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Saudi golf CEO makes bold claims regarding majors

Saudi golf CEO makes bold claims regarding majors

Acknowledging the possibility that most LIV Golf players will not be allowed entry to the sport's top events, Saudi Golf Federation CEO Majed Al Sorour said the new circuit might create its own majors. 20 Oct 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
Give LIV players ranking points: Matsuyama

Give LIV players ranking points: Matsuyama

The players who left to compete in the LIV Golf series should be entitled to earn ranking points, says former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama. 12 Oct 2022
Rahm outduels Min Woo for third Spanish Open title

Rahm outduels Min Woo for third Spanish Open title

Min Woo Lee has fallen short after a compelling duel over four rounds with Jon Rahm, eventually crushed by the sheer brilliance of the local hero at the Open De Espana in Madrid. 10 Oct 2022
LIV bid for immediate world ranking points rejected

LIV bid for immediate world ranking points rejected

The Official World Golf Ranking organisation won't be awarding points to LIV Golf events this year, denying the MENA Tour's request to immediately add the Saudi-funded series to its schedule. 7 Oct 2022
LIV golfers make plea to rankings chairman

LIV golfers make plea to rankings chairman

All 48 players who competed at LIV Golf's event outside Chicago over the weekend have sent a joint letter to Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) Chairman Peter Dawson urging him to award ranking points to competitors on the Saudi Arabia-backed series. 21 Sep 2022
Cam calls for rankings resolution

Cam calls for rankings resolution

Australia's Cameron Smith, who claimed his maiden LIV Golf victory on Sunday, said a decision on whether he and other competitors on the Saudi Arabia-backed series will receive world rankings points needs to be made soon. 19 Sep 2022
Cam loving LIV life despite 'unfair' rankings situation

Cam loving LIV life despite 'unfair' rankings situation

Australia's Open Champion Cameron Smith says it is unfair that those players who have joined LIV Golf are not receiving world ranking points and hopes that changes before his exemption into golf's four majors expires. 1 Sep 2022
Nakajima wins second Mark H McCormack Medal

Nakajima wins second Mark H McCormack Medal

Keita Nakajima, of Japan, is the recipient of the Mark H McCormack Medal as the leading men’s player in the 2022 World Amateur Golf Ranking. The McCormack Medal winner receives exemptions into The 151st Open and the U.S. Open in 2023. 25 Aug 2022
Refreshed Ko ready to get back to business in Canada

Refreshed Ko ready to get back to business in Canada

World No.1 Ko Jin Young hopes some downtime at home in South Korea after missing the cut at the year's final major will prove beneficial for her long overdue title defence at the CP Women's Open this week. 24 Aug 2022
Rose Zhang wins third Mark H McCormack Medal

Rose Zhang wins third Mark H McCormack Medal

Rose Zhang of the United States has won the Mark H McCormack Medal as the leading women’s player in the 2022 World Amateur Golf Ranking. 18 Aug 2022
LIV draft contract player restrictions revealed

LIV draft contract player restrictions revealed

A draft contract to play for the Saudi-funded LIV Golf reportedly includes clauses that require players be available to recruit other players to the league and to get permission before granting exclusive interviews. 18 Aug 2022
Rules snafu halts Cam’s ranking climb

Rules snafu halts Cam’s ranking climb

Cameron Smith is being hailed for his sportsmanship after the Australian copped a cruel two-stroke penalty that scuppered his hopes of winning the FedEx St Jude Championship and claiming golf's World No.1 ranking. 15 Aug 2022
Minjee named major player of the year

Minjee named major player of the year

Minjee Lee has emerged from a day of high drama without the major spoils but with another prestigious gong. 8 Aug 2022
R&A chief condemns LIV Golf for “undermining” the game

R&A chief condemns LIV Golf for “undermining” the game

R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers has come out swinging at LIV Golf for harming the perception of the game and “undermining” the cultural and spiritual aspects that make “golf so special.” 14 Jul 2022
Korda enjoying return and ready to defend

Korda enjoying return and ready to defend

It was just one year ago that Nelly Korda won the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, securing her first major and reaching No.1 in the world. 23 Jun 2022
Smyth's million dollar week

Smyth's million dollar week

Australian Travis Smyth has become a golfing millionaire in just one week after cashing in on the untold riches that controversial Saudi Arabian petrodollars are pumping into the game. 13 Jun 2022
Burns topples Scheffler as Davis shares seventh

Burns topples Scheffler as Davis shares seventh

Sam Burns drained a 38-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole at the PGA Tour event in Forth Worth, Texas, which came just more than two hours after he had finished his round, to beat top-ranked Scottie Scheffler. 30 May 2022
Scheffler living in the moment and chasing major double

Scheffler living in the moment and chasing major double

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler has vowed not to get carried away with his recent run of success as he seeks a second major title in the PGA Championship. 18 May 2022
Rahm goes wire-to-wire in Mexico

Rahm goes wire-to-wire in Mexico

World No.2 Jon Rahm has ended his trophy drought in style with a wire-to-wire victory in the PGA Tour's inaugural Mexico Open. 2 May 2022
Tiger’s rankings climb

Tiger’s rankings climb

Tiger Woods posted the two worst rounds of his career at the Masters over the weekend, but just making the cut vaulted the 15-time major winner 228 spots in the Official World Golf Ranking. 13 Apr 2022