LIV Golf charged the PGA Tour of getting Tiger Woods to ‘publicly critics’ players for joining the Saudi-backed breakaway. The accusations were made in court documents submitted initially by 11 LIV Golf rebels, though Carlos Ortiz has since withdrawn his name, as part of an antitrust lawsuit filed against the PGA Tour last week. The … Read more
Perhaps you’ve seen the comparison: Tiger Woods has made roughly $121 million in on-course earnings on the PGA Tour, and LIV Golf reportedly offered him somewhere between $700 million and $800 million to join the Saudi-backed upstart league. It’s not exactly apples-to-apples, for you wouldn’t compare the $230 million deal Kyler Murray just signed with … Read more
Winning the Australian Open is as important as claiming another major for the showpiece event’s newest recruit, Hannah Green. Now the race is on to have her colleagues thinking the same way as organizers tackle the remaining roadblocks in getting more big-names to sign on. This year’s Australian Open — held on December 1-4 at … Read more
Cameron Percy has lifted the lid on Cameron Smith’s intentions, revealing the Open champion is “gone” and will join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series. Smith, 28, was irate when he was asked about his future in the moments following his extraordinary one-shot victory at St Andrew’s last month. “I just won the British Open and … Read more
Cameron Percy has lifted the lid on Cameron Smith’s intentions, revealing the Open champion is “gone” and will join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series. Smith, 28, was irate when he was asked about his future in the moments following his extraordinary one-shot victory at St Andrew’s last month. “I just won the British Open and … Read more
In June, a photo circulated showing Tiger Woods’ injured right leg without a compression sleeve. The picture, which shows Tiger posing with a fan in Florida, is a glimpse into the severity of the damage sustained in his near-fatal single-car accident in February 2021. For most, Woods’ severely damaged right calf is the most intriguing … Read more
The PGA Tour has lashed Australian Open winner Matt Jones for trying to “free ride” on the benefits of a tour he ”walked away from” after he was named among 11 LIV Golf defectors who launched legal action in the US. Jones is among the players, including Phil Mickelson, who were banned by the PGA … Read more
Both Simpson and United States captain Davis Love III spoke to the media at the Wyndham Championship Tuesday following Simpson’s appointment. With all four assistant spots taken—Simpson joins Fred Couples, Zach Johnson and Steve Stricker on the American staff—Love was asked if Woods would be involved in any capacity for the upcoming match at Quail … Read more
Before Davis Love III even called him up, Webb Simpson knew he was going to be named an assistant Presidents Cup captain – or so he thought. He can thank Tiger Woods for that. As Simpson tells it, he was out for a meal last Tuesday in Wilmington, North Carolina, with his family at their … Read more
They say money talks, which in part explains LIV Golf’s “Golf, but Louder” motto. According to a report from Forbes on the highest-paid golfers in the world for 2022, the upstart series led by Greg Norman and backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Invest Fund, “has boosted the earnings of the highest-paid golfers by an estimated … Read more