker during the final round.

Persons: Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau, LIV Golf’s DeChambeau, Schauffele, Wanamaker, “ It’s, I’ve, ‘, ” “, ’, Andrew Redington, DeChambeau, Xander, ” DeChambeau, “, Norway’s Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, bogeying, Belgium’s Thomas Detry, Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Adam Cairns, Reuters “ I’m, ” Scheffler, Schauffele’s bogeyless, Hovland, lasering, ”, birdies, Scott Taetsch, LIV Organizations: CNN, 106th, Valhalla Golf Club, Masters, Reuters, PGA, Pinehurst, Country Club, America Locations: American, Louisville , Kentucky, Lousville, USA, Texas, North Carolina, Valhalla, Hovland

☆ Xander Schauffele wins PGA Championship for first career major victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Brody Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Schauffele, golf’s beacon of unrewarded consistency, won the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on Sunday for his first career major victory. He did it in one of the more memorable ways possible, sinking a six-foot birdie putt on 18 with the entirety of the crowd watching. AdvertisementIt was the lowest score in major championship history. 10, his only dropped score of the day, could have been it for his major championship chances. He played on two Ryder Cup teams and only Lee Westwood, Colin Montgomerie and Steve Stricker had spent more weeks in the world top 10 without a major win.

Persons: Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau, “, It’s, ” Schauffele, Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, he’d, Viktor Hovland, DeChambeau, Bryson, …, —, eason, olin, ontgomerie, ake Organizations: PGA, Valhalla Golf, CBS, ust Locations: LOUISVILLE, Ky

☆ Scottie Scheffler was arrested, then came back to shoot 5-under par at the PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

John Mills enjoyed working security at Valhalla Golf Club, his family says. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was handcuffed by police Friday morning. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer shoved Scheffler against the car and immediately placed him in handcuffs.”Darlington attempted unsuccessfully to intervene. “The police officers around the patrol car in which Scottie Scheffler was in had no idea he was even Scottie Scheffler,” Darlington said on air. He was proceeding as directed by another traffic officer and driving a marked player’s vehicle with credentials visible,” Romines said in a statement, referring to Scheffler.

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☆ Former Augusta National Golf Club employee pleads guilty to stealing millions worth of Masters memorabilia and merchandise
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A former employee of the Augusta National Golf Club (ANGC) in Georgia has pleaded guilty to stealing millions worth of Masters Tournament merchandise and memorabilia. A view of a Members Only sign outside of Augusta National Golf Club prior to the 2024 Masters Tournament on April 7. The 11th green is prepared prior to the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 6. CNN has contacted Augusta National for further comment. Unlike the other majors, The Masters is played at the same course every year, with Augusta National hosting the event since the year it was founded.

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☆ Who’s going to win the PGA Championship? Breaking down a crowded leaderboard
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Brody Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Follow live coverage of the final round of the 2024 PGA Championship todayLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Justin Thomas predicted it so perfectly. Six of the biggest names in golf are within two shots of the lead on Sunday at the year’s second major championship. It served as a reminder — just as his hot start at the Masters did — of the truth about DeChambeau: Golf hated DeChambeau. That combined with a PGA Championship win to add to his 2013 U.S. Open win at Merion takes Rose from solid career to one of the best European golfers of the century. It coming at a PGA Championship (often viewed as the lowest of the four majors) wouldn’t help.

Persons: — Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson’s, Rickie Fowler’s, There’s, ” Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau, Shane Lowry, Ryder, it’s, Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Morikawa, hasn’t, Scheffler, Schauffele, Xander, He’s, he’s, Sahith Theegala, DeChambeau, It’s, —, ake, ike, hick, lew, Å berg, eason, ron, H, aturday,, ory, cIlroy Organizations: Valhalla, birdies, Bryson DeChambeau EAGLES, ust Locations: LOUISVILLE, Ky, Valhalla, ”, Louisville, COVID, iewed, ife

☆ 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.

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☆ ‘Happy Gilmore’ is getting a sequel, Netflix announces
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Almost 30 years since booming his last slapshot drive, golf’s angriest champion is stomping back to the tee box. A sequel to “Happy Gilmore” is in the works, Netflix announced in a post on X Wednesday, with Adam Sandler reprising his role as the comedy classic’s neurotic titular star. Standing in Gilmore’s way is arch-nemesis Shooter McGavin, played by Christopher McDonald, who in March teased that Sandler was working on a sequel script. “The funny thing is that there are so many non-golfers who would know what the ‘Happy Gilmore swing’ is or they’ve watched the film,” Ladies European Tour winner Amy Boulden told CNN’s Living Golf in 2021. They’ve watched the movie and then they’ll go to the driving range and just try to replicate that iconic golf swing.”

