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Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood are among the players suspended from competing on the PGA Tour following their ...

Can they eventually play PGA TOUR Champions? Trust that we're prepared to deal with those questions, and we'll approach them in the same way we have this entire process: by being transparent and respecting the PGA TOUR regulations that you helped establish. But they can't demand the same PGA TOUR membership benefits, considerations, opportunities and platform as you. The fact that your former TOUR colleagues can't say the same should be telling. Also in accordance with PGA TOUR Tournament Regulations, the players who have resigned their memberships will be removed from the FedExCup Points List when the official statistics following the RBC Canadian Open are posted on Sunday evening. The era of free agency is beginning as we are proud to have a full field of players joining us in London, and beyond." But they can't demand the same PGA TOUR membership benefits, considerations, opportunities and platform as you.

He said: “In accordance with the PGA Tour's Tournament Regulations, the players competing this week without releases are suspended or otherwise no longer ...

The era of free agency is beginning as we are proud to have a full field of players joining us in London, and beyond.” And LIV Golf swiftly hit back with a statement which read: “Today’s announcement by the PGA Tour is vindictive and it deepens the divide between the Tour and its members. “Their participation in the Saudi Golf League/LIV Golf event is in violation of our Tournament Regulations. The same fate holds true for any other players who participate in future Saudi Golf League events in violation of our Regulations.”

The PGA Tour announced that any current and future players in the LIV Golf Invitational Series are indefinitely suspended.

Those players also will not be eligible for the Presidents Cup this September; the only member currently in a qualifying position was Louis Oosthuizen, who was ranked fifth in the International standings. You have made a different choice, which is to abide by the tournament regulations you agreed to when you accomplished the dream of earning a PGA Tour card and – more importantly – to compete as part of the preeminent organization in the world of professional golf.” The era of free agency is beginning as we are proud to have a full field of players joining us in London, and beyond.” They will not be eligible to compete in the Presidents Cup this September. The team championship later this fall will offer a $50 million prize fund. Monahan has repeatedly told players that they would face punishment for competing in LIV events without releases.

The most lucrative golf tournament in history got under way this afternoon as golf began a new 'fractured' era which was quickly followed by the PGA Tour ...

"It's a new chapter for golf," Johnson, playing alongside Mickelson, said on the first tee. The era of free agency is beginning as we are proud to have a full field of players joining us in London, and beyond." The novelty value of the tournament attracted large crowds to the course near St Albans, with fans who paid €80 for a ground pass, welcomed by swish branding such as "Don't Blink" in reference to the quick-style format. "Their participation in the Saudi Golf League/LIV Golf event is in violation of our Tournament Regulations. "This also applies to all tours sanctioned by the PGA Tour: the Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Champions, PGA Tour Canada and PGA Tour Latinoamerica. The most lucrative golf tournament in history got under way this afternoon as golf began a new 'fractured' era which was quickly followed by the PGA Tour suspending their players who started the event.

The LIV Golf Invitational launched on Thursday with a number of golfing stars playing in the controversial tour.

And the PGA Tour released a statement suspending all players as they teed off in London. All members of the field teed off at the same time on each of the 18 holes and the event will last three days instead of the traditional four. Players teed off in London at 2.15 pm and in one of its unique selling points is that players play in a shot gun start.

As LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman watched on, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Scott Vincent teed off on the opening hole in the first 25 million (USD) Invitational ...

The era of free agency is beginning as we are proud to have a full field of players joining us in London, and beyond.” We don’t want to go, but we’re ready to go.” “But they can’t demand the same PGA Tour membership benefits, considerations, opportunities and platform as you. “We’re ready to go. Addressing the question of whether the 17 suspended players would be able to return to the PGA Tour in the future, Monahan added: “Trust that we’re prepared to deal with those questions and we’ll approach them in the same (way) we have this entire process: by being transparent and respecting the PGA TOUR regulations that you helped establish. “This also applies to all tours sanctioned by the PGA Tour: the Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Champions, PGA Tour Canada and PGA Tour Latinoamerica.

