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LIV Golf investments CEO Greg Norman chastised PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and warned “This is just the beginning” in a strongly worded letter distributed Thursday. The letter comes two days after Monahan reiterated his stance that any player signing with the rumored Saudi-backed golf league, which LIV Golf Invetments is behind, would be banned
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3:04 PM ET Associated Press PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says he has “zero complacency” when it comes to the threat of a Saudi-funded rival league, and he has a clear message for any player still tempted to leave. “I told the players we’re moving on and anyone on the fence needs to make a
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7:00 AM ET The first hole at Riviera Country Club is arguably the most famous first tee box on the PGA Tour. It’s perched 75 feet above the fairway and it’s about the size of a modest living room. It might also be the tour’s most beautiful, particularly early in the morning, when the Southern
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The tricky Champion Course at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., hosts this week’s Honda Classic, an event bolstered by elite Floridian golfers and a bevy of young talent. Australian Matt Jones is set to defend his title after a dominant record-tying performance a year ago. Here’s how to watch this week’s event. Golf
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5:20 PM ET Phil Mickelson tweeted an apology on Tuesday in which the six-time major champion said he was sorry for recent comments he made about the PGA Tour and organizers of a Saudi-financed breakaway league. “Although it doesn’t look this way now given my recent comments, my actions throughout this process have always been
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12:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were part of the first Ryder Cup committee that came out of the task force following the infamous 2014 matches. Woods has been among the three players on the six-member committee ever since as part of a veteran crew. Now the committee is going
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7:08 PM ET ESPN News Services NAPLES, Fla. — Bernhard Langer maintained a 2-stroke lead Saturday in pursuit of a fourth Chubb Classic victory. A day after shooting his age, the 64-year-old German star had a 4-under 68 to get to 12-under 132 on Tiburon Golf Club’s Black Course. “It was a little more up
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2:57 PM ET Associated Press BAROOGA, Australia — Former Women’s PGA champion Hannah Green became the first woman to win a mixed-gender golf tournament over 72 holes when she closed with a 5-under 66 for a four-shot victory in the TPS Murray River on the PGA Tour of Australasia. Green, coming off a victory in
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Billy Horschel joined the growing choir of players to criticize Phil Mickelson for the six-time major winner’s comments regarding the proposed Saudi-backed golf league. Horschel, speaking on the Fairways of Life podcast, called Mickelson’s remarks to the Fire Pit Collective “idotic” and untrue while asserting Mickelson has tarnished his legacy. “They were a little bit
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7:13 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Already the oldest winner in PGA Tour Champions history, Bernhard Langer completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday for his record fourth Chubb Classic title. Langer won at 64 years, 5 months, 23 days to push his victory total to 43 on the 50-and-over tour, two behind Hale Irwin
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7:24 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Joaquin Niemann survived a few nervous moments at Riviera and polished off a big week Sunday when he closed with an even-par 71 to become the first wire-to-wire winner of the Genesis Invitational in 53 years. Staked to a three-shot lead, Niemann’s margin was down to
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4:04 PM ET The Super Golf League, which is being backed by Saudi Arabian money and fronted by Greg Norman, was dealt a pair of serious blows Sunday when two of golf’s biggest stars believed to be connected to the proposed breakaway circuit pledged their support to the PGA Tour. Two-time major champion Dustin Johnson
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