LIV Golf

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.

Centurion Club had plenty of pomp for the first event of the startup series, but after the shotgun start players said 'it was just golf.'

LIV Golf spared no expense to put on this golf tournament in a matter of two and a half months. "The people were terrific and it was fun to hit some good shots and get in a competitive frame of mind again. When it was complete – and basically, all finished at the same time due to the shotgun start – the festivities began again. And it continued into the evening. Phil Mickelson was playing for the first time in more than four months, since the final round of the PIF Saudi International tournament, where he finished 17th. The shotgun start.

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.’’

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.

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.

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

'Made their choice': PGA Tour banishes rebel stars as 'vindictive' golf war finally erupts.

Monahan warned that any players who take part in future LIV Golf events will face the same fate. Can they eventually play (the 50-and-older) PGA Tour Champions? Trust that we’re prepared to deal with those questions,” Monahan wrote. 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. Can these players come back? “Today’s announcement by the PGA Tour is vindictive and it deepens the divide between the tour and its members,” LIV Golf said in a statement.

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.

The controversial LIV Golf International Series has arrived, with Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson headlining a 48-player field for the first event, ...

What the consequences are going to be, obviously I can’t comment on how the tour is going to handle (it)." The Tour issued a statement on June 1 reiterating that members have not been authorized to participate in the series and that those who "violate the Tournament Regulations are subject to disciplinary action." Dustin Johnson, at No. 15, is the highest-ranked golfer to join the new series. The schedule runs from June through October and does not conflict with any existing majors. A total of $255 million will be awarded in prize money across the eight LIV tournaments. Norman told The Washington Post that LIV offered Tiger Woods a “mind-blowingly enormous” amount (think high nine digits) to sign on. One-time major winners Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed are reportedly the latest players to join the new tour and will debut at LIV Golf's second event in Oregon on June 30. Understand that they still want to chase trophies and championships that mean something in the history of the game of golf. “I’m sure the money is a big part of it, but I don’t know what the other consequences are going to be, the punishments, whatever the fallout is in terms of them leaving the Tour,” Curry said. (For comparison: the U.S. Open, the biggest purse of the four majors, awards $12.5 million in prize money, with the winner getting $2.25 million.) He will be replaced by Peter Drury, The Athletic confirmed last week. There’s a number of things at play here.

As a splashy new series begins, the PGA Tour says 17 golfers playing in it "are suspended or otherwise no longer eligible to participate in PGA TOUR ...

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Just a few hours after being suspended by the PGA Tour, Charl Schwartzel took the solo lead in the inaugural LIV Golf.

Branden Grace and Justin Harding are tied for fifth at 2 under. Scott Vincent and Phachara Khongwatmai are tied for third at 3 under. Schwartzel started his day on the third hole as the LIV circuit uses a shotgun start for its tournaments.

Among those suspended are Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, who joined the breakaway Saudi-backed Series. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"I'm pleased," said Thomas, who was among the earlier starters. Under PGA Tour rules players are allowed a limited number of releases to play tournaments outside the United States. The Tour does not grant exemptions for events in North America. TORONTO (REUTERS) - Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and others competing at the Canadian Open had no sympathy for fellow golfers who were suspended by the PGA Tour on Thursday (June 9) for jumping to the breakaway Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series.

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.

The PGA Tour has suspended all current and future players who have decided to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series that began on Thursday (Jun ...

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," Monahan said in the letter to PGA Tour members. "Today's announcement by the PGA Tour is vindictive and it deepens the divide between the Tour and its members," LIV Golf said in a statement.

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.

Britain's Ian Poulter said he will appeal his suspension from the PGA Tour for playing in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series.

I have played all over the world for 25 years. "I will appeal for sure. Advertisement

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bold new project or crass money grab? Even golf's best players can't agree on the new Saudi-financed golf tour. Here's what you need to know.

