LIV Golf open to PGA resolution and in talks over team sales, says president Sport Business LIV Golf chiefs insist they remain open to working with the PGA Tour amid apparently receding prospects of a merger of interests but are focused on the next phase of their business, including the sale of stakes in two teams. More than two and a half years after a “framework agreement” was announced for the [...]
LIV Golf lands Rolex partnership in major boost ahead of fifth season Sport Business LIV Golf has struck another blow in its battle for mainstream recognition by securing the backing of one of the sport’s biggest sponsors, Rolex. The luxury watch brand, which already has deals with the leading men’s and women’s majors, tours and both the Ryder and Solheim Cups, has become an official partner of the LIV [...]
Brooks Koepka return puts PGA Tour and LIV Golf back on collision course Sport Business Brooks Koepka’s return to the PGA Tour shows that it and LIV Golf are back to being rivals again, says former European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley. The PGA Tour this week confirmed it had accepted Koepka’s application to rejoin the circuit and opened the door for other high-profile LIV Golf defectors Bryson DeChambeau, Jon [...]
US Open prize money 2025: Golf’s most lucrative major freezes payouts June 13, 2025 Organisers of this week’s US Open, the third men’s golf major of the year, have taken the unusual step of not increasing prize money for 2025. But before you reach for a tiny violin, it’s worth remembering that the US Open remains the most lucrative of the four majors with total prize money of $21.5 [...]
US PGA has to be between McIlroy and Scheffler – Sam Torrance May 14, 2025 Sam Torrance previews the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, where he can’t look beyond favourites Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler. The world’s top players will be really looking forward to this week’s second men’s major of the year, the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. For most, it is a course they know well [...]
Trump to fix PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger ‘very soon this year’, says Woods February 17, 2025 Tiger Woods expects talks between the PGA Tour and Donald Trump to mend the rift in men’s professional golf “very soon this year”. Since returning to office last month, President Trump has already met with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott with a view to unblocking the impasse over a proposed [...]
New golf deal sees DeChambeau and Rahm on free-to-air in the UK February 7, 2025 The likes of Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm will be part of golf’s return to free-to-air broadcasting in the UK this weekend. It comes as the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League confirmed the 2025 season will be broadcast on ITVX in the United Kingdom. The league has previously been broadcast on YouTube in the UK [...]
LIV Golf 2025: The five big changes to the tour during the off season February 6, 2025 LIV Golf returns for its fourth season this weekend in Riyadh on arguably its strongest footing ever, having outlasted three British prime ministers, the reign of our longest-serving monarch and the Biden administration. There may not have been any blockbuster signings like that of Major winner Jon Rahm 12 months ago, but there is plenty [...]
Ryder Cup flavour as DeChambeau and Rahm clash in Chicago September 19, 2024 It’s the LIV Golf League Team Championship this weekend in Texas, where old adversaries Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm will captain the top two sides in the hunt for £10m. The Ryder Cup may be 12 months away and the Solheim Cup now disappearing in the rear-view mirror but there is another transatlantic team golf [...]
McIlroy, Scheffler, DeChambeau and Koepka to compete in LIV vs PGA TV battle September 4, 2024 The rivalry between the LIV Golf League and the PGA Tour will reach another level in December with Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler taking on Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. The made-for-TV clash will put four of the biggest names in golf against each other, with LIV’s American duo taking on Northern Irishman – and [...]