LIV Golf

A day after Sergio Garcia took a swipe at Rory McIlroy in the media, Greg Norman joined in, warming McIlroy to 'watch what you say'

But Rory doesn’t know what he’s talking about with LIV because he doesn’t know the facts” Garcia appeared to be upset that McIlroy revealed the context of text messages between the two of them, with Rory essentially telling Sergio to “shut up” about LIV. “I think Greg needs to go. It doesn’t have the power that you think because the board has the power, right? I respect his choices, but it seems like he doesn’t respect the ones I make." But Rory’s got his own life, and he makes his own choices, the same way that I make mine.

MAYAKOBA, Mexico — A three-day training camp Ian Poulter ran for his LIV Golf teammates in Orlando's Lake Nona area, and Dustin Johnson hosting his squad at ...

That's what most teams will [probably] do and it's good for the team spirits.” The practice rounds are really competitive with the four of us.” Most teams play practice rounds as a four-ball and hit balls on the range side-by-side. that will ultimately make clear what is the value, what is the worth. Along with the team’s physiotherapist and mind coach, they flew together to Mexico. Rounds of golf, range sessions, getting fitted for their new team uniforms and collecting tour staff bags were among the activities. What will make their travel arrangements different from last season is that it is now up teams to cover their own travel expenses. For the team Majesticks GC, which is co-captained by the trio of Poulter, Lee Westwood and Henrik Stenson, with three-time DP World Tour winner Sam Horsfield the fourth member, the quartet held a bonding and training camp at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club last weekend. Less organized was the preparation of two-time major winner Johnson’s 4 Aces team. It wasn't like a boot camp in that sense; it was more like getting together and bonding.” Similarly, reigning Open Championship winner Cameron Smith, who captains the all-Australian side Ripper GC, had teammates meet at his house in Florida’s Ponte Vedra area on the eve of the new season. The England-based Westwood stayed at his countryman Poulter’s house, while Stenson and Horsfield already live in the Lake Nona area.

LIV Golf returns for its second season as the action gets underway at the El Camaleon Golf Course in Mayakoba, Mexico. The rebel tour caused a stir last ...

Any second series of Netflix's 'Full Swing' series may focus more heavily on the stars of the PGA Tour—and some of the LIV Golf rebels at risk of being ...

Johnson and Koepka are among the more prominent figures in the first season of Full Swing, while Englishman [Ian Poulter](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/ian-poulter) also [features heavily](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/golf/poulter-liv-netflix-full-swing-29204921). 1 went back on that decision after becoming one of the most outspoken figures against the LIV exodus. The “But it looks like it’ll just be Tour players getting the airtime now. And you’d have to ask yourself why this is? That's allegedly got some in the LIV Golf League concerned they won't be involved in any coverage if a second season does get approved. “You’d think the Tour would want to back its product and make hay from the high profile the sport currently has. However, the [The Masters](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/the-masters) [confirmed late last year](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/golf/liv-golf-2023-masters-news-28781856) that those on the breakaway's books would be permitted, while [The Open](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/the-open-championship) will also [accommodate any rebels](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/golf/open-championship-liv-cameron-smith-29279750) who qualify to play. [Phil Mickelson](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/phil-mickelson) was the flagship name who spearheaded the LIV insurgence, followed by major players like [Dustin Johnson](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/dustin-johnson), [Brooks Koepka](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/brooks-koepka) and [Sergio Garcia](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/sergio-garcia). [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/article-11790535/Full-Swing-popular-hit-Netflix-opening-week-LIV-Golfers-feel-ignored.html) has reported the [PGA Tour](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/pga-tour-1) 'issued an ultimatum' to Netflix bosses in an attempt to strong-arm the streaming giant into ignoring LIV's defectors. [Golf](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/golf/) 's turf war is set to go digital after it emerged [LIV](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/liv-golf) 's rebel players may not feature in any second season of [Netflix](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/netflix) 's 'Full Swing' series.

European stalwart Ian Poulter revealed he over-ate due to the constant abuse he received following his switch to Saudi-backed breakaway series LIV Golf.

"In those eight weeks [of the Ryder Cups in which I have played] I have given everything I’ve got. The 12-time DP World Tour champion is of course best known for his efforts competing in the blue and gold of Team Europe in the Ryder Cup. I would never admit that I was stress-eating, but who knows the way the mind works. Delving further into the abuse, Poulter added: "People might have their objections. And ahead of his opening three-under-par 68 and LIV Mayakoba, Poulter opened up on how he dealt with the abuse coming his way. I’ve impressed myself with how strict I’ve been, especially when the kids are opening a bar of Cadbury.

