As Charl Schwartzel played his way to a $4.75 million payday, Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancée called for him and every other player participating in Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf to face consequences. She wants them banned from major tournaments. Hatice Cengiz made the statement to USA Today on Saturday. ‘There are consequences for supporting murderers’ “If they still carry on and play as if everything is normal, then they should be banned from playing in the world’s major tournaments,’’… Source link
Read More »Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed will join LIV Golf tour
LIV Golf has claimed two more big names from the PGA Tour. Patrick Reed, 2018 Masters champion, and Bryson DeChambeau, 2020 U.S. Open champion, will play on the LIV circuit, according to a new report in the Daily Telegraph. The report also indicated that Rickie Fowler is close to signing with LIV, as well. Sports Illustrated confirmed that report while adding that Reed and DeChambeau will join LIV at its first U.S. stop in early July. LIV Golf has not yet responded to a request for… Source link
Read More »U.S. Open will permit Mickelson, other LIV players to compete
The U.S. Open will permit Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and other players who have leaped away from the PGA Tour to compete next week at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. The move answers, at least in the short term, one of the key questions looming over the new LIV Golf tour: will players on that tour be able to compete in majors? For the U.S. Open, the answer is yes — for now, and under very strict conditions. “We pride ourselves in being the most open championship in the world and the… Source link
Read More »Greg Norman suggests Rory McIlroy has been ‘brainwashed,’ Jack Nicklaus is a ‘hypocrite,’ Tiger Woods was offered ‘high nine digits’ by Saudi-backed LIV Golf
Greg Norman, the public face of the breakaway LIV Golf series, says the executives and agents who currently run golf “are conspiring against LIV to protect an antiquated system that prevents golfers from realizing their own power and worth amid a global movement of athlete empowerment.” In a story by the Washington Post titled, “The Shark is on the attack again,” Norman also criticized Rory McIlroy and others, suggesting they’ve been “brainwashed” against the LIV movement…. Source link
Read More »Kevin Na resigns from PGA Tour to compete in rival LIV series
The rivalry between the PGA Tour and the new LIV Golf Series took another turn Saturday when 19-year PGA veteran Kevin Na announced his retirement from the tour to join the new league. Na, 38, wrote on Twitter that he chose to leave the PGA because of “recent developments in the professional golf world” and because he wanted “the freedom to play where I want.” “For 19 years, I’ve played on the PGA Tour and I have loved every minute of it. I appreciate the platform the tour has provided me to… Source link
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