All seven regular-season tournaments in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series will beat the PGA Tour's all-time-high purse, with fewer players ...

The Telegraph reported that Patrick Reed, too, would move to LIV. Rickie Fowler, meanwhile, acknowledged in a recent interview with the New York Post that he was considering the jump. Mickelson hasn’t played competitively since generating controversy with the February publication of his comments that he was willing to ignore alleged human rights violations by Saudi Arabia in order to join the then-prospective circuit. LIV’s season, at eight events, is dwarfed by the PGA Tour’s 49-event schedule (which includes the four majors). While the upstart circuit plans to build out its slate to ten events next year and 14 in 2024 and 2025, the new tour will offer many fewer chances to compete for prize money for the immediate future, and the PGA said Thursday that golfers who switched to LIV would be suspended from its events. LIV’s London event has a field of 48 players while most of the PGA Tour’s top-paying events have at least 70 golfers who earn paychecks. Tournaments won’t cut down the field after two rounds the way the PGA Tour does, ensuring every golfer who competes at a LIV event gets a chunk of the purse. LIV’s season-ending Team Championship will also carry a prize fund of $50 million to be divided among 12 squads, including $16 million for the first-place team.

Eleven and Sky Deutschland reportedly sign deals for rebel golf circuit's first event, taking place from 9th to 11th June.

Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed were not included in the PGA Tour’s list of suspended players, but reports suggest they have committed to playing June’s second LIV Golf event as the series heads to Portland. The Indian subcontinent and Australasia are yet to have a rights agreement in place. Sky Deutschland and SuperSport’s reported involvement is particularly notable given they already have rights to the more established PGA Tour and DP World Tour, both of which have spoken out against LIV Golf. Mola TV also has rights to the PGA Tour in Indonesia and Singapore. DirecTV has reportedly inked a deal for rights across Latin America. In China, the rights have been distributed to digital platform Sina Sports. In Korea, MBC, SBS and SPOTV have signed up to broadcast the tour. In the UK, the Daily Mail reports that LIV Golf had pitched the events to pay-TV networks Sky Sports and BT Sport but was unsuccessful in the approach. DAZN has snapped up rights in the majority of its active markets, including German-speaking countries, Italy, Spain, Japan, the US and Canada. SportsPro understands DAZN was offered free, non-exclusive global rights by LIV Golf to broadcast the series.

As LIV Golf launches its inaugural tournament, the PGA Tour announced that stars such as Dustin Johnson no longer will be allowed in its events.

The fans are going to love it, all the players who are here are going to love it.” Meanwhile, the new league — whose LIV name refers to the Roman numeral of its 54-hole events and rhymes with “give” — struck a cheery tone during its first round. “ … This certainly is not the last word on this topic.” It has raised purses, enhanced end-of-season bonus money and introduce the Player Impact Program, which funnels money to stars based on a combination of performance and off-course promotion. The tour, though, cannot compete financially with the deep pockets of LIV Golf or its guaranteed money for appearances, which violates the PGA Tour’s entrenched pay-for-performance ethos. “You probably have more questions,” Monahan wrote in his Thursday memo to players. They’ll therefore expect the players to behave much as they would do in any other tournament.,” said University of Sussex politics professor Dan Hough, who specializes in integrity and corruption in sports. “But they can’t demand the same PGA TOUR membership benefits, considerations, opportunities and platform as you. LIV Golf can offer guaranteed money on par with athletes in other sports, even if many believe the money is tainted by alleged atrocities of a repressive Saudi government. The rebel tour has no designs on turning a short-term profit, aiming instead to gain an instant foothold in the sport. If the general public are confused about who is playing where and what tournament’s on this week and who is, you know, ‘Oh, he plays there, okay, and he doesn’t get into these events.’ It just becomes so confusing. They want to be seen as supporters of a game that a lot of people like to watch and play.

Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Sergio Garcia among 48 players who will tee it up for the new Saudi-backed golf league on Thursday in London.

