It remains as simple as you want it to be. So the simple answer to the questions remains a question: “Would you turn down that kind of money to play golf, or would you just show up to play golf?” I do not blame those who defected to the Saudi government’s golf tour for unearned … Read more
NORTH PLAINS, Oregon. The second event of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour kicked off on Thursday, angering a group of families who lost loved ones on 9/11 and want the Saudi government to account for the terror attacks. About 10 family members and survivors spoke at a small park honoring veterans in tiny North Plains, … Read more
Pat Perez was her usual candor this week, with her words and her choice of outfit. Specifically, the 46-year-old three-time PGA Tour winner donned a T-shirt adorned with $100 bills Tuesday night at the LIV Golf Invitational Series welcome party before his second event, outside Portland. , Oregon. When he met with the media a … Read more
The PGA Tour struck back in its war with LIV Golf on Tuesday, and it did so by strengthening its alliance with the DP World Tour, formerly known as the European Tour. The PGA Tour, which has been reeling from the recent defections of several of its star players to the Saudi-backed, Greg Norman-led tour, … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. — At the same time the US Open leaders were on the first tee Saturday afternoon, a former champion with the build of an NFL fullback was busy on the 18th hole, finishing a round that had him down two touchdowns. Bryson DeChambeau was 14 shots off the lead. His closing birdie for … Read more
It is the competition that has started a civil war in professional golf. Funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, organizers of the LIV Golf Series have pledged $2 billion in the new venture which has, unsurprisingly, caught the attention of many golfers, even though it is targeted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. — When PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan took his hardline stance against players who signed up to play in the LIV Golf Invitational Series and suspended them from competing in PGA Tour events, everyone waited. see what the next step was. going to be in the world of golf. Everyone was waiting to … Read more
Twenty years before Tom Strada, 41, found himself as a bond broker for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001, he was a golfer and assistant pro at Meadow Brook Country Club. There he met his future wife, Terry, a … Read more
So… return to the usual programming in the world of golf. Even if it’s only for a week. A big championship will be played next week, with the US Open starting Thursday at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Surely, there will still be residual talk about the controversial and white-hot Golf LIV Invitational Series … Read more
Six years ago, a lack of trust between professional golfers and the masters of the US Open inspired a social media barrage that sent the governing body reeling on the ropes, bloodied and calling for a white towel to be thrown into the ring. The USGA had been a punching bag for so long that … Read more