LIV Golf teams up with Open Championship chiefs the R&A Sport Business LIV Golf has announced a collaboration with the R&A, organisers of the Open Championship, and the USGA, which runs the US Open. The global circuit, which features stars such as Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and 2022 Open winner Cameron Smith, has engaged the R&A’s Sustainable Agronomy Service and the USGA’s Green Section to consult on [...]
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 January 13, 2026 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 [...]
Europe’s Ryder Cup drama draws 5m UK viewers on Sky Sports September 29, 2025 Europe’s nail-biting Ryder Cup triumph at Bethpage Black pulled in 5m UK viewers across three days of coverage on Sky Sports, the broadcaster said. Average viewing was up 45 per cent on the last Ryder Cup in Rome two years ago, while the audience for Sunday’s final session peaked at 24 per cent higher than [...]
Ryder Cup 2031: Camiral named host as Spain gets second turn July 22, 2025 The 2031 Ryder Cup is returning to Spain after more than three decades to be held at Camiral, formerly known as PGA Catalunya, near Barcelona, organisers have confirmed. The resort’s prestigious Stadium Course will host the biennial contest between Europe and the USA, the next edition of which is taking place in New York in [...]
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 [...]
British golfer to ditch PGA Tour to join Legion XIII on LIV Golf January 7, 2025 Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin is set to snub his newly-earned place on the PGA Tour to sign a shock deal with Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf team. McKibbin won a PGA Tour card in November via the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai but the 22-year-old Brit will instead take the final spot in Legion XIII. [...]