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PGA Tour couldn't afford fight with Saudis: report

PGA Tour couldn't afford fight with Saudis: report

Commissioner Jay Monahan has told employees that the PGA Tour simply couldn't afford to keep fighting the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League, the Wall Street Journal reports. 12 Jun 2023
Opinion: Golf's new world order whitewash women's golf day

Opinion: Golf's new world order whitewash women's golf day

The landmark announcement of the coming together of golf’s two warring factions has taken almost every inch of column space and conversation since it surprisingly came to light. 8 Jun 2023
LIV chief Norman praises golf's 'great day'

LIV chief Norman praises golf's 'great day'

LIV Golf chief Greg Norman is hailing the peace deal with the PGA Tour as a "great day in global golf" but fellow Australian Geoff Ogilvy isn't so sure. 7 Jun 2023
'A historic day for golf': Monahan

'A historic day for golf': Monahan

The world of golf has been left stunned as the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV circuit announced a shock agreement to merge. 7 Jun 2023
Nicklaus: ‘This is good for the game of golf’

Nicklaus: ‘This is good for the game of golf’

The bombshell merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf has earned the seal of approval from arguably the game's top ambassador. 7 Jun 2023
PGA Tour, DP World Tour to merge with Saudis and end LIV row

PGA Tour, DP World Tour to merge with Saudis and end LIV row

The golf war launched when Saudi-backed LIV Golf challenged the established Tours is over. 7 Jun 2023
Norman: Kerry Packer sits on my shoulder

Norman: Kerry Packer sits on my shoulder

Greg Norman, a brash 21-year-old looking for cash, won his first professional golf tournament title in 1976 at the Grange in Adelaide. 21 Apr 2023
Norman’s LIV women's claim at odds with Karrie

Norman’s LIV women's claim at odds with Karrie

Greg Norman was his usual self when the LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner fronted the media in Adelaide on Thursday sitting alongside star recruit Cam Smith and South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas. 20 Apr 2023
LIV players: Masters showed the reality of golf’s war

LIV players: Masters showed the reality of golf’s war

LIV drawcards sense a thawing in golf's cold war as they reject claims of being puppets for Saudi Arabian sportswashing. 19 Apr 2023
Teenager Noja defeats hero Hull for LET title

Teenager Noja defeats hero Hull for LET title

At just 16 years of age Chiara Noja claimed her maiden victory on the Ladies European Tour at the Aramco Team Series – Jeddah following a sensational play-off against Noja’s childhood idol, Charley Hull. 14 Nov 2022
Cam claims golf's world ranking body are conflicted

Cam claims golf's world ranking body are conflicted

Australia's Cameron Smith is hoping for reconciliation in golf's bitter civil war. 16 Oct 2022
Mickelson: 'I'm on the winning side'

Mickelson: 'I'm on the winning side'

Phil Mickelson believes that he is on the "winning side" of the split in professional men's golf and reckons the game is "lucky" to have investment from Saudi Arabia. 14 Oct 2022
The Preview: LIV Golf Invitational Series – Jeddah

The Preview: LIV Golf Invitational Series – Jeddah

The newest player in the professional golf landscape heads back to where much of its news making began earlier this year, with LIV Golf’s penultimate event for 2022 taking place in Saudi Arabia at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club this week. 13 Oct 2022
LIV Golf in strategic rankings link with MENA Tour

LIV Golf in strategic rankings link with MENA Tour

LIV Golf's latest bid to get world ranking points is to align itself with a little-known Tour that offers small purses and hasn't held a tournament since early in the COVID-19 pandemic. 6 Oct 2022
Olympian and Sports Commission CEO Perkins slams Norman

Olympian and Sports Commission CEO Perkins slams Norman

One of Australia's greatest Olympians has delivered a stinging message to Greg Norman over the golf champion's involvement with the Saudi Arabian-financed LIV Golf. 5 Oct 2022
Norman: ‘We have no interest in sitting down with them’

Norman: ‘We have no interest in sitting down with them’

LIV Golf chief executive Greg Norman says he is no longer prepared to negotiate with the PGA Tour and rejected the Saudi-funded series as being a "breakaway" league. 16 Sep 2022
Morri: Imagination the key to golf’s image problem

Morri: Imagination the key to golf’s image problem

The ‘I’s’ have it. Image and imagination, opposite sides of the same coin that contain both the problem and solution for golf. 5 Sep 2022
Morri: Comparing Saudi golf involvement is apples to oranges

Morri: Comparing Saudi golf involvement is apples to oranges

More than one person wondered aloud this week why the Ladies European Tour players teeing up in the Saudi-backed Aramco Team Series haven’t been subject to the same scrutiny as their male counterparts who have signed up for the LIV Tour. 20 Jun 2022
Norman accuses PGA Tour of ‘deafening’ hypocrisy

Norman accuses PGA Tour of ‘deafening’ hypocrisy

Greg Norman has accused the PGA Tour of "deafening hypocrisy" following the backlash to his LIV Golf Invitational Series. 20 Jun 2022
Westwood seeks release to play LIV Golf Invitational

Westwood seeks release to play LIV Golf Invitational

Lee Westwood has broken his silence on the Greg Norman led, Saudi-backed breakaway circuit and confirmed he's requested a release to play the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event next month. 5 May 2022
Bryson back a ‘better person’ but not 100 percent

Bryson back a ‘better person’ but not 100 percent

American golfer Bryson DeChambeau has ignored advice from his doctors and taken a "huge risk" to return early from the injury lay-off which he believes has made him a better person. 5 Apr 2022