The championship’s bylaws had required players to be PGA of America members in order to play in the PGA Championship, a status they gain through their membership on the PGA Tour. Two years ago at Kiawah Island, Waugh said those who were banned or suspended by the tour would likely lose ...
The U.S. Open is the first major to publish a pathway for players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf. The USGA will take the leading player from among the top three in the LIV individual standings in the middle of May.
Notes: The tournament has a reputation as the largest party scene on the PGA Tour, particularly on Saturday. ... Scottie Scheffler returns as a two-time champion, making his second start of the 2025 season. ... Xander Schauffele chose not to enter, making this the third event he typi...
Jan. 9-12:Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii Jan. 16-19:The American Express, PGA West (Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course), La Quinta Country Club, La Quinta, California Jan. 22-25:Farmers Insurance Open (Saturday finish), Torrey Pines Golf Course (South...
Smith was No. 2 in the world when the 29-year-old Australian signed up with LIV Golf after the PGA Tour season ended, the highest-ranked player to join. Johnson remains one of the most significant players to sign up, a two-time major champion who was No. 1 in the world lon...
For the uninitiated, “cuts” refer to the elimination of players who have fallen well behind the leaders after the initial rounds of play in a weekly tournament. PerPGA Tour rules, championship golfers must place in the top 70 to make the cut. Beginning in 2024, as with LIV Golf, PGA ...
Golf International Series roiled the world of men’s professional golf. LIV Golf offered players millions in prize money and, after some of the biggest names in golf joined the LIV Golf Invitational tournament series, the PGA Tour suspended those players indefinitely. Naturally, legal acti...
MORE: Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament accused of 'sportswashing' As part of the agreement, the sides agreed to mutually end all pending litigation. The PGA Tour had filed a federal lawsuit in October against Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, while LIV Golf players had filed a federal...
the Miami tournament last year was one of LIV Golf's most popular events and led to questions as to why it wasn't going to be staged again as the season-ending tournament, especially given the low attendance rate at tournaments in Saudi Arabia.LIV Golf has been facing contr...
LIV tried to disrupt the American professional-golf game last year, wooing top players such as Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson, with eye-popping contracts and outsize tournament prizes. In January, Nexstar Media’s CW broadcast network struck a multi-year rights deal to air 14...