And the streaming services that are luring those consumers away know that live sports is one of the best ways to get new customers, and keep old ones. But ESPN, CBS, NBC and Amazon are in the first year of a nine-year agreement that has them collectively paying hundreds of millions of dollars annually to the PGA Tour to show tournaments. With rare exceptions, PGA Tour events generally consist of four-rounds of stroke play, in which players compete against one another to post the lowest score. With consumers continuing to slowly abandon pay television, live sports is just about the only type of programming that delivers large, and lucrative, audiences anymore. (Here’s a full list of non-U.S. options.) That doesn’t mean you can’t watch in the United States, though: This week’s tournament will be available via live streams on LIVGolf.com, YouTube and Facebook. The LIV Golf individual competition will feel, in many ways, like a traditional golf event: three rounds, lowest score wins. It said the suspensions also applied to any PGA Tour affiliates — circuits like the lower-tier Korn Ferry Tour, tours in Canada and Latin America and, notably for the older players who joined the LIV series, the PGA Tour Champions series for golfers over 50. Phil Mickelson is being paid a reported $200 million to take part, and Dustin Johnson, the highest-ranked player to sign up-to-date, is said to have been tempted by an offer worth $150 million. The winner’s share this week is $4 million, and the last-place finisher at each event is guaranteed $120,000. Sergio García, the Spanish player who had renounced his tour membership when he joined the LIV Golf Series, essentially said he didn’t care what the PGA Tour did. Ian Poulter insisted that he and the others in the field had not done anything wrong, and said he would appeal. The punishments were not a surprise: The PGA Tour had clearly signaled months ago that it would take action against any of its players who joined.

A handful of companies like Rocket Mortgage and UPS have cut ties with PGA Tour defectors, but most golf equipment makers have remained silent.

On Thursday, the PGA Tour suspended 17 golfers competing in the LIV Golf event and said they’d also suspend any golfers who joined the other tour in the future. LIV Golf’s prize money dwarfs the PGA Tour’s, offering $25 million in prize money for each regular season tournament, nearly tripling the PGA Tour’s average purse of $9.1 million. Mickelson notably did not wear any company logos Thursday, but did don a vest with the logo of the Augusta National Golf Club, the host of the Masters. TaylorMade declined to comment when asked if it planned to continue its sponsorship of Johnson, while Callaway and Titleist did not immediately respond to Forbes’ request for comment.

Human rights groups have described the Saudi-funded LIV Golf as part of a broader campaign of "sportswashing." But what all does that entail?

Chadwick said that while the Saudis' investment in LIV Golf might not result in an immediate financial payoff, it is a play for both long-term profit and political capital. They invite prestige, and prestigious characters," said Dana Ahmed, a researcher at Amnesty International who specializes in Saudi Arabia. "So these kinds of events contribute to creating a new image for Saudi Arabia. They contribute to the country’s efforts in rebranding itself." "Sportswashing is one part of (the PR strategy)," Ahmed said. I do not answer to Saudi Arabia." It’s very important for people who can to speak out." "I don't know what the Saudi government does. But critics say the league is part of a broader political effort by Saudi Arabia to buy legitimacy and polish its global image. "Our knowledge as a global community of this apparent phenomenon is relatively immature," he said. A U.S. intelligence report determined the country's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, signed off on the operation. " ... By associating themselves with sport, leaders are seeking to position their country in line with that magic. Perhaps the clearest examples of this, human rights activists say, are instances in which countries host major international sporting events. Human rights groups say LIV Golf is just the latest example.

The rival tour made the announcement Friday, midway through the second round of its inaugural event at the Centurion Club outside London. The Telegraph first ...

He missed the cut last week in his return to competition at the Memorial Tournament. As a result, he has recorded just a single top-25 in six starts, ranks 219th in the FedExCup standings and has plummeted to 28th in the world ranking. He’s not afraid to think outside the box and supports our mission of doing things differently to grow our game. “Bryson DeChambeau is an exciting addition to LIV Golf’s supercharged style of play,” Greg Norman, the CEO of LIV Golf, said in a release announcing the move. The deal to sign DeChambeau was said to have come together quickly, over the course of a few days. He reiterated that stance just last week at the Memorial, when he told reporters that, for now, he was sticking with the PGA Tour. “For me, I personally don’t think that at this point in time I’m in a place in my career where I can risk things like that,” he said.

ST ALBANS, England : Former U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau has become the latest big name American to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational ...

The LIV series features a novel new format and huge prize money. Advertisement Advertisement

Here are the sights, sounds and leaders as the LIV London tournament continues Friday. Round 2 live Top 10 (three to play). 1. Charl Schwartzel -8 2. Hennie Du ...

Players who take part in future LIV Golf events will face the same punishment. Welcome— LIV Golf (@LIVGolfInv) @b_dechambeau💪 #LIVGolf pic.twitter.com/9zMvhrC84D June 10, 2022 Schwartzel took the lead Thursday after posting a 5-under 65, with du Plessis 1 shot back at 4 under. Catch him if you can 🏃♂️— LIV Golf (@LIVGolfInv) @CA_Schwartzelfor -7 #LIVGolf pic.twitter.com/rGMZDHnDi0 June 10, 2022 Bryson DeChambeau is the latest big name to choose to compete in the new LIV Golf series. Following the tee-off, the PGA Tour suspended the 17 members who are competing in the event.

