By: Frank Dalleres

Sports Editor Frank Dalleres is Sports Editor of City AM. He has almost two decades' experience covering the business of sport and has reported from Olympic Games and major international football, rugby union, tennis and golf competitions, both at home and abroad. Get in touch with stories and tip-offs and follow him on X at @frankdalleres

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LIV Golf has won opening skirmish in tussle with PGA Tour to shape the future of the sport

June 12, 2022

Charl Schwartzel lifted the trophy, posed for the photographs and collected the £3.85m pay cheque but he wasn’t the only winner at the first LIV Golf Invitational, which concluded just outside London on Saturday. Also celebrating will have been Greg Norman, frontman for the new circuit hoping to lure the world’s best players, and Saudi [...]
LIV Golf blasts ‘vindictive’ PGA Tour as £200m series begins to backdrop of bitter row

June 9, 2022

LIV Golf accused the PGA Tour of being “vindictive” as the war of words between the two organisations spilled over into the first day of the £200m breakaway circuit. With what appeared to be pointed timing, the PGA Tour announced it had suspended all 17 of its members who have chosen to play the first [...]
Poulter predicts more players will join LIV Golf Invitational Series

June 8, 2022

Ryder Cup hero Ian Poulter has predicted that more of the world’s top players will sign up to the LIV Golf Invitational Series, the £200m super league prototype which starts today at Centurion Club in Hertfordshire. Poulter, six-time major winner Phil Mickelson and former world No1 Dustin Johnson are among a 48-man field for the [...]
Greg Norman interview: LIV Golf can emulate cricket’s IPL and create ‘generational wealth’

June 8, 2022

Greg Norman has conquered some of the world’s finest golf courses and forged a successful career as an entrepreneur but he considers his biggest challenge to be his current mission as chief executive of LIV Golf. That is partly because Norman isn’t just trying to establish a challenger circuit that offers lucrative new opportunities for [...]
LIV Golf Invitational Series venue guide: From Centurion Club to Jeddah and Doral

June 7, 2022

The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series is a globe-trotting circuit of eight big-money tournaments, culminating in three events in the space of four weeks in October. It takes in four countries, three continents and some of the most prestigious golf courses in the world, which have played host to majors and occasions such as the [...]
LIV Golf Invitational London: Who is playing £20m tournament at Centurion Club?

June 7, 2022

Major winners, former world No1s and Ryder Cup legends are among the field for the first LIV Golf Invitational at Centurion Club just outside London this week. All tournaments in the series have a condensed pool of just 48 players, divided into 12 teams of four, but no cut – so all will play all [...]
LIV Golf Invitational Series: All you need to know about the new Saudi-backed £200m circuit

June 7, 2022

There is a lot that is new at the LIV Golf Invitational Series, which starts at Centurion Club near London this week, from the 54-hole format to the combination of team and individual scoring. But that is the tip of the iceberg, with much more profound changes to the way golf is played and watched [...]
Dustin Johnson quits PGA Tour and Ryder Cup to join £200m LIV Golf Invitational Series

June 7, 2022

Dustin Johnson says he has resigned from the PGA Tour in order to play in the new $255m (£204m) LIV Golf Invitational Series, which starts at Centurion Club near London this week. The move also means that the former world No1 and two-time major winner will also be ineligible to add to his five appearances [...]
Emma Raducanu hints at doubles partnership with Andy Murray at Wimbledon

June 7, 2022

Emma Raducanu has raised the the possibility of teaming up with Andy Murray in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon this summer. US Open champion Raducanu, 19, and three-time Grand Slam winner Murray, 35, are the two biggest stars in British tennis. “We haven’t spoken about it but it’s something we feel we both want to [...]
Phil Mickelson confirms place at London curtain raiser of £200m LIV Golf Invitational Series

June 6, 2022

Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson has confirmed his participation in the first LIV Golf Invitational Series tournament at Centurion Club near London this week. The American was a surprise omission when the first 42 names in the 48-man field were announced last week, with former world No1 Dustin Johnson topping the bill instead. But organisers [...]

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