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Live leaderboard and updates from the opening day at TPC Sawgrass, Ryan Fox hole-in-one, Adam Hadwin club toss, Jason Day, Australians in action, Rory Mclroy

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[ad_1] Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy matched a course record with 10 birdies to share the early lead with reigning Olympic champion Xander Schauffele while Australian Jason Day is lurking close behind after Thursday’s opening round of The Players Championship. Schauffele fired a bogey-free, seven-under par 65 and was level with McIlroy atop the US … Read more

Rory McIlroy calls for quick end to merger talks

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[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

US PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 3 scores, leaderboard, Scottie Sheffler leads, Rory McIlroy drives 10th hole video

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[ad_1] World No.1 Scottie Scheffler and Ireland’s Shane Lowry solved windy conditions to share the lead after the third round of the US PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational. Scheffler, the 2022 Masters champion, and Lowry, the 2019 British Open champion, each fired a two-under par 70 to stand on nine-under 207 after 54 holes at … Read more

Rory McIlroy hints there is some chance of joining rebel tour

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[ad_1] Rory McIlroy dismissed talk of an “asterisk” on any Masters triumph over missing LIV Golf talent and said Wednesday that patience is needed to solve the PGA-LIV divide. The four-time major winner from Northern Ireland, who can complete a career Grand Slam by winning April’s Masters, spoke on the eve of the opening round … Read more

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

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[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

Rory McIlroy completes U-turn with deal imminent

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[ad_1] Rory McIlroy says PGA Tour triumphs at venues such as Pebble Beach and Riviera will be devalued in the absence of two-time major winner Jon Rahm and other star players following their defection to LIV Golf. And the four-time major champion from Northern Ireland says it’s more important to complete a merger between LIV … Read more

Rory McIlroy wins record fourth Dubai Desert Classic title, full results, scores, highlights, latest news

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[ad_1] Rory McIlroy won a “really cool” record fourth Dubai Desert Classic title on Sunday by one shot after storming back from a 10-shot deficit going into the weekend at the Emirates Golf Club. McIlroy made two massive birdie putts towards the end of the front nine – a 31-footer on the par-4 eighth, followed … Read more