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‘All I heard was clapping’: Ian Poulter plays down boos at the Open

The LIV Golf rebel was booed as he began his challenge at St Andrews

The Independent UK

Lynch: The British Open and Tiger Woods are showing LIV golfers their new reality, and they won’t like it

Finally, someone in golf’s government delivered the unambiguous clarity required to combat the Saudi effort to hijack the game.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ian Poulter booed on first tee at The Open as Saudi golf rebel gets rough reception

Ian Poulter took to the tee at The Open this morning but received a hostile response from some of those in attendance due to his ties with the controversial LIV golf series

Daily Mirror

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Ian Poulter gets rough reception at St Andrews as injury rules out Justin Rose

The 150th Open Championship did not start well for Englishmen.

The Independent UK

LIV Golf rebel Ian Poulter booed at first tee as Open Championship 2022 begins

European Ryder Cup hero Ian Poulter was booed on the first tee over his role in the LIV Golf breakaway, but responded with a flying start as the 150th Open began at St. Andrews this morning.

Evening Standard

Ian Poulter gets rough reception on the first tee as Open gets under way

The LIV Golf rebel Ian Poulter was booed at St Andrews

The Independent UK

R&A v LIV: golf’s civil war strays into Caddyshack territory on eve of Open

The 150th Championship, held at St Andrews, is inevitably overshadowed by questions about the Saudi Arabia-backed tour

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St Andrews clings on amid fears of demolition job on Old Course at Open

A gentle forecast and the confines of the historic venue increases the prospect of the world’s best players overpowering the home of golf with talk of a demolition job at St Andrews for the 150th Open

The Guardian - UK

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy earn Open backing over LIV row as chief warns no 'free lunches' in golf

Woods and McIlroy have been two of the staunchest opponents to the LIV breakaway and Open chief Martin Slumbers has backed the pair.

Daily Record

The Open 2022: Prospect of record-breaking round at St Andrews does not faze organisers

The fairways are running hard and fast on the Old Course

The Independent UK

Saudi LIV series torn into by R&A chief as rebels sent threat over Open participation

Once again, plenty of the talk in the build-up to the Open Championship has been dominated by Saudi LIV Golf, with many of the sport's rebels teeing it up at St Andrews this week

Daily Mirror

LIV Golf, not the 150th Open Championship, dominates R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers’ press conference

“Professional golfers are entitled to choose where they want to play and to accept the prize money that's offered to them. I have absolutely no issue with that at all. But there is no such thing as a free lunch."

USA Today Sports Media Group

Banning LIV Golf players from the Open ‘not on the agenda’ – R&A

R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers wants the event to remain “open to anybody”

The Independent UK

‘Entirely driven by money’: R&A chief executive hits out at LIV Series

The R&A have become the first of golf’s governing bodies to speak out strongly against the LIV Series

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The Guardian - UK

LIV tour to demand world ranking recognition at St Andrews meeting

The rebel tour’s latest attempt to gain a foothold in the sport will come at a board meeting of the Official World Golf Ranking on the eve of the Open Championship

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R&A confirms that 150th British Open is open to all exempt players, including members of LIV Golf

The 150th Open will be played at St. Andrews, July 10-17.

The Independent UK

R&A confirms LIV Golf Series players will be allowed to compete at Open

The 150th Open Championship will get underway at St Andrews in three weeks’ time.

The National (Scotland)

Is The Open biting off more than it can chew? - Nick Rodger

AS you can probably imagine from the way the Tuesday column takes shape, this correspondent has conjured some quite unfathomable moments on a golf…

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Lynch: Three major championships will be cheapened in this season of Saudi sportswashing

The 58 days between Tuesday at Southern Hills and Thursday at St. Andrews promise to be a contentious period.

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