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PGA Tour and DP World Tour step up efforts to thwart LIV Golf

Both tours have been desperate to stem the tide of players who have been lured by the riches offered by the Saudi Arabia-backed series

The Independent UK

Rocket Mortgage Classic Announces Big-Name Additions Ahead Of Tournament

The Rocket Mortgage Classic, a PGA tournament held at the Detroit Golf Club, is heading into its fourth year. This year, the number 7-ranked player in the world, Patrick Cantlay, will be teeing it up in Detroit. In addition to Cantlay, Adam Scott, the 2013 Masters Champion, will play in…

Benzinga

Topgolf CEO Artie Starrs guides ‘a rocket ship’ to its sweet spot and future

THE COLONY, Texas — Ardis Crocker let out a shriek of excitement after whacking a golf ball down the net-enclosed range at Topgolf in The Colony.

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Justin Thomas critical of officials putting final group on clock at KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

"Seems like a good read the room situation," Thomas tweeted.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Gerry Dulac: Are there reasons beyond money for top players to jump to LIV tour?

PITTSBURGH — The defection of Brooks Koepka to the LIV Golf series — with another prominent name expected to soon follow — is yet another example of the Saudi-backed circuit targeting some of the PGA Tour's most popular players. Or so it would appear.

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Travelers notes: Seamus Power finds out he has a super fan

CROMWELL, Conn. — Once Seamus Power finished his second round on 18 on Friday he hustled up the hill toward the clubhouse sporting a toothy grin, pleased with his 5-under-par 65 second round that helped him make the Travelers Championship cut.

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Travelers notes: Little-known journeyman makes opening-round statement and lands atop leaderboard

CROMWELL, Conn. — By the time J.T. Poston’s group reached the ninth green in the Travelers Championship first round on Thursday, the once very large crowd had significantly cleared. He got there just after 5:30 p.m. on a day that began for some at6:45 a.m. The field was stacked into…

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Dom Amore: Using the Travelers as his backdrop, Jay Monahan throws down the PGA Tour’s gauntlet right into the face of Saudi billions

CROMWELL, Conn. — Jay Monahan played his collegiate golf at Trinity College, and he also played hockey there. In his fifth year as commissioner of the PGA Tour, he may need recall all of his old forechecking, elbowing and slashing skills because he’s in a fight for his organization’s life,…

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Brooks Koepka withdraws from Travelers Championship; Justin Thomas also out with sore back

HARTFORD, Conn. — As expected, Brooks Koepka is out of the Travelers Championship field, the PGA announced late Tuesday.

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Justin Thomas Clarifies Why He Withdrew From Travelers Championship

This year’s PGA Championship winner reassured fans that he’s not jumping ship for LIV Golf.

Sports Illustrated

Justin Thomas withdraws from PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship

Thomas tweeted that he “decided to WD to treat and rest my back, which I tweaked earlier this week.”

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Open Championship chiefs make decision on Saudi rebels competing at St Andrews

Organisers of The Open have confirmed players defecting from the PGA Tour to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series will still be allowed to participate at St. Andrews

Daily Mirror

Dave Hyde: Brooks Koepka just latest to follow golf’s tradition of following money, not conscience or legacy

You know there’s a perspective void when people wonder why golfers are joining a new tour sponsored by an oppressive and murderous Saudi Arabian regime. The questions came again Tuesday as reports were published saying West Palm Beach’s Brooks Koepka would sign on for the LIV Tour’s blood money.

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US Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick issues LIV Golf stance amid Brooks Koepka switch

Matthew Fitzpatrick won the US Open on Sunday to secure his maiden major title, outlasting American duo Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris

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Benzinga

Brooks Koepka Officially Leaves PGA Tour For LIV, Collin Morikawa Could Be Next

Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka is officially leaving the PGA Tour to join the new Saudi-backed LIV golf tour, according to a tweet from ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Boston Herald

Jason Mastrodonato: With no LIV golfers in contention, U.S. Open a giant success for PGA Tour

BROOKLINE, Mass. — LIV Golf players wanted more free time.

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Lynch: Suspensions aren’t halting the Saudi advance. The PGA Tour needs to outline a new future — now

The PGA Tour and DP World Tour still have not presented a vision of a future based on the “strategic alliance.”

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Golf gambling: LIV Golf players have been unappetizing to bettors this U.S. Open

The LIV Golf backlash and slumping performances led bookmakers to establish McIlroy, Thomas and Scheffler as favorites.

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Daily Mirror

Why is Tiger Woods not playing at the US Open after making remarkable comeback?

Tiger Woods made a sensational comeback to the professional golf circuit at The Masters in April, just 14 months after suffering a horrific car crash - but the icon will be absent from the US Open

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Gerry Dulac: Gerry Dulac handicaps U.S. Open field and picks winner

The 122nd U.S. Open returns Thursday to The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., 34 years after Curtis Strange beat Nick Faldo in a Monday playoff to capture the first of back-to-back national championships. The field of 156 players includes defending champ Jon Rahm and six-time runner-up Phil Mickelson but not…

Daily Mirror

US Open prize money compared to LIV Golf Series' lucrative maiden event

After the arrival of the LIV Golf Series as a rival to the PGA Tour, take a look at how the prize purse for the US Open Championship compares to the Saudi-backed tour's debut event last weekend

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Jon Rahm on giving back the U.S. Open trophy, feeling sorry for Jay Monahan, concern for the Ryder Cup and why he’s all in on the PGA Tour

Rahm’s biggest concern is the future of the Ryder Cup, which could be reshaped if LIV players are banned from competing.

Daily Record

Rory McIlroy tells LIV Golf rebels 'you've made your bed, now lie in it' as he insists money can't beat majors

The Northern Irishman is preparing for a crack at the US Open in Brookline and says following in the footsteps of legends means more than boosting his bank balance.

Daily Mirror

Why rebel Saudi tour players can still play at the US Open despite PGA ban

The emergence of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series has led to a divide among the sport's elite, but the U.S. Open will provide all players with the platform to compete this week

Chicago Sun-Times

Greed is golf: LIV seems filthy rich; it also seems modern

Series has some serious cash and serious PR issues, but money rules the world.

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