The captains of the teams were selected by LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman and the league's tournament committee. The first-place team will win $16 million. Players who compete in a minimum of four events will be eligible for these awards. The first-place prize for individual players will be $4 million and the team that places first will earn $3 million. The league announced a field of 48 players, including Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Louis Oosthuizen. The league is already disrupting the dynamics in professional men's golf and could continue to do so as its season continues. A 48-person field was announced and players will be split into four-person teams.

Players competing in the LIV Golf Invitational Series have been suspended by the PGA Tour. The most lucrative golf tournament in history got under way on ...

“But they can’t demand the same PGA Tour membership benefits, considerations, opportunities and platform as you. The era of free agency is beginning as we are proud to have a full field of players joining us in London, and beyond.” “In accordance with the PGA Tour’s Tournament Regulations, the players competing this week without releases are suspended or otherwise no longer eligible to participate in PGA Tour tournament play, including the Presidents Cup,” the statement from PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan read.

The Saudi-funded LIV Golf series launched on Thursday to sportswashing accusations and a PGA Tour ban on players involved in the breakaway league.

Experts see sports as a big part of this — both by helping to attract foreign investment and providing jobs for a young population with high unemployment. And two of the eight LIV events will take place on courses owned by former President Donald Trump. “These players have made their choice for their own financial-based reasons,” Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a memo to members. “I don’t condone human rights violations at all,” Mickelson said. As Sons puts it, “Those golfers, whether they like it or not, and whether they acknowledge it or not, they are implicitly ambassadors and they are communicating messages on behalf of the Saudi state.” The LIV series has a different format from the PGA: 12 teams, 48 players and 54 holes per event (LIV is 54 in Roman numerals). A sparkling sign at the “fan village” at the Centurion Club on Thursday declared “Welcome to the Future.”

The LIV Golf International Series has arrived, and we're following Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and all of the action on the opening day.

Everyone will tee off at the same time in a shotgun start: Usually it entails an army of golf carts all launched at once from the clubhouse. Phil Mickelson is grouped with DJ, and he also hit the fairway with his opening shot on No. 1. The shotgun start is moments away. The presentation includes a constantly updating leaderboard on the left side of the screen, with players and their team logos. Dustin Johnson's opening shot was shown live on the broadcast, and he split the fairway. The Public Investment Fund, an autonomous wealth fund administered by the government of Saudi Arabia, is the main shareholder of LIV Golf Investments. The golf course is tough and conditions are really tough," Johnson said afterward on the broadcast. If you’re just tuning in, you'll notice that most of the players won’t look any different sartorially than in other tournaments. So, in theory, one player could have a poor event but three good teammates and get a nice payday. Schwartzel is a former Masters champion and one of 17 current or former PGA Tour members competing in this event. We'll have live updates throughout the first day, so check back for more highlights, news and analysis from LIV Golf's first day.

The first event in the multimillion dollar tournament tees off today outside in London. It has divided golfers.

What the PGA tour will be looking closely at is whether LIV has the potential to lure more top players away and into its ranks. Khashoggi was lured to a Saudi consulate in Istanbul, murdered and dismembered by a hit team from Saudi Arabia. I’ve also seen the good the game of golf has done throughout history and I believe that LIV Golf is going to do a lot of good for the game as well.

In the words of Ron Burgundy after the fight scene in the first Anchorman film: "Boy, that escalated quickly."

There was also the question from one spectator of "Who's that?" Golf Golf

Shortly after they teed off in the first LIV Golf event, every PGA Tour member was suspended. Graeme McDowell was dismayed. Ian Poulter vowed to appeal.

