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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ewan Murray at Centurion Club

LIV Series offers no sign of revolution against backdrop of golf’s civil war

Phil Mickelson greets fans after his first round at the Centurion Club.
Phil Mickelson greets fans after his first round at the Centurion Club. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Balls in the air, missives in the post. Thirty minutes of the inaugural LIV Golf event had been played when a bulletin from Ponte Vedra overshadowed anything that was about to happen at the Centurion Club. Greg Norman stands with the banned of the PGA Tour.

The Australian had been all smiles on the 1st tee as Dustin Johnson, Scott Vincent and Phil Mickelson appeared as the marquee group. Speaking before making his way on to the course, Norman admitted his desire to take on golf’s ecosystem had been something of a crusade. His action was guaranteed to prompt a PGA Tour reaction. It duly did.

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