HERTFORDSHIRE, England — Bryson DeChambeau is headed to the LIV Golf Invitational Series. In making official what was reported by SI.com/Morning Read and ...

LIV Golf pivoted to a series of eight tournaments this year with 10 scheduled for 2023 and the launch of the league in 2024. I'm just going to keep playing professional golf and enjoy it wherever it takes me, play with the best players in the world. Patrick Reed is also expected to be announced in the coming days. DeChambeau, who has eight PGA Tour victories, has mostly endured a lost 2022 as he has dealt with injuries, including a broken bone in his left hand that required surgery. The power and energy he brings to the course will deliver added electricity to our competition in Portland and beyond.” In addition to his eight Tour victories, DeChambeau has six runner-up finishes and 40 top-10 finishes since turning pro in 2015.

LIV Golf Investments, which is backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), its majority shareholder, was launched last year with golf legend Greg Norman ...

Likewise, Johnson and fellow LIV Golf player Graeme McDowell both lost sponsorship deals with the Royal Bank of Canada following their decision to join the new golf tour. The issue of being involved with the Saudi Public Investment Fund isn’t new—it’s something that has shadowed some of the biggest names in tech for years. In May, Justin Thomas won $2.7 million as the winner of the PGA Championship, while the winner of the LIV Golf tournament, which kicked off this week, will claim $4 million, the second place winner $2.1 million, and $1.5 will go to the golfer who places third. The total tournament prize purses for LIV Golf add up to $25 million compared to the PGA’s $15 million. “The same fate holds true for any other players who participate in future Saudi Golf League events in violation of our Regulations.” The battle lines in golf have been drawn, pitting the PGA Tour against some of its biggest stars who have decided to join the LIV Golf tour.

The overall purse in the individual competition at The Centurion Club outside of London is $20 million with the winner earning $4 million for his victory.

By comparison, that is just shy of what the golfer finishing 19th at this week's RBC Canadian Open on the PGA Tour will earn. On Saturday at The Centurion Club outside of London, that will come to fruition for the first time when a winner of the inaugural tournament emerges and is awarded the largest payday in pro golf history—$4 million. Here’s the prize money payout for the field at The Centurion Club.

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. LIV is promoting itself through accessibility. The Sporting News will provide updates once the action begins. 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.

Bryson DeChambeau has joined the LIV Golf Invitational Series, giving the new circuit another former major winner in its roster of competitors.

DeChambeau lost sponsor Rocket Mortgage on Thursday because of his ties to LIV Golf. The power and energy he brings to the course will deliver added electricity to our competition in Portland [Oregon, site of the series' first U.S. event] and beyond." "Bryson DeChambeau is an exciting addition to LIV Golf's supercharged style of play.

LIV Golf Tour is set to host its inaugural event in London from Thursday, June 9 through Saturday, June 11. As the start date for the tournament draws ...

So, while the LIV Golf Tour may look like a strange name on paper, there is actually a reason they chose it. The PGA Tour has insisted that players must choose between competing in PGA Tour events and in LIV Golf events. LIV Golf has managed to lure players like Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen and Kevin Na over from the PGA Tour to join its ranks.

Here's the complete leaderboard from Round 2 at Centurion Club, where Charles Schwartzel leads and will attempt to win wire-to-wire in Saturday's final ...

T26. Martin Kaymer 74-70 +4 T26. James Piot 71-73 +4 T26. Travis Smyth 75-69 +4 T26. Matt Jones 74-70 +4 T26. Phil Mickelson 69-75 +4 T26. Kevin Na 73-71 +4 This is the complete leaderboard from Round 2 at Centurion Club. Charl Schwartzel leads and will attempt to win wire-to-wire in Saturday's final round. T21. Jediah Morgan 73-70 +3 T21. JC Ritchie 73-70 +3 The winner of this event will receive $4 million. T21. Jinichiro Kozuma 73-70 +3 T21. Laurie Canter 69-74 +3

Charl Schwartzel has a three-shot lead entering the final round of the inaugural LIV event, while Dustin Johnson is tied for sixth and Phil Mickelson tied ...