“I wanted to keep the moral high ground and kind of remain a member of the Tour because I really didn't feel like I needed to resign nor that I should have to resign. This is no different, I am committed to playing around the world like I have done for so many years so it is a shame if they view this as different. If that’s the way he wants to go, that’s the way he wants to go.’’ I love the PGA Tour. It's been great to me. “But like I say, I didn't want to resign. Excited to finally be here playing and see the reaction of the people and the players and everything. We have a compelling option which is not agreeable by the big tours in the world. Phil Mickelson, who Wednesday said as a lifetime member of the PGA Tour he should be allowed to keep that honor and play when he wants, said he would not comment on PGA Tour business. A guy like Sergio García has been doing that for the last five years of his life. It's going to allow me to see my family more, spend more time with my kids, 4 and 2, spend as much time as I can, and I make a good living doing it. “We figured at some point they might want to circle the wagons and get us all in agreement.’’ “We knew that loophole existed and certainly you can understand tournaments might want to get the best players possible.’’

Phil Mickelson marked his competitive return to action by getting within four strokes of the early lead at the opening event of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf ...

"I struck the ball really well and didn't putt very well. I really struggled with the putter the front, the first six, seven holes but I played really well and fought back after a double on nine to shoot one under and get myself right in it on the first day." "It was fun for me to get back out playing.

LIV Golf has turned professional golf into a reality show, and the worst is just beginning.

Still, it’s not the job of Augusta National, the USGA, the R&A and PGA of America to clean up this mess, and that the tour is beholden to them to succeed should be a wake-up call. One of the things that holds our attention are the players in the arena, and when you invest as much time and emotion as being a fan requires it’s understandable to develop certain feelings towards them. The money is too tempting and where that money comes from has not been a deterrent to a contingent of golfers. It insists on selling the importance of the playoffs, and the moment you have to explain why you matter is the moment you prove the opposite. In our neck of the woods, that is golf. And a product that now raises a question of morality. LIV Golf? In spite of its trappings—perhaps in spite of itself—LIV Golf has proved over the past nine days it is very real, and its evolution from a concept to something concrete has massive consequences. If tour officials don’t take this moment to take a serious analysis of the product it’s presenting, they are just as much a threat to themselves as LIV Golf is to them. How that is additive to the sport, how that is interesting to golf fans, remains unclear. Which brings us to the problem facing the PGA Tour, and make no mistake, it is bad. LIV Golf is the antithesis of this spirit. There is a fundamental fault with the competition that LIV Golf is creating, and for a second put aside the problematic strings to this venture and focus on that competition.

Par 70. 1. Charl Schwarzel -5 2. Hennie Du Plessis -4. T3. Scott Vincent -3. T3. Phachara Khongwatmai -3. T5. Branden Grace -2. T5. Justin Harding -2

T24. Kevin Na +3 T24. Jinichiro Kozuma +3 T24. Kevin Yuan +3 T24. Oliver Fisher +3 T24. Jediah Morgan +3 T24. Richard Bland +3

Ian Poulter plans to appeal against his suspension from the PGA Tour after golf's bitter power struggle took a dramatic turn at the LIV Golf Invitational ...

"Obviously we're going to have to wait and see what the European Tour does. They are having to play the game the way they feel they have to play it, which is playing hard ball. I thought that today was a great start and that's what I'm going to focus on. "I'm not banned because I'm not a member of it," he said. I believe I've been given permission in the past to play in events around the world." "We're in the UK. You've players like myself and Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, we are in our home markets here.

Presenting the basic facts for those of you who haven't been paying attention.

