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Jordan Spieth: PGA Tour does not need Saudi’s, LIV Golf after SSG deal

Jordan Spieth believes the tour should distance itself from the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) now that the PGA Tour’s new for-profit arm will receive a $3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group (SSG) ing. Spieth, a member of the policy committee, feels the partnership with PIF is unnecessary despite the current rift between the […]

PIF alliance not ‘needed’ after PGA Tour-SSG deal

Jordan Spieth said Wednesday he believes the PGA Tour may no longer need to sign a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) after forming a new partnership with Strategic Sports Group (SSG). said. The deal with SSG could inject $3 billion into the newly formed PGA Tour Enterprise. Spieth, 30, who joined the […]

PGA Tour’s $3 billion windfall does nothing for golf fans

So, as we look back at the initial fallout from Wednesday’s PGA Tour’s much-hyped announcement of an agreement with the Billionaire Sports Investors Alliance to make players equity partners, the filthy rich get even richer and the sport’s The fans…well, they got nothing. Most of the players on the PGA Tour are already wealthier than […]

PGA Tour gets $3B payday with LIV Golf merger questions still looming

Saudi-backed LIV Golf shocks the world After months of speculation and questions about the future of professional golf, the PGA Tour announced Wednesday that Strategic, a group of billionaire sports team owners, announced that it has finalized an agreement with the sports group. It invested about $3 billion in a new for-profit entity, PGA Tour […]

Collin Morikawa offers simple solution to improve PGA Tour telecasts, create more fans

Avid golf fans have long complained about the sport’s broadcasts. Whether it’s NBC, CBS, Golf Channel or ESPN, fans always complain about long commercials, long interviews, or how the cameras spend too much time watching players walk down the fairway. Collin Morikawa understands these feelings. So ahead of this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the […]

Rory McIlroy doesn’t want LIV golfers punished for leaving PGA

Rory McIlroy has stopped every fight in golf. On Tuesday, the Irish star said he opposed any punishment for players who defected to Saudi-backed LIV Golf. “I think it’s hard to punish people,” McIlroy said at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. “I don’t think there should be any penalties. Obviously, I changed my mind on […]