Former major champions Louis Oosthuizen and Sergio Garcia are both in a tie for 12th at 1 over. Dustin Johnson is tied for sixth at 1 under heading into the final round of the 54-hole event. Charl Schwartzel has a three-shot lead heading into the final round of the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event at Centurion Club near St. Albans, England.

Schwartzel shot a four-under 66 during Friday's second round at Centurion Club, putting him at nine under par for the tournament, which is three shots ahead of ...

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The Sporting News has compiled a list of big-name golfers who have lost sponsorship deals since announcing their intention to compete in the LIV Golf ...

We wish him the best," a KPMG spokesperson said in a statement. "Effective immediately, Rocket Mortgage has ended its sponsorship agreement with Bryson," the company said in a statement. "We wish them well in their future endeavours." He won the RBC Canadian Open in 2020. And although LIV promises lucrative paychecks for its participants, the net financial repercussions of the switch remain to be seen. And some golfers who have joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series have started to see some of their corporate sponsors step away.

LONDON (FIELD LEVEL MEDIA) - Charl Schwartzel held a three-shot lead over fellow South African Hennie du Plessis after Friday's (June 10) second round at ...

The three teams with the best combined scores for the week will earn additional prize money. Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters champion, is at 9 under after carding a 4-under 66. Despite the controversy, LIV Golf attracted several big names by offering purses far exceeding those found on the PGA Tour. The London Invitational's purse is US$20 million (S$27 million), with US$4 million awarded for first place.

The new league, backed by huge investment from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), has lured PGA Tour players to play in its inaugural ...

The bet being made by Saudi Arabia is that if they can build a brand new league and lure players to it, that might be enough to generate fan interest in a competitor league that can become the eventual successor to the PGA Tour. Taking something like a team that fans already love and redirecting that love to your own ends is one kind of challenge. Some golfers will take the money, but others won't. Ratings never get off the ground and instead of Saudi Arabia being regarded as the driving force in international golf, it becomes a laughingstock in the world of golf with increasingly irrelevant golfers and doesn't get thought of much at all. And Saudi Arabia's reasons for embarking on this endeavor means it does not need to worry about quaint notions like "figuring out a stable economic model" or "not losing embarrassing amounts of money" or, god forbid, "turning a profit." Jesse Owens became an icon by saluting on the medal podium at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, but part of that story is that the Olympics were held in Germany and used as a fixture of Nazi propaganda on the eve of World War II. Which, to be clear, is not to make a direct comparison, but only to say that countries using sports to further political aims is a long-standing practice. The conclusion made by these owners is that if you take good care of the supporters that care deeply about the wellbeing of their team, then they will side with you regardless of what your reputation might look like outside of this circle. The premise is that countries can use the landscape of sports to legitimize themselves in the eyes of the world. And while the Premier League was happy to certify that the PIF is different than the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, that's true in only the strictest of legal interpretations. Newcastle will be looking to mimic that success, albeit while being in direct competition with City. There is, as in any sport, a clear and direct line between investment and success. Saudi Arabia is plunking down hundreds of millions of dollars to lure players to its shiny new tour. The Olympics has a track record of being used by nations -- for good and for ill -- as part of a larger political picture. Manchester City just this offseason lured Erling Haaland, one of the best young strikers in the world, to join their Premier League winning outfit, while PSG convinced another one, Kylian Mbappe -- who they themselves purchased from direct rivals Monaco in 2018 -- not to leave Paris for storied Real Madrid. The LIV Golf Invitational Series has, seemingly overnight, thrown the world of professional golf into disarray and changed the sport forever.

Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and others are not just playing LIV Golf events in 2022. They've committed to multiple years.

The schedule, it seems — and that it includes fewer events — is an underrated point of progress for LIV with the players who have committed. They argue that fewer events creates greater freedom for the rest of their lives. But the truth was, the highest-ranked player in the field, who ultimately validated LIV in a way no other pro had before last week, was happy to share the exact info. They are not the same for every player, but they are often more than one year. Bryson DeChambeau has not played a single LIV event yet, but his commitment was officially announced Friday during the second round. ST. ALBANS, England — Very little has been said in Phil Mickelson’s deliberately tentative press conferences this week at the LIV Golf Invitational, but one factoid did squeak in Thursday evening.

The Sporting News has compiled a list of big-name golfers who have lost sponsorship deals since announcing their intention to compete in the LIV Golf ...