This is for those who might be coming in late or who have avoided the entire mess until now, and if it works as a gateway drug to further research, great. This is the casual version—a series of 21 questions and answers for those who are just learning about LIV Golf, or who want the basics without committing quite as much time. All answers will be confined to a single sentence, with the aid of a semicolon or an em dash here or there. The product, somewhat, but even more important than that is how long the Saudis are willing to throw hundreds of millions of dollars at this without seeing a profit, and how tight the solidarity is between the PGA Tour and its best players—i.e., can they prevent further defections?—and most important of all is whether the majors take action to ban these golfers, since that would have an incredible chilling effect on anyone who’s thinking of jumping in the future. Yes, but again, even in a world without perfect entities, and even in a world where morality coincides with self-interest in cases like these, we are all hopefully grown adults who can understand scale and differentiate between levels of sin, and not the kind of people who resort to dull moral equivalencies to wave it all way. We live in a global society and are compelled to participate in society in ways that bring us into contact with the very things we decry, yes, but as far as sports go, playing in a league that is explicitly run by an objectionable foreign government in the face of a thriving domestic alternative that is not run by an objectionable government strikes many (read: me) as a significantly worse moral compromise than that time I took a Boeing jet to Tulsa and Uber'ed to a hotel, or the fact that you have to pay taxes to a government that has dealings with said government, or even, on a granular level, worse than a world-class driver participating in F1 because it's where the best drivers have to go. 17. Doesn't the PGA Tour also do things that we might object to, and doesn't it serve its interests to point out the moral shortcomings of the Saudis? The PGA Tour just suspended them all on Thursday morning without putting a timeline on it, the PGA of America has made it pretty clear that they can't play in PGA Championships or the Ryder Cup, the U.S. Open is still letting them play this week, and no word yet from Augusta or the R&A or the Official World Golf Ranking. Aren't the Saudis involved in the Premier League and F1, and Uber, and Boeing? Aren't they allies of the U.S. government? There are a bunch of teams with bad names, and F1-style team competition is part of the whole deal, plus they have smaller fields (48 in London this week) and shotgun starts. The answers are “no” and “sort of”; they've been given permission to say things like "I think we all agree, the Khashoggi situation, that was reprehensible" (direct quote from Graeme McDowell), and they can broadly condemn human-rights violations, but beyond that it's word salad-y vague stuff like this or some version of, "hey, I'm not a politician, I'm just a golfer, what do I know?!" Greg Norman teamed up with an entity called LIV Golf to start a rival to the PGA Tour that they swear isn't actually a rival, even though it is, and it's backed by money from Saudi Arabia that's being used to poach the PGA Tour's best players, with, as of now, eight events set to be staged across the world, starting this week in London.

Dustin Johnson looks on, with Beefeater guards in the background, during the first round of the first LIV Golf event. Aitor Alcalde/LIV Golf.

His routine par on the 492-yard opener involved a long drive into the fairway, an approach to maybe 18 feet and two putts. Time will tell, but until it does there is something different for this tournament in the feel department. All that activity didn’t end with the tee shots. There’s a red double-decker bus that is actually a “vintagebusbar.” There’s a red phone box that may or may not contain a working telephone. And putting guru Phil Kenyon was in position on the practice green. “Vindictive” LIV Golf called it in a prompt rebuttal. On the (too small) range things have looked pretty much as you’d expect on any other tour. And only four are inside the top 50. Which is not to say things may change on the front. For one thing, the overall quality of this field falls far short of your typical Grand Slam event. They all have a certain something, and not necessarily all the same something, that makes them distinct from the norm. HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, England — Golf tournaments, big golf tournaments, have an individual feel that bequeaths a certain and identifiable vibe.

Ian Poulter said he would appeal the ruling. Graeme McDowell said he wanted to “keep the moral high ground” by resigning.

I have great belief and great confidence in the PGA Tour and where we’re going and continuing to grow to, and those guys just aren’t going to be a part of it.” The DP World Tour has not said whether it would suspend its players. Each tournament offers $25 million in prize money, with $4 million for the individual winner. The era of free agency is beginning as we are proud to have a full field of players joining us in London, and beyond.” He said the tour will make sure those who haven’t resigned will not affect rankings on various lists of tour players. Both are more than Tiger Woods’ career earnings on the PGA Tour. The USGA already has said eligible players can still compete in the U.S. Open next week. McDowell said some players already have spoken to lawyers. “This certainly is not the last word on this topic. “But they can’t demand the same PGA Tour membership benefits, considerations, opportunities and platform as you.” Ian Poulter said he would appeal the ruling. Still to be determined is whether those players are ever welcome back.

How have players like Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson performed in the new league's inaugural event?

