Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 11 October 2023
The Official World Golf Rankings has decided not to recognize LIV Golf events, which has serious ramifications for LIV players’ World Rankings and entry to majors. In a huge blow to LIV Golf, the Official World Ranking Board has decided the Saudi-backed league will not be eligible for World Ranking points. What the OWGR said about LIV Golf not being given World...
Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 11 October 2023
Bryson DeChambeau wants LIV Golf’s 12 best players to get places in the following year’s Majors after world rankings snub. LIV suffered a massive blow on Thursday when the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) denied the rebel tour status for their events, meaning players on the Saudi-backed tour will struggle to qualify for the Masters, PGA Championship, US Open, and...
Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 11 February 2025
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes with golf manufacturer equipment deals? One PGA Tour player has revealed all. It always feels like a slightly cruel irony to me that everyday golfers have to pay exorbitant sums for golf equipment while tour pros – most of whom are multi-millionaires – are not only given free equipment, they’re actually paid to...
Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday 22 February 2024
Panini joins forces with LIV Golf as the world’s largest sports entertainment collectibles company reveal first-ever team golf trading cards. The exclusive multi-year partnership will see Panini, famed for their sticker albums and trading cards, step into golf for the first time and develop a new series of products with the Saudi Arabian-funded golf league. “LIV Golf is thrilled to partner with...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 19 February 2024
The PGA Tour heads south of the border where Tony Finau looks to defend his Mexico Open title at Vidanta. Consistent scoring in the mid-60s from Tony Finau fired the American to a three-stroke victory over defending champion Jon Rahm last time out at Mexico’s national open. The top players mostly return to the range following last week’s Signature Event at Riviera...
Written by James Hogg on Monday 19 February 2024
The DP World Tour continues its International Swing with a return to Africa to play the Magical Kenya Open at Muthaiga GC The DP World Tour lands in Kenya ahead of the Magical Kenya Open. This event marks the first of three in the continent before the International Swing comes to an end and the DP World Tour embarks on its...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 9 February 2024
The 15-time Major winner gets his PGA Tour comeback underway as playing-host amongst a stellar field in LA. A scroll through the past champions at the Riviera Country Club is enough to plant seeds of doubt in the most confident of players ahead of the PGA Tour’s third Signature Event of the season. It’s a course where the game’s biggest stars shine...
Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday 8 February 2024
Jon Rahm was the second highest-paid athlete in the world in 2023… but who was No.1? In a year when men’s professional golf was flooded with more money than ever thanks to LIV Golf’s deep pockets and the PGA Tour’s attempts to compete with its Saudi rivals, 10 players made it into a list of 2023’s best-paid athletes. Unsurprisingly, following his Major...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 8 February 2024
A week on from announcing the creation of PGA Tour Enterprises in association with Strategic Sports Group, the PGA Tour has revealed how it plans to reward members through its new equity program, with $750 million set to be distributed among 36 of its biggest stars. That figure alone represents half of the money set aside by the Tour to reward...
Written by James Hogg on Monday 26 February 2024
The LPGA Tour heads to Singapore for the 16th edition of the HSBC Women’s World Championship played at Sentosa Golf Club The LPGA Tour season is in full swing, with the fourth event being played this week in Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club. The HSBC Women’s World Championship is the second event of this multi-event Asian Swing and it welcomes many...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 5 February 2024
It’s set to be a busy weekend in Sin City as LIV Golf and the Super Bowl visit Las Vegas. After the LIV Golf League’s third season got underway last week at Mayakoba in Mexico, golf’s breakaway tour heads to the Las Vegas Country Club for the second of 12 ‘regular season’ tournaments. Las Vegas seems the perfect locale for LIV Golf...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 26 February 2024
LIV Golf visits Saudi Arabia with some fascinating storylines this week, including Brooks Koepka and Anthony Kim… Golf’s breakaway tour returns to what is effectively its home this week for LIV Golf Jeddah in Saudi Arabia from 1-3 March. It’s the third of 14 tournaments making up the 2024 LIV Golf schedule, and the first of two in two weeks, with...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 26 February 2024
The World No.2 returns in search of a second title at PGA National, 12 years after holding off Tiger to top the world rankings for the first time. Familiar faces return to PGA Tour action this week as Florida’s four-week swing gets underway at the Cognizant Classic, albeit with a fresh coat of paint to the sponsor boards. This year’s edition sees...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 5 February 2024
Can anyone stop the Scheffler ‘three-peat’ in Scottsdale? It’s about to get loud as the PGA Tour arrives in Arizona for golf’s biggest party of the season. ‘The People’s Open’ may not have PGA Tour signature status this year, but that’s unlikely to mute the volume when the world’s best tee it up for golf’s frat party in the desert. Combine a...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 31 January 2024
The PGA Tour have a new partner, Jay Monahan has a new job, and nearly 200 players stand to receive over $1.5 billion in immediate and future equity. But what exactly does this $3 billion deal with Strategic Sports Group (SSG) mean for the framework agreement with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF)? And why are Liverpool Football Club’s owners investing...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 29 January 2024
The Jon Rahm fanfare gets underway in Mexico with all eyes on the Spaniard as LIV Golf returns for its third season. Greg Norman landing his man was a milestone moment for LIV Golf back in December, sending an unmistakably clear message to the golf world that the Saudi-backed tour is just loosening up its shoulders. Rahm’s mega-money move will inevitably steal...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 29 January 2024
The iconic Pebble Beach hosts the PGA Tour’s second Signature Event of the season where a stellar field battles it out for a $3.6 million payday. The west coast swing of the PGA Tour’s reimagined 2024 season continues in Califonia where the strongest field in Pebble Beach history takes to the links. Historically, the tournament hasn’t always attracted the strongest field,...
Written by James Hogg on Monday 29 January 2024
The DP World Tour continues its International Swing with a return to Bahrain for the first time in 13 years The Bahrain Championship marks the first time a DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour) event will be hosted in the country since the 2011 Volvo Golf Champions tournament. The winner that week was 34-year-old Paul Casey who’ll be teeing it...
Written by James Hogg on Monday 4 March 2024
The LPGA Tour Asian Swing continues in China with the Blue Bay LPGA returning to the schedule after a five-year absence When another record-breaking schedule for the LPGA Tour was announced for 2024, it saw the inclusion of the Blue Bay LPGA for the fourth time in six years. However, this is the first year since 2018 that this tournament is...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 23 January 2024
Who will take the spoils at the final stop in the UAE before the DP World Tour’s ‘International Swing’ heads up the Persian Gulf? Englishman Daniel Gavins claimed his second DP World Tour title at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship in 2023, stumbling over the line with a double-bogey on the 72nd hole for a one-stroke victory. Gavin had presumed his three-shot...