LIV Golf’s Jon Rahm makes Talor Gooch plea amid controversial ‘major’ complaint
Taylor Gooch caught the attention of the golf world with his controversial comments about Augusta National. However, these comments stemmed from his disdain for the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). “if [Rory] “If McIlroy completes a Grand Slam without the best player in the world, he just gets an asterisk,” Gooch said. “That’s just the […]
PGA Tour pros weigh in on LIV Golf’s OWGR problem: “Things need to be updated”
LIV Golf decided to discontinue the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) early Tuesday, prompting several PGA Tour players to discuss the issue at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Opinions differed somewhat, but a common sentiment permeated throughout Bay Hill. The player is not confident in the current structure of his OWGR. “It’s inevitable that things need […]
LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann receives another invite, now in 3 of 4 majors in 2024
Is Joaquin Niemann’s dissatisfaction with the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) helping him reach a major tournament? Probably so. Last weekend, Niemann won his second LIV Golf Tournament of the season at LIV Jeddah. His first win came at his LIV Mayakoba, the first event of the 2024 campaign. The 25-year-old Chilean also won the […]
LIV Golf’s Anthony Kim in dead last again as struggles continue in debut
Anthony Kim shot a 6-over 76 for the second straight day at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, the venue for this week’s LIV Golf Event in Saudi Arabia. He is alone in 53rd place at 12 over after 36 holes. Matthew Wolfe withdrew after playing three holes on Saturday, leaving Kim in last place, […]
LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann blasts OWGR, majors amid Masters invitation
Thanks to his win at the Australian Open and two other top-five finishes on the DP World Tour, Augusta National has extended Joaquin Niemann an invitation to this year’s Masters Tournament. Nevertheless, when the Green Jackets announced Niemann’s participation in this year’s tournament, they made no mention of the Chilean’s accomplishments in LIV Golf or […]
LIV Golf’s Season Opener In Mexico Sent Into Outright Chaos As Several Players Suffer Potential Food Poisoning: REPORT
LIV Golf just adds to the embarrassment… One Two things happened here. Either the LIV golfers completely ignored the warnings about drinking Mexican water, or they all ate dinner in the same place to their dismay. In any case, many of the boys suffered from apparent food poisoning, and as a result LIV’s season opener […]
LIV Golf boss’ $74M lawsuit for ‘destroying’ intelligence family another red flag for golf’s future
Red flags continue to wave in the prevailing winds as negotiations progress between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) over the future of professional golf. Anyone who has been following this story has learned about Saudi Arabia's abysmal human rights history, its history of oppressing women and LBGTQ […]
Webb Simpson: PGA Tour’s business model “broken” amid LIV Golf’s rise
Webb Simpson, a member of the PGA Tour's policy committee, said the PGA Tour is in dire straits. Simpson, the 2012 U.S. Open champion, said this last week at the Sony Open in Hawaii. revealed his true feelings About the tour to Adam Shupak golf week. ” [PGA Tour’s] model is broken [with] the size […]