T24. Kevin Na +3 T24. JC Ritchie +3 T24. Kevin Yuan +3 T24. Jinichiro Kozuma +3 T24. Oliver Fisher +3 T24. Jediah Morgan +3 T24. Ryosuke Kinoshita +3 T24. Ratchanon Chantananuwat +3 Players who take part in future LIV Golf events will face the same punishment. T24. Richard Bland +3 Schwartzel took the lead Thursday after posting a 5-under 65, with Du Plessis 1 shot back at 4 under. Charl Schwartzel and Hennie du Plessis, both from South Africa, lead the field after the first round.

Golf fans have now had a chance to watch LIV Golf, and they might be confused about the new league's format. The Sporting News looks at how it compares to ...

The golfer who wins the individual portion of the LIV Golf London tournament will pocket $4 million, while the last-place finisher will earn $120,000. Of that, $20 million will be split among the 48 golfers in the individual portion of the tournament. At LIV Golf, golfers are guaranteed a share of the purse just by entering. It is simple stroke play through 54 holes for LIV and 72 on the PGA Tour, with the golfer with the lowest score after the completion of the tournament being named the winner. The shotgun format reduces the amount of time a round will last, but it is more conducive to a smaller field. Perhaps the first thing fans will notice just by looking at the LIV Golf schedule is that there are only three rounds.

Following the start of the inaugural LIV Golf event near London on Thursday, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced that all golfers playing in the ...

The era of free agency is beginning as we are proud to have a full field of players joining us in London, and beyond." You have made a different choice, which is to abide by the Tournament Regulations you agreed to when you accomplished the dream of earning a PGA TOUR card and -- more importantly -- to compete as part of the preeminent organization in the world of professional golf." On Tuesday, captains selected the rest of their teams in a draft format akin to the NFL and NBA drafts. It's troubling that the Tour, an organization dedicated to creating opportunities for golfers to play the game, is the entity blocking golfers from playing. Can they eventually play PGA TOUR Champions? Trust that we're prepared to deal with those questions, and we'll approach them in the same way we have this entire process: by being transparent and respecting the PGA TOUR regulations that you helped establish. As far as what happens now for the PGA Tour, Monahan added in the statement: "You probably have more questions.

After months of speculation, the opening tournament got underway yesterday at Centurion Club in St Albans but was met by confirmation from the PGA Tour that ...

In terms of scoring, the best two individual scores will count towards the team’s overall total across the opening two rounds, with the best three scores combining on the third and final round. LIV Golf Series events will be played over three days and 54 holes, rather than the traditional four-day events with 72 holes. There will also be individual and team competitions within the same event. Of the $25m, $5m will be split between the top three teams. McIlroy: “All he (PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan) is doing is basically going by the book. I have played all over the world for 25 years. After months of speculation, the opening tournament got underway yesterday at Centurion Club in St Albans but was met by confirmation from the PGA Tour that rebel players who participate in the event have been suspended with immediate effect. On the course, the scoring was led by the former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel after an opening round of 65. “I didn’t resign my membership because I don’t feel I have done anything wrong. Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia are among other big names competing in the inaugural event. “I didn’t resign my membership because I don’t feel I have done anything wrong. “It makes no sense,” Poulter said.

LIV Golf tee times and pairings - round 2 · Hole 1: Scott Vincent, Hennie Du Plessis, Charl Schwartzel · Hole 2: Justin Harding, Branden Grace, Phachara ...

- Hole 7: Kevin Na, Shaun Norris, JC Ritchie - Hole 6: Jinichiro Kozuma, Kevin Yuan, Oliver Fisher Almost immediately, LIV responded by calling the PGA Tour's move "vindictive" and said it is "certainly not the last word on the topic."

Golf fans have now had a chance to watch LIV Golf, and they might be confused about the new league's format. The Sporting News looks at how it compares to ...

