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US Open provides much-needed break from trials and tribulations of LIV Golf civil war

The third major of the campaign in the US Open kicks off this week in the midst of a divided battle between the PGA Tour and the newly introduced LIV Golf Invitational Series

Daily Mirror

U.S. Open Notebook: Brooks Koepka ready for another tough test

BROOKLINE, Mass. — During his press conference Tuesday morning before the start of the 122nd U.S. Open, Brooks Koepka reiterated that he lives for “tough tests” and hates when he needs to shoot “25 under just to compete.”

Boston Herald

US Open can’t escape ‘black cloud’ of golf’s civil war

After hosting one of the most infamous Ryder Cups in history, Brookline is now the battleground in the power struggle between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

The Independent UK

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Jason Mastrodonato: LIV Golf defector Phil Mickelson has no business being in Brookline for the U.S. Open this week

BROOKLINE, Mass. — Phil Mickelson is at The Country Club this week and before wondering about his chances to win the U.S. Open — they aren’t good, according to the experts — ask yourself a simple question.

Boston Herald

Huge payday is why I joined LIV Golf, PGA Tour rebel Bryson DeChambeau admits

Bryson DeChambeau has readily admitted his decision to sign up to the LIV Golf series was financially driven.

Evening Standard

Phil Mickelson expresses empathy for 9/11 families amid LIV Golf backlash

Mickelson and a number of fellow high-profile American players have been accused of betraying their country

The Independent UK

Phil Mickelson defends defection to LIV Golf

BROOKLINE, Mass. — On the oval in front of the clubhouse at The Country Club, Phil Mickelson took part in a press conference on American soil for the first time since taking time away from golf in February.

Boston Herald

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Lynch: Phil Mickelson logs yet another U.S. Open disappointment, but on Monday for a change

For Phil Mickelson, the majors are just collateral damage.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Phil Mickelson defends defection to LIV Golf

On the oval in front of the clubhouse at The Country Club, Phil Mickelson took part in a press conference on American soil for the first time since taking time away from golf in February.

Boston Herald

The PGA Tour should just gleefully wave goodbye to the soulless players who leave for LIV Golf

Don't let the door hit ya on the way out, fellas!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Khashoggi’s Fiancée Says LIV Golfers ‘Should Be Banned’ From Majors

Hatice Cengiz called upon the organizers of the four major tournaments to take a stand against the Saudi-backed tour.

Sports Illustrated

Golf must calm the professional waters and bring an end to its civil war

The sport’s arbiters, the R&A and USGA, must find a solution so the Saudi-backed LIV Series can coexist with established tours

The Guardian - UK

Families of 9/11 victims accuse Saudi League golfers of betraying their country in hard hitting statement

The group sent letters to the agents of a number of high profile golfers.

Irish Mirror

As expected, Patrick Reed officially announced as newest LIV Golf member

The 2018 Masters champion and nine-time winner is the ninth major champion to commit to the series.

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Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancée wants LIV golfers "banned" from some PGA Tour tourneys

“This will show that there are consequences for supporting murderers," she said.

The Guardian - UK

In their naked self-interest, LIV golfers are being refreshingly true to the sport’s roots

Golf can offer sublime entertainment but is not a sport with any deep sense of social conscience. Why pretend otherwise?

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 11 June 2022

Saudi petro-billions, grasping champions, and a murder that just can't simply be swept under the rug. 48 years after the PGA Tour broke away, the world's leading golf organiser is suffering its own rebellion.

The Guardian - UK

Hoopla in Hertfordshire as Bryson DeChambeau joins the big money trail

The big-hitting American has become the latest star name to defect to LIV Golf but the opening event in the rebel series has been a low-key affair

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‘We’ve kind of kept them at arm’s length’: As LIV Golf threatens to upend the men’s game, how vulnerable is the LPGA?

"As Rory put it, $100 million isn’t going to change his life. But a couple million changes my life completely."

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Ian Poulter says he’ll appeal PGA Tour suspension; Sergio Garcia, Graeme McDowell hope to stay on DP World Tour

While Poulter could be headed to litigation, Graeme McDowell resigned his membership to "keep the moral high ground."

USA Today Sports Media Group

LIV Golf kicks Phil Mickelson’s biographer, Alan Shipnuck, out of news conference

Maybe Phil Mickelson has had enough of Alan Shipnuck or Greg Norman wanted to make a point.

The Guardian - UK

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

The Saudi-backed series began with an inaugural event that was quickly overshadowed by the PGA Tour’s reaction

The Independent UK

Phil Mickelson draws a crowd as Saudi Arabia’s controversial LIV Golf swings into town

LIV has attempted to style itself as the future of golf but it remains to be seen whether it can deliver entertainment for Saudi Arabia’s sportswashing machine

Evening Standard

LIV Golf Series: Charl Schwartzel upstages Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson on opening day

All eyes had been on Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson but the highly paid star turns of LIV Golf were upstaged on the opening day of the inaugural event by South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel.

Sports Illustrated

LIV Golf Calls PGA Tour Suspensions ‘Vindictive’

The Saudi-backed golf tour criticized the PGA Tour’s decision to suspend its players on Thursday.

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