LIV: Trump, Yasir Al-Rumayyan and Tiger Woods meet in White House February 21, 2025 President Trump, Public Investment Fund governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan and PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan met at the White House on Thursday with a new deal with LIV Golf edging closer. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf have been in discussions surrounding a potential mega-merger which would unite golf as one global sports [...]
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. [...]
Ratcliffe, IPL and Littler: The City AM Sport 2024 year in review December 31, 2024 It was the year that was in sport; when iconic athletes retired, major brands made fascinating choices and one pole vaulter was knocked out of the Olympics because of his hefty package. The 12 months that made up 2024 weaved the retirement of cricketer James Anderson with the iconic breakdancer Raygun, it saw a German [...]
McIlroy earns £4m from double triumph and targets European legend’s record November 17, 2024 Rory McIlroy says he has Colin Montgomerie’s European record in his sights after clinching a sixth Race to Dubai with victory at the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday. McIlroy needed only to finish 11th to win the order of merit but put the icing on the cake with a two-shot victory over Rasmus Hojgaard [...]
US paying Ryder Cup players could pressure Team Europe November 13, 2024 European Ryder Cup chiefs face pressure to pay players for the first time after it emerged that the US team are set to receive almost £4m for taking part in next year’s match. The PGA of America is proposing to pay each of the 12 golfers on the US team at Bethpage Black $400,000 (£315,000) [...]
McIlroy: Smartest man Elon Musk can solve golf merger question November 6, 2024 Rory McIlroy believes “smartest man in the world” Elon Musk and US President elect Donald Trump can help solve the impasse plaguing global golf. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf have been negotiating a deal that could unite the major factions of the sport under one banner but those talks, which [...]
Garcia considering rejoining DP World Tour to play in Ryder Cup, says Donald October 8, 2024 Europe’s leading Ryder Cup points-scorer Sergio Garcia is ‘considering rejoining’ DP World Tour in order to qualify for the 2025 intercontinental tournament, according to captain Luke Donald. Garcia was stripped of the chance to represent Team Europe in Rome due to his participation in the LIV Golf League and his resignation from the DP World [...]
McIlroy: Deal between LIV, PGA Tour and DP World Tour to be done by 2025 October 2, 2024 A new deal for a mega golf merger between the PGA and DP World Tours and the breakaway LIV Golf League will be done by the end of the year, insists Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman was a staunch critic of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund-backed LIV Golf League but has since rolled back [...]
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 [...]
How much has Scottie Scheffler earned after Tour Championship win? September 2, 2024 It’s been an incredible season for Scottie Scheffler. The world No1 golfer on Sunday won the Tour Championship to add to his second Masters title, second Players Championship title, becoming a father and the brief spell he spent in jail back in May. And how much has he banked this season as a result of [...]