Phil Mickelson has seemingly reignited tensions between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf with a simple post on social media. One of the biggest issues plaguing the rival Saudi-backed tour is the failure to receive world ranking accreditation through its tournaments. LIV first filed with the Official World Golf Ranking board in July 2022, but the bid was rejected…
One day after the one-year anniversary of the PGA-Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announcing the Framework Agreement, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Tiger Woods are leading a group that is meeting in person with the PIF’s governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan on Friday afternoon in New York. Speaking to a handful of reporters, including Sports…
Ahead of its tournament in Houston, LIV Golf announced a new sponsorship deal with Maserati for three events. LIV Golf added a massive sponsor to its resume on Friday for its LIV Houston event. The Saudi-backed tour and its television partner, the CW Network, have teamed up with Maserati of North America for its next three events in the…
Rory McIlroy has split from wife Erica Stoll. (Image: Getty) The wife of Rory McIlroy, Erica Stoll, will not contest the divorce proceedings. Stoll, 36, was reportedly served the papers at her home in Florida on May 13, just three days before McIlroy teed off at the US PGA Championship. Stoll, 36, had until Sunday, June 2 to contest…
The tournament that Jack built has stacked field once again this year, as nine of the top 10 players in the world are set to compete in the 2024 Memorial at Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. That includes Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Åberg, Collin Morikawa,…
DUBLIN, Ohio — Collin Morikawa prepared for this week’s 49th edition of the Memorial Tournament hanging out for a few days with a guy who won Jack Nicklaus’ tournament a record five times. Tiger Woods left him in awe. Morikawa appeared at a clinic with the 15-time major winner last week in Las Vegas at…
Jack Nicklaus walks on the green on the 18th hole as he participates in the Folds of Honor Greats of Golf during the second round of the Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands Golf Club May 4, 2024, in The Woodlands, Texas. (Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images) “We’re going to have a good tournament this week either way,…
Golf isn’t a sport that generates “this can’t be real” news, even accounting for the world No. 1 player getting arrested before his tee time at a major. But the most seismic “this has to be fake” golf news in a decade hit one year ago Thursday. That’s when the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian Public…
There is a romanticism to the U.S. Open, a beauty that is found in its name. Open. The sport beats its chest about meritocracy, but this tournament is meritocracy incarnate. The U.S. Open doesn’t care who you are or what you’ve done, where you play or where you’re from. Its invitations are not given; they are…
Collin Morikawa says he would request use of a golf buggy on the PGA Tour if he were Tiger Woods (Image: PGA Tour) Collin Morikawa has suggested that Tiger Woods’ pride might be hindering him from using a golf buggy during tournaments as his injuries continue to affect him. Woods, a 15-time major champion, has only…