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Why have golf's warring tours merged? The possible explanations

They say a few months in sports can feel like a lifetime. In March 2023, just before golf’s first men’s major of the year, the Masters tournament, we explained in The Conversation how men’s professional golf had been shaken up by Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar drive for legitimacy. This was via…

The Conversation

PGA Tour LIV Golf Alliance Sparks Tax Debate, Government Probe

The announcement of a 'merger' between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf has raised tax concerns in Congress.

Kiplinger

US Open 2023: Brooks Koepka thriving on chaos in bid for further major glory amid merger confusion

The shock PGA-LIV merger provides a dramatic backdrop to this week’s major in Los Angeles

Evening Standard

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Brooks Koepka's 'gritty' return to golf started with Dr. ElAttrache's knee surgery

He's not the world's No. 1-ranked golfer. Not in the top five, or even in the top 10.

Los Angeles Times

Under-fire PGA chief Jay Monahan ‘recuperating from a medical situation’

The news comes after a tumultuous week in the sport with the PGA Tour announcing a shock merger with the rival Saudi-backed LIV Golf

The Guardian - UK

Under-fire PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan "recuperating from medical situation"

A joint statement from Monahan and the PGA Tour’s policy board was released on Tuesday evening

Irish Mirror

Commentary: The PGA-LIV merger isn’t the problem. Golf is

The recent merger of the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf ended a long battle between the two, typically framed as a struggle between pure, upright American values and brute economic, political and even murderous force. Many associated LIV backers with 9/11 and the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Rahm admits players feel sense of betrayal over deal with Saudi Arabia

Jon Rahm believes there is a feeling of ‘betrayal’ among the golfers after the the PGA and DP World tours’ deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

The Guardian - UK

Brooks Koepka ready to ‘enjoy the chaos’ as he targets yet another major title

Koepka claimed his fifth major in May’s US PGA Championship at Oak Hill and wants to collect at least 10.

The Independent UK

3 sleeper picks to win the 2023 U.S. Open, including Patrick Reed at 80/1

Reed grabbed a top-20 finish at last month's PGA Championship.

USA Today Sports Media Group

'I Trust The Board To Do The Best Deal They Can' - Harrington On PGA Tour PIF Merger

Speaking to the Irish Independent, Harrington remains confident that the PGA Tour will do the right thing

Golf Monthly

'If There's No LIV Golf Of Course I'll Have To Go Somewhere' - Sergio Garcia

If LIV Golf was to cease existing then Sergio Garcia would consider going back to the PGA and DP World Tours

Golf Monthly

In CNN Town Hall, Chris Christie Says Neither Joe Biden Nor Donald Trump Should Ever Be President Again

Plus: Democrats might try to block the PGA Tour/LIV Golf merger, the author of Eat, Pray, Love has self-canceled her next book, and more...

Reason

Sergio Garcia makes admission over future if LIV Golf disbands after PGA Tour merger

Sergio Garcia discussed the future of LIV Golf ahead of the US Open after it was confirmed the breakaway circuit had agreed a deal with their rivals at the PGA Tour

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Irish Mirror

Former Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie 'died of complications from childbirth'

Bowie passed away at her home in Florida last month

The Independent UK

PGA Tour ‘confident’ US Congress investigation won’t find fault with LIV Golf deal

The US Congress are concerned about ‘the Saudi government’s role in influencing this effort’

Evening Standard

Open champion Cameron Smith thought news of PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger was a joke

The 2022 Open champion was as shocked by the news as most in the world of golf

The Guardian - UK

Saudi golf takeover is blueprint for what they want to do everywhere else

The Saudis came for golf. Will your favourite sport put up any more of a fight?

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The Guardian - UK

The US holds its nose over Saudi Arabia’s human rights record – when the price is right

The purchase of professional golf by a brutal regime has exposed yet again the lack of moral sanctities on the global free market, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

USA Today Sports Media Group

Cameron Smith dishes on PGA Tour-Saudi Arabia news, explains why he’s a good fit for a different test at the 2023 U.S Open

"I guess the first reaction was I thought it was kind of a joke that had come out."

Golf Monthly

US Senate Opens Investigation Into PGA Tour's Shock Merger With The PIF

Jay Monahan and Greg Norman have been asked for details about the deal struck between the PGA Tour and the PIF

Golf Monthly

'Nobody Knows What's Going On' - Matt Fitzpatrick On 'Confusing' Merger

The Englishman admits he has been left in the dark over the merger that was announced between the PGA Tour and the PIF

Daily Mirror

LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger probed by US Senate as demand made to Greg Norman

United States Senator Richard Blumenthal has written a letter to LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman to investigate the blockbuster merger that the company announced with the PGA Tour

The Independent UK

US Senate opens investigation into planned merger between PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Richard Blumenthal has written to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan.

The Conversation

PGA-LIV merger: What this new partnership means for the future of golf and elite sport

In June 2022, Greg Norman, a former world No. 1 golfer, became the public face of LIV Golf — a tour backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) that pledged to “holistically improve the health of professional golf on a global scale.”

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