LIV Golf begins its second season on Friday. The league boasts reimagined teams and a new broadcast partner, but still faces some familiar issues.

Other LIV Golf players, including [Harold Varner III](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/6991/harold-varner-iii), [Jason Kokrak](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/3317/jason-kokrak) and [Kevin Na](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/318/kevin-na), are eligible by finishing in the top 50 in the world last year. [Henrik Stenson](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/576/henrik-stenson) and [Louis Oosthuizen](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/1293/louis-oosthuizen) are eligible to play in The Open until they're 60, and [Martin Kaymer](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/3670/martin-kaymer) has exemptions into the PGA Championship and U.S. "Our decisions are always based on what's in the best interest of the PGA of America and conducting the best championship possible," Waugh said in a news release on Wednesday. If you're a major championship and you're using it as a qualifying factor and you're taking a system that is not getting all the best players in the field, it hurts the tournament more. In the past, PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh had indicated that players who had been suspended and weren't in good standing with the PGA Tour wouldn't be allowed to play. [Dustin Johnson](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/3448/dustin-johnson), [Bryson DeChambeau](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/10046/bryson-dechambeau), [Patrick Reed](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/5579/patrick-reed) and others pledged their support to the PGA Tour. The OWGR notified LIV Golf that it will have to address a few issues before it can be included in the rankings, which the four major championships and other tournaments use to determine exemptions and qualifying. Sources told ESPN that it is a revenue-sharing arrangement and that LIV Golf won't receive rights fees from the CW network and would continue to pay production costs, as it did during its inaugural season in 2022. McIlroy and Woods have been two of the PGA Tour's most vocal supporters and have helped reshape it in response to the LIV Golf threat. 35 in the Official World Golf Ranking, was the highest-profile player signed by LIV Golf during the offseason. The investors won that fight; the LIV Golf team championship will be played in Jeddah on Nov. As Johnson and his 4Aces teammates celebrated with a champagne shower on the 18th hole of Trump Doral in Miami, after winning LIV Golf's $50 million team championship in October, LIV Golf seemed to have momentum.

The world's most controversial golf league is back. After shaking up the sport with its inaugural 2022 season, LIV Golf returns this weekend as the 2023 ...

12:56 p.m. — Final preparations are underway ahead of the 1:15 p.m. Play will begin at 1:15 p.m. — A birdie putt for Ancer lips out on the second hole and he remains at -1. — Ancer narrowly misses a par putt on the third hole to fall back to even par, then Smith does the same to fall to +1. He chips from inside a sandy hazard area to within a couple feet of the hole and rolls in the birdie putt. — Dustin Johnson rolls in another birdie to move to -3, but Casey makes a birdie putt of his own to take the solo lead at -4. — Birdies for Mickelson and DeChambeau move them back within a shot of the lead at -3. — Reed made a double bogey followed by a bogey, and he's now dropped all the way back to even par and off the top of the leaderboard. Casey had to scramble for his par on the 18th hole, but he got it to stay at the top of the leaderboard. — Mickelson hits an uncharacteristically poor pitch shot on the 16th hole, and he'll face a lengthy par putt to stay at -3. — Casey sinks his final putt of the day and will head into the second round tied with Kokrak for the lead at 6 under.

Greg Norman tells Rory McIlroy to "watch what you say" in a recent interview as the feud between PGA Tour and LIV Golf continues to grow.

Because in the end, there may be a situation where he’ll be asked a few questions that he may not want to answer because of the way he’s come out and been vocal on that front.” And if he wants to throw out a comment like that — I’ve always been a fan of Rory’s but my advice to him would be to just sit back, just take stock, watch what happens and watch what you say. But Rory doesn’t know what he’s talking about with LIV because he doesn’t know the facts.

LIV Golf's second season opener begins in Mexico on Friday and Greg Norman has ambitious plans ahead of a defining year for the controversial Saudi-backed ...

But what is most concerning for LIV bosses as they continue to dish out the millions is getting eyeballs on the events their players are actually competing in. But LIV bosses genuinely believe that there is huge growth potential in making golf a team-centric sport and think the idea will eventually prove alluring for young audiences. The emphasis on the team format is evident in the prize money, which has been raised by 63 percent for the 14 worldwide tournaments. The LIV website now has a 'team finder' tool which fans can use to determine their allegiances. The shotgun start, 54-hole, 48-man invitational events with a team format were designed to engage and captivate a new audience of golf fans. The LIV renegades were largely condemned for surrendering their competitive relevance for an invitational series lacking any real jeopardy, as well as Official World Golf Ranking status.

