Rory McIlroy calls for quick end to merger talks

[ad_1] Four-time major champion Rory McIlroy wants talks on a PGA Tour merger deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) to conclude quickly, saying fans want star golfers reunited. Saudi-backed LIV Golf League, in its third campaign, has many star names who defected from the PGA Tour, including reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm and … Read more

Ash Barty act stuns in Aussie legend showdown with Ricky Ponting at NZ Pro-Am Championship

[ad_1] Ash Barty put on her competitive face once again in her quest for the New Zealand Pro-Am Championship with a brilliant chip from left of the 16th green at Millbrook all the evidence anyone needed to suggest should she want to, a sport-swap could happen. The retired grand slam champ found herself in the … Read more

Golf world divided over ‘preposterous’ LIV team format after Jon Rahm collapse, PGA golf 2024 news

Jon Rahm’s team won but he was fuming at his own collapse. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images)

[ad_1] Golf traditionalists aren’t enjoying seeing one of the world’s most individual sports played in a team format on the rebel LIV Tour. As wet weather delayed the final round of the PGA event at the iconic Pebble Beach course, golf fans tuned into the first LIV Golf event of the year in Mayakoba, Mexico … Read more

$4.6 billion deal made with US investors Strategic Sports Group as LIV Golf, PIF kept waiting

[ad_1] The US PGA Tour announced a deal worth up to $3 billion (A$4.6bn) with a group of billionaire sports team owners on Wednesday to create a for-profit entity, PGA Tour Enterprises. The commercial venture partnership with Strategic Sports Group (SSG), under the PGA Tour’s control, offers nearly 200 PGA Tour players the chance to … Read more