In its fifth year of existence, the Saudi International will once again feature players from the PGA Tour. Earlier this week, a Tour official confirmed that a “few” Tour members had requested a release to play …
State-of-the-art video boards on the PGA Tour don’t tell the whole story. The numbers were enough to tell Jordan Spieth what happened to Collin Morikawa at Kapalua. He just didn’t know how. Morikawa was leading the Sentry …
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Jon Rahm left Maui with a trophy he wasn’t expecting, all because of a collapse from Collin Morikawa no one saw coming. Rahm started the final round of the Sentry Tournament of …
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan described a landscape Sunday of two rival leagues going down different paths, even as the PGA Tour is still trying to formulate plans for a revamped structure …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer Players who defected from the PGA Tour to join Saudi-funded LIV Golf are still welcome at the Masters next year, even as Augusta National officials expressed disappointment Tuesday in the …
As many people have predicted since its inception, it appears that LIV Golf’s inability to draw some of the top names in golf could end up being its downfall. A recent New York Times report on …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer A few days before Rory McIlroy returned to No. 1 in the world, he was asked if he could accept being No. 2 for the foreseeable future. The topic, of …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer Dustin Johnson says his hands “were not real steady” over a 3-foot par putt at Doral for the final meaningful stroke of a LIV Golf season in constant search of …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer LIV Golf filed its application for world ranking points a month after it played its first event, and none was awarded for the inaugural season as the Official World Golf …
Ever since the PGA Tour announced its Player Impact Program (PIP) in 2021, it’s been a lightning rod of sorts. In an honest attempt to gain more traction for the game by rewarding its most buzzworthy …
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Phil Mickelson’s long year that led him to being a central figure in Saudi-funded LIV Golf ended on Friday when British Open champion Cameron Smith holed a 7-foot birdie putt on the …
By Tim Reynolds, AP Sports Writer DORAL, Fla. (AP) — The back-and-forth between Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy continued Wednesday, with the rhetoric tuned down considerably from some past verbal jousting involving PGA Tour players and …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer The appeal was an easier travel schedule with a chance to make more money from bigger purses. That’s why Peter Uihlein left the PGA Tour for Saudi-funded LIV Golf. It’s …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — Just about everyone was in the mood to celebrate except for Rory McIlroy. It had been eight years since McIlroy played the week before the Masters, …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — No matter how anyone spins it, LIV Golf is about money. That’s why 13 major champions — all but four of them still under 40 — …
KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Brooks Koepka holed his birdie putt on the third playoff hole to win the LIV Golf Invitational-Jeddah on Sunday and claim his first victory on the breakaway tour. …
KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Brooks Koepka took a two-shot lead at the LIV Golf Invitational-Jeddah on Friday after an 8-under 62 in the first round, matching the lowest score on the breakaway …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer Back in Saudi Arabia for the first time since his disparaging remarks about the source of LIV Golf’s funding, Phil Mickelson said Thursday he was glad he was on the …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer In this contentious year of disruption and hyperbole, the raw numbers would suggest the global golf space is big enough to share. The PGA Tour had 12 of the top …