“I'm still here, simple as that.” Norman spoke to Golf.com ahead of LIV Golf's season opener Friday in Mexico and responded to McIlroy directly after the ...

LIV Golf today announced the launch of LIV Golf Plus and LIVGolfPlus.com, the league's new app and global streaming site enabling fans across the world ...

“In keeping with the content distribution strategy of other major sports leagues, the LIV Golf Plus streaming app allows more access to our content from more places for more people, spanning the traditional golf consumer to the casual sports and entertainment viewer discovering golf for the first time. “The introduction of the LIV Golf Plus streaming app ensures fans around the world will receive direct access to live and on-demand coverage of our league’s groundbreaking launch,” says Will Staeger, LIV Golf Chief Media Officer. Viewers in more than 180 global territories will have the ability to tune in to LIV Golf tournaments beginning February 24-26 with LIV Golf Mayakoba, the debut event in the league’s first official season.

Andy Ogletree took a chance to join LIV Golf last year and only played one event. But he says the move still helped create playing opportunities, ...

'Full Swing' has been a success on Netflix in its opening seven days on the streaming service, but LIV golfers have vented their frustration at being ...

[the conflict between PGA Tour and LIV golf players ](/sport/golf/article-11721019/Netflixs-Swing-stars-Rory-McIlroy-fails-capitalize-LIV-Golf-plotline-teed-up.html)who quit the main competition to break away, which sparked chaos in the golfing world. LIV Golf stars fear they are being cut out of future plans for Netflix's 'Full Swing' documentary amid claims that the streaming giants were issued with an ultimatum to snub Saudi's rebel tour by PGA Tour chiefs. LIV golfers fear they are being CUT OUT of Netflix's 'Full Swing' doc ahead of a potential second series...

The overall individual purse at El Camaleon Golf Club in Mexico is $20 million with the winner earning $4 million. The teams prize money is $5 million ...

The overall purse for the individual competition at El Camaleon Golf Club is $20 million, with everybody guaranteed to take home at least a six-figure check. ET—and [a new/first global partner](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/liv-golf-first-sponsor-easypost-2023) in EasyPost. [A new TV deal](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/liv-golf-tv-deal-2023)—you can find weekend action in the U.S.

Paul Casey and Jason Kokrak share the lead in Mexico after the opening round of LIV Golf's first tournament of the season.

The Belgian said he only joined when a spot became open because Hudson Swafford is having hip surgery and will be out for the remainder of the season. The PGA Tour suspended those players, leading to a lawsuit. He was part of the group at 68.

Smash GC's Jason Korak fired an opening-round bogey-free 6-under 65 to co-lead with Paul Casey after 18 holes at LIV Golf Mayakoba.

Cameron Smith is 2 under after day one while Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau opened with rounds of 1 over. Smash GC’s Jason Kokrak fired an opening-round bogey-free 6-under 65 to earn himself the 18-hole co-lead. Peter Uihlein, Carlos Ortiz and Talor Gooch all sit a 4 under, two shots back.

LIV Golf returns for its second season as the action gets underway at the El Camaleon Golf Course in Mayakoba, Mexico. The rebel tour caused a stir last ...

He drops to -2. It’s his first dropped shot of the day and it moves him back to -3. Follow live scores and updates from the opening event in Mayakoba, below.

LIV Golf's second season opener begins in Mexico on Friday and Greg Norman has ambitious plans ahead of a defining year for the controversial Saudi-backed ...

But what is most concerning for LIV bosses as they continue to dish out the millions is getting eyeballs on the events their players are actually competing in. But LIV bosses genuinely believe that there is huge growth potential in making golf a team-centric sport and think the idea will eventually prove alluring for young audiences. The emphasis on the team format is evident in the prize money, which has been raised by 63 percent for the 14 worldwide tournaments. The LIV website now has a 'team finder' tool which fans can use to determine their allegiances. The shotgun start, 54-hole, 48-man invitational events with a team format were designed to engage and captivate a new audience of golf fans. The LIV renegades were largely condemned for surrendering their competitive relevance for an invitational series lacking any real jeopardy, as well as Official World Golf Ranking status.