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LIV Golf: Charl Schwartzel wins inaugural event at Centurion

The South African took home an eye-watering £3.2m prize at the controversial Saudi-backed event

The Independent UK

LIV Golf: Families of 9/11 victims outraged at Americans taking part in Saudi series

The agents of Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed and Kevin Na received a letter from 911familiesunited.org.

The Independent UK

Reed joins PGA defectors to Saudi golf; 9/11 families object

Patrick Reed is the latest former Masters champion to sign up to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series in defiance of the PGA Tour and activists who object to the players promoting the kingdom’s sporting project

The Independent UK

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Golf fan dramatically hits the deck after being struck by ball at controversial LIV event

A wayward tee shot from American Peter Uihlein struck an unsuspecting spectator and he took a rather dramatic fall to the grass

Daily Mirror

Charl Schwartzel three-shots clear in pursuit of £3.2m prize after second round of LIV Golf Invitational event

South African duo Charl Schwartzel and Hennie Du Plessis led the way after the second round of the LIV Invitational event at the Centurion Club in St Alban’s.

Evening Standard

Newcastle owners £340m double signing proves talent for disruption - but Toon may have to wait

The Saudis have blown apart golf this week by spending hundreds of millions to attract the top stars to their LIV golf events, which has further proven that the PIF has billions to spend on disrupting the world of sport

Daily Mirror

Dustin Johnson and Saudi golf stars toe line Eddie Howe knows well amid morality questions

Reactions to difficult questions for golfers taking part in LIV Series have been predictable and similar to Newcastle United's head coach, indicating that for sporting elite shutting down is preferable to engaging with complex moral issues

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Will football ever have its own LIV Golf? It’s already here

European football is caught between American capitalism chasing profit and Middle Eastern sportswashing chasing political aims, and its historical powers are struggling to win back control

The Independent UK

Sergio Garcia and Graeme McDowell make European appeal as golf's civil war sours further

The launch of the new LIV Golf Invitational in Hertfordshire yesterday was overshadowed by the PGA Tour banning all 17 members who had teed up without permission

Daily Mirror

Saudi-backed LIV golf tour tees up geopolitical intrigue and moral quandaries

CHICAGO — Rich Harvest Farms, a lush private golf course near Aurora, might not seem like a natural setting for geopolitical intrigue and moral quandaries, but they will arrive as surely as the morning dew when the LIV Golf Invitational Series comes to Illinois in September.

Chicago Tribune

Rocket Mortgage cuts ties with paid ambassador Bryson DeChambeau

DETROIT — Rocket Mortgage has terminated its business relationship with top golfer Bryson DeChambeau, effectively immediately, over the 2020 U.S. Open winner's decision to depart the PGA Tour for the new and controversial LIV tour.

Tribune News Service

Report: Rocket Mortgage ends deal with Bryson DeChambeau over LIV Golf

DeChambeau won the Rocket Mortgage Classic in 2020.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Charl Schwartzel shoots 65, leads first-ever LIV Golf Invitational Series event in London

Just a few hours after being suspended by the PGA Tour, Charl Schwartzel took the lead in the inaugural LIV Golf.

USA Today Sports Media Group

PGA suspends LIV Golf players from competing in tour events

Many of the sport's top stars including Dustin Johnson have entered the controversial Saudi-backed series of tournaments

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Golf descends into chaos over controversial Saudi-backed tour

Men's professional golf has changed forever, and there's no going back.

USA Today Sports Media Group

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan drops hammer on golfers playing LIV Golf Invitational Series

In a memo sent to members of the PGA Tour on Thursday, commissioner Jay Monahan was true to his word.

The Guardian - UK

Ian Poulter says he will appeal after PGA Tour bans LIV Series players

The PGA Tour has suspended its 17 members competing in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series, provoking mixed reactions from the players

Daily Mirror

Dustin Johnson and Saudi league rebels suspended by PGA Tour for 'turning back' on circuit

A raft of PGA Tour stars will be suspended after joining Saudi-backed breakaway competition the LIV Golf Series, with Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson among the major culprits

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The Saudi-backed LIV Golf tees off, and the PGA Tour quickly suspends 17 players

As a splashy new series begins, the PGA Tour says 17 golfers playing in it "are suspended or otherwise no longer eligible to participate in PGA TOUR tournament play."

The Independent UK

Bryson DeChambeau joins Saudi LIV Golf tour with Patrick Reed and Rickie Fowler set to follow

The American trio are all expected to be part of the controversial series, which starts at Centurion in Hertfordshire on Thursday, for its second event in Oregon at the end of June

Belfast Live

Rory McIlroy aims thinly-veiled dig at LIV Golf defectors and decisions 'purely for money'

Four-time major winner has been one of the most vocal critics of the Saudi-backed tour

USA Today Sports Media Group

Opinion: Teeing off on golfers taking Saudis’ LIV Golf cash ignores realities of complicated world

We'd all like to think that we'd say that playing under the LIV banner isn't worth the sacrifice of conscience.

Tribune News Service

Rocket Mortgage mum on deal with Bryson DeChambeau as he joins LIV

DETROIT — Rocket Mortgage has spent years building up an impressive stable of golf ambassadors.

Benzinga

Dustin Johnson Leads Inaugural LIV Golf Event: How To Watch, Betting Odds

The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series kicks off Thursday, June 9. The league, funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, is seeking to take on the PGA Tour with an alternative golf league.

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: Mickelson, Johnson, et al., are Saudi pawns pocketing blood money as LIV Golf Series begins

MIAMI — Dustin Johnson sat in front of a “LIV Golf” logo in England this week and, with a straight face, said, “I chose what’s best for me and my family.”

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