We wish him the best," a KPMG spokesperson said in a statement. "Effective immediately, Rocket Mortgage has ended its sponsorship agreement with Bryson," the company said in a statement. "We wish them well in their future endeavours." He won the RBC Canadian Open in 2020. And although LIV promises lucrative paychecks for its participants, the net financial repercussions of the switch remain to be seen. And some golfers who have joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series have started to see some of their corporate sponsors step away.

Joining LIV Golf has been a major financial boon (and moral quandary) for multiple golfers, but making the big leap has come with some costs as well.

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Those carrying the bags are also receiving red-carpet treatment at Centurion Club, saying Ryder Cup week is its only rival.

The bar area at the Jury’s Inn has been closed to all but the caddies. This week has been just like a Ryder Cup. They flew me down from Glasgow and there was a guy waiting for me at Heathrow. Then they are taking care of us from here to the U.S. Open. And if I was going to another LIV event after that, they would fly me there too.” “This is as good an event as I have ever seen, from a caddie’s point of view,” says the Scot universally known as Wee Man. “At the Ryder Cup you are made to feel special. All in all, we are part of the scene rather than on the periphery. We have been made to feel like the players. We are also part of the bonus pool attached to the team event this week. This week has out-junketed Sun City. Having talked to Greg [Norman] and others on the organizing team, it has been ‘what can we do for you’ all week. I’ve even been asked what kind and size of towels I like to carry on the course. There are a few exceptions—Lee Westwood’s wife/caddie, Helen, is presumably one of those—but most of the bagmen are staying at the plush Jury’s Inn Hotel at Watford, just under eight miles from the host venue. The sight of half a dozen caddies squeezed into a small car was far from unusual. But many of the best narratives have involved the endlessly creative ways caddies have gone about cutting down in expenses. Over the years, tales of caddie adventures have added much color to life on tour.

Former US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau has joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series, a week after saying he was "loyal" and could not take ...

- PGA Tour - PGA Tour - PGA Tour - PGA Tour “You would think so,” Grace said. “I’m loyal to my family that I’ve created around me with sponsors and everything.”

And players' reluctance to respond. You heard as much on the PGA Tour this week, when a reporter, quite politely, began his interrogation with: “Sorry for being ...

I mean, I don’t know if there’s any charity money going to the first event in the LIV event at all, but I know there is right here and I know there is on a weekly basis out on Tour. That’s an important part of the puzzle, an important piece of what’s going on, especially here. I don’t know if there’s a right and a wrong answer, but I’m with the Tour, I’m with the PGA Tour. I fully support the Tour and what they are about, the charitable dollars. I owe a lot to the Tour and what we did through the course of my career on Tour. I just don’t know if I could throw that all away and go play somewhere else.” I’ve always — I’m not a Hall of Fame guy, I’m not a guy who won any majors or anything like that, but I played and I was able to compare myself, my time on Tour with the greats of the game and what did they do, you know? Would that have made it a more difficult decision if you had been thrown in that situation then?” asked the reporter. Right now, there isn’t any of that in this LIV tour, it’s all about — it’s all about money. It seems, you know, I hate to say it, but it seems a little bit like a member-guest, it really does. If I was in the prime when I was playing well, got offered a crap load of money like they’re getting offered, would it be different, and that’s hard for me to answer that. “I really don’t know what to think about it. You heard as much on the PGA Tour this week, when a reporter, quite politely, began his interrogation with: “Sorry for being the guy who is going to ask this question” — to which Justin Thomas answered: “I knew it was coming.” But for a while in the early 2000s, as Stricker lost his Tour card and slipped deep into the world-ranking triple digits, you’d think he probably once wondered where LIV, with its guaranteed money, was in his day. You also know the decision players offered to join have to make.

Bryson DeChambeau has joined the LIV Golf Invitational Series, giving the new circuit another former major winner in its roster of competitors.

DeChambeau lost sponsor Rocket Mortgage on Thursday because of his ties to LIV Golf. The power and energy he brings to the course will deliver added electricity to our competition in Portland [Oregon, site of the series' first U.S. event] and beyond." "Bryson DeChambeau is an exciting addition to LIV Golf's supercharged style of play.

Bryson DeChambeau has joined the LIV Golf Invitational Series, giving the new circuit another former major winner in its roster of competitors.

DeChambeau lost sponsor Rocket Mortgage on Thursday because of his ties to LIV Golf. The power and energy he brings to the course will deliver added electricity to our competition in Portland [Oregon, site of the series' first U.S. event] and beyond." "Bryson DeChambeau is an exciting addition to LIV Golf's supercharged style of play.