The golfer who wins the individual portion of the LIV Golf London tournament will pocket $4 million, while the last-place finisher will earn $120,000. Of that, $20 million will be split among the 48 golfers in the individual portion of the tournament. At LIV Golf, golfers are guaranteed a share of the purse just by entering. It is simple stroke play through 54 holes for LIV and 72 on the PGA Tour, with the golfer with the lowest score after the completion of the tournament being named the winner. The shotgun format reduces the amount of time a round will last, but it is more conducive to a smaller field. Perhaps the first thing fans will notice just by looking at the LIV Golf schedule is that there are only three rounds.

The Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights from the second day of LIV Golf's London event, including the performance of both Dustin ...

The Sporting News is tracking Round 2 of the LIV Golf London event. Teams for LIV Golf events are drafted each week by tour-selected captains. 8:54 a.m. — LIV Golf is getting ready to begin the second day of its inaugural tournament. LIV is promoting itself through accessibility. They carded a 9 under par score in Round 1, thanks to Charl Schwartzel's 5 under par and Hennie Du Plessis' 4 under. At a typical PGA Tour event, the second day of a tournament would be cut day.

The new golf tour began on Thursday in London, with fans arriving at the Centurion Club to witness some of the sport's biggest names playing in the inaugural ...

The era of free agency is beginning as we are proud to have a full field of players joining us in London, and beyond." When contacted by CNN, it said it had "no comment to make" on the LIV Golf series. However, the new, big-money tour offers a significant earning opportunity for players around the globe, in particular the up-and-coming talent. "It's troubling that the Tour, an organization dedicated to creating opportunities for golfers to play the game, is the entity blocking golfers from playing. But for six-time major winner Mickelson, who has already earned lifetime status on the PGA Tour, it throws into question his long-term commitment to the tour. On Tuesday, captains selected the rest of their teams in a draft format akin to the NFL and NBA drafts. Among the headliners in Toronto will be world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas. in the biggest mass execution in decades. Defending his title in Canada will be Rory McIlroy, the world No. 8. The PIF has pledged to award $250 million in total prize money. I don't think he's a bad dude. We're not politicians.

The Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights from the second day of LIV Golf's London event, including the performance of both Dustin ...

The Sporting News is tracking Round 2 of the LIV Golf London event. Teams for LIV Golf events are drafted each week by tour-selected captains. 8:54 a.m. — LIV Golf is getting ready to begin the second day of its inaugural tournament. LIV is promoting itself through accessibility. At a typical PGA Tour event, the second day of a tournament would be cut day. However, both finished strong on Centurion's easier back nine to drop their scores to 1 under for the tournament.

The LIV Golf Invitational Series got underway at The Centurion Club on Thursday, with many tuning in to watch and see how the event would go. Although a number ...

Now a freelance writer for Golf Monthly and the PGA, he covers all aspects of the game, from Tour news to equipment testing and buyers’ guides. “We're in partnership with the Asian Tour, so we are in the process right now of the application to put our application in. Although a number of big names like Dustin Johnson (opens in new tab) and Phil Mickelson have decided to tee it up in Hertfordshire, there is still the question of whether the tournament has World Ranking points available.

A look at what officials are saying (or not saying) about the status of golfers who are no longer PGA Tour members playing in major tournaments.

To compete in the PGA Championship, golfers must be part of a recognized tour. However, the R&A did decide in December not to grant a spot in the Open to the winner of the Asian Tour's Order of Merit. That move came just a few months after the LIV group announced a multimillion dollar investment in the Asian Tour. “We pride ourselves in being the most open championship in the world and the players who have earned the right to compete in this year’s championship, both via exemption and qualifying, will have the opportunity to do so. Once the U.S. Open concludes, the focus will turn to the final major of the 2022 calendar year, the 150th British Open at St. Andrews, Scotland. The U.S. Open is set to begin one week after the inaugural LIV Golf event outside London. As several prominent players announced their intentions to compete in the Saudi-backed circuit, the United States Golf Association remained silent. The USGA, for example, has already said Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and others will be allowed to compete in next week's U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.