Persons: golf’s, Happy Gilmore ”, Adam Sandler, Sandler, Shooter McGavin, Christopher McDonald, “, ” McDonald, ”, Julie Bowen, Frances Bay, Kevin Nealon, Carl Weathers, McDonald, Bowen, Weathers, Chubbs ” Peterson, ” Sandler, … Carl, Amy Boulden, it’s, They’ve Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Universal, Everett, ”

☆ World Snooker Championship: The near-silent sport which has become the latest focus of Saudi Arabia’s imagination
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —No one dares speak louder than a whisper as nearly 1,000 people respectfully take their seats inside the dimly lit Crucible Theatre. They’ve come to witness the nerve-shredding, silently electric atmosphere of the World Snooker Championship. The World Snooker Tour (WST) – organizers of the World Snooker Championship – say the sport is watched by half-a-billion people around the world. The Crucible Theatre has been the home of the World Snooker Championships since 1977. Saudi Arabia’s pursuit of snooker should not be surprising, but moving the World Snooker Championship would be an emotional decision for many of its fans.

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☆ Tiger Woods accepts special exemption to play the US Open
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Tiger Woods will tee up at the US Open for the 23rd time after accepting a special exemption to play the 124th edition of the major on Thursday. “The US Open, our national championship, is a truly special event for our game and one that has helped define my career,” Woods told the USGA. Woods celebrates sealing his second US Open title in 2002 after a three-shot victory at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. “The story of the US Open could not be written without Tiger Woods,” USGA Chief Championships Officer John Bodenhamer said in a statement. “My goal is to ruin the logo, I want to keep ruining the logo,” Woods told Carson Daly.

Persons: ” Woods, “ I’m, Timothy A, Clark, Woods, Tiger Woods, John Bodenhamer, “, ”, Scottie Scheffler, Jack Nicklaus ’, Carson Daly, Charlie, –, ‘, Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy Organizations: CNN, Pinehurst, Country Club, United States Golf Association, USGA, Bethpage, Getty, Torrey Pines, Augusta National, NBC’s Locations: North Carolina, Pinehurst, Bethpage Black, Farmingdale , New York, AFP, Los Angeles, Torrey, Florida

☆ Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son Charlie to attempt US Open qualification
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

On Thursday, Charlie Woods will look to pen a chapter of his own. Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son will tee up at an 18-hole local qualifier in Port St. Lucie, Florida, as one of an 84-player field vying for a spot at the 124th edition of the major. Ben Jared/PGA TOUR/Getty ImagesWoods is one of 10,052 entries for US Open qualifying this year with hopefuls – who must have a handicap not exceeding 0.4 or be professional to be eligible – spanning all 50 states and 70 foreign countries. Woods celebrates his third US Open victory in 2008. Woods is not yet among the field, but could still receive a special exemption to play from the USGA.

Persons: Charlie Woods, Woods, –, ‘, Wyndham Clark, Ben Jared, Beck Patrick, Keith Crimp, Woods ’, Robert Galbraith, Scottie Scheffler Organizations: CNN, Tennis Club, Pinehurst, Country Club, PNC, PGA, Lake Golf, US, USGA, Los Angeles Country Club, Reuters, Augusta National Locations: Port St, Lucie , Florida, North Carolina, Hobe Sound, Florida, Pinehurst, Houston , Texas, Washington

☆ The Masters bubble: No phones and no news – a rare escape from reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Augusta National CNN —A ticket to the Masters, known as a badge, is one of the most elusive items in all of sports. The use of cell phones is strictly prohibited on the property of Augusta National, meaning that patrons – fans at the Masters – quickly become oblivious to outside events. Or you come to the Masters.”During these times of heightened international tensions, that makes Augusta National feel like one of the most isolated places on earth. Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesIt’s hard to make an argument against Augusta’s restrictive cell phone policies. “For her, the liberation of being without a cell phone was absolutely spectacular,” he said.

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Seventy-five years ago this past week, Sam Snead won the Masters Tournament and became the first champion to receive one of Augusta National Golf Club’s green jackets. Since the start of the month, Lottie Woad has captured the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. More than 30 past Masters winners gathered for dinner to honor Jon Rahm, last year’s champion, and Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson hit tee shots to start this year’s tournament. On Sunday, someone — perhaps someone new, perhaps someone already admitted to the locker room reserved for past champions — will win the 88th Masters. But this past week, all of the possibilities seemed to be on greater display than usual.

Persons: Sam Snead, Lottie Woad, Jon Rahm, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Tom Watson, —, peered skyward, Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Woods Organizations: Augusta, Augusta National Locations: Augusta, men’s

But this week’s dinner was overshadowed by the fight between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series that has split the sport. The only certainties, according to insiders who have spoken to DealBook, are that a final agreement isn’t imminent after a series of deadlines have come and gone. And whatever happens between the PGA and LIV may permanently shape the future of professional sports. The 2023 winner, Jon Rahm, designed a menu that reflected his roots in the Basque region of northern Spain. There was, however, a bitter taste to his triumphant return: He quit the PGA Tour for LIV almost four months ago.

Persons: LIV, Jon Rahm Organizations: Augusta National Golf Club, PGA Tour, PGA Locations: Saudi, Basque, Spain

An Augusta National Golf Club green jacket hangs on the wall, and 81 televisions show the theatrics and athletic brilliance unfolding on the emerald grounds that host the Masters Tournament. Entrance to this particular sanctum, christened Map & Flag in a nod to the Masters’s storied logo, runs $17,000 per person for the week of golf’s first major tournament. And Map & Flag is not even perched on the 18th green. It is across the street from Augusta National. The hope is that refined appeals to deep-pocketed fans will result in over-the-top spending, bigger profits and lasting loyalty.

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