Golf

2022 - 7 - 17

Post cover — Image courtesy of "Irish Mirror"

More LIV Golf defectors expected as former Masters champion ... (Irish Mirror)

A number of golf stars are being targeted by the Saudi-backed LIV Golf including the likes of Matsuyama and even Europe's Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson.

Garcia , who has been stung by the public outcry over stars selling out to LIV, said: "The next one in 2030 is probably tough. Now more PGA Tour players look set to defect after the FedEx, which is scheduled for August 11-14. He is set to make a decision and an announcement after playing in next month’s PGA Tour’s FedEx St. Jude Championship at Memphis, which has a £12.6million purse.

Report: Ryder Cup Captain Stenson To Join LIV Golf (Golf Monthly)

Should it be true he will join fellow European Ryder Cup stars Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Paul Casey, Martin Kaymer, Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell, all of ...

The move would almost certainly see Stenson step aside from the Ryder Cup captaincy, which would be a crippling blow to the matches in Italy next year, both in terms of face and timing. Stenson was only named as the skipper as recently as March, a relatively late appointment in terms of the captaincy, and it might open the door to Luke Donald to take over the reins in Italy. Earlier in the week the R&A's chief executive Martin Slumbers said that any LIV players would not be called for pre-championship interviews – not that the Ryder Cup skipper, even one who won The Open as recently as 2016, would generally speak with the media ahead of The Open.

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8 Things You Didn't Know About Filippo Celli (Golf Monthly)

We get to know the Italian amateur golfer a little better with these eight facts.

Celli became the fourth Italian player to lift the trophy. We are yet to confirm what specific specs he has as part of his setup. It has 27 holes and it was here in 1973 Tony Jacklin won the Italian Open, and where, in 2004, Ian Poulter did so. It has also hosted the World Cup. 8. Thanks to his European Amateur Championship victory Celli qualified for the 2022 Open Championship. It was his 1st Major appearance of any kind. 4. Celli won the European Amateur Championship by a shot over Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen. In the event that was played at Parador Campo de Golf El Saler in Spain, Celli shot 69 in the final round for the victory.

Henrik Steson moves ever closer to LIV Golf and being axed as ... (Golfmagic.com)

The article claims Stenson, who won the 2016 Open Championship, is "close" to breaking away from the DP World Tour and PGA Tour to join the controversial Saudi- ...