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The PGA Tour and LIV Golf have been locked in merger negotiations for over a year. LIV Golf are reportedly set to finally settle the sport’s civil war with the PGA Tour (Image: Getty) LIV Golf are reportedly set to settle a £1billion deal to merge with the PGA Tour and end golf’s long-running civil war. Top golfers Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have played key roles in an agreement which it is claimed will see the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia become an 11 per-cent shareholder in the PGA Tour. Players on the PGA Tour will get a…

The LIV Golf-PGA Tour rivalry has been going on for quite some time now. It is almost a year since the deadline for the merger was passed, and yet there were no announcements for the same. However, it looks like there might be some updates regarding the same. According to a recent post, both leagues have managed to close a staggering $1.3 billion deal! A new series of meetings took place between them since September through the following months, and it turns out they might be coming down to an agreement finally. According to The Sun UK, the deal is…

Tiger Woods has taken the rise of inflation a little too far. Tiger Woods has upset his army of fans. Driving under the influence, extra marital affairs, downturns in form… whatever Tiger Woods has had to endure in his iconic golf career he’s always retained the backing of millions of fans. And even now at the age of 48, as he struggles to make the cut at Majors, the American remains as popular as ever having played an active role in helping the PGA Tour stave off the threat of LIV Golf. However, his latest announcement has sparked criticism from a host of fans,…

PGA Tour chiefs are considering making further changes to their structure, although LIV Golf bosses have been encouraged to follow suit and mix up their own system Greg Norman’s son has shared his vision for a significant shift in the LIV Golf landscape. Earlier this week, with PGA Tour chiefs mulling some profound changes to their set-up amid backlash over proposed cuts to Monday qualifying events, LIV bosses are facing calls for major reform. The Saudi-financed tour could bolster their expansion by bringing in a novel ‘People’s Team’ – as per Norman Jr’s suggestion. The LIV CEO’s son wrote on X: “For what it’s worth, I’ve been preaching…

Jay Monahan is trying his best to bring new changes to the PGA Tour. But they seem to be controversial. Getting heat is something Monahan is not new to. According to a report by No Laying Up, he was asked to resign back in December 2023. That was when the PIF merger deadline was scheduled, and there were no final calls to it. Well, it is almost a year and the status remains the same. Among several other proposed changes, some of them are reduced field size, fewer golfers with full status on the PGA Tour, and reduction of the Monday…

What’s Next for Charlie Woods After Barely Avoiding Defeat at Florida District Championship? His Hectic Schedule Revealed After not being able to play at the Golf Varsity Boys and Golf JV Boys, Charlie Woods finally had his moment to shine. Charlie Woods, along with his other five team members grabbed a victory at the District Championship in 2024 on October 29 at the Champions Club. The official X account of the school shared a picture of the six-member team along with their coach posing with the trophy on the course. Despite the win, turns out, the accolade was not a…

We Spoke To A Leading Back Surgeon About Tiger Woods’ Chances Of Returning In 2024. Here Is What He Said… Woods underwent the sixth back surgery of his career in September, and a top back surgeon in London has outlined the likely timeframe for a full recovery Midway through September, Tiger Woods announced he had successfully undergone the sixth back surgery of his career and that he was looking forward to resuming “normal life activities, including golf.” The 15-time Major winner had received “microdecompression surgery of the lumbar spine for nerve impingement in the lower back.” In layman’s terms, he had seen…

A little support can go a long way indeed. In September, Tiger Woods underwent the sixth surgery on his lower back in the past 10 years. The 15x major winner last teed off in July at the Open Championship, where he missed the cut. It has been three months, and there has been no news of his return as of now as he is still recovering from his surgery, but that does not mean he is not getting support from his loyal fans. Chances are he could tee off at the Hero World Challenge. The lineup for Woods’s Bahamas event was unveiled on Wednesday, featuring…

Pat Perez endured a year of misery on the LIV Golf scene – with the American star just about avoiding relegation out of the Saudi-backed league by the finest of margins A LIV Golf star, whose wife publicly slammed Tiger Woods after his high-speed car crash in 2021, is facing a tough battle to avoid being demoted from the tour next year. Pat Perez has had a dismal year on the LIV circuit, narrowly avoiding relegation by the slimmest of margins. The Arizona-born golfer finished the 2024 LIV season in 48th place, just one spot and 1.56 points above the automatic drop zone. If Kalle…

LIV Golf has been able to use the Public Investment Fund’s near-bottomless pit of cash to build a star-studded roster, but times could be changing for the Greg Norman-fronted league Greg Norman’s plans to bolster LIV Golf’s roster with more star signings could have been dented after the tour’s backer announced plans to reduce spending. The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) has bankrolled LIV since it launched in 2022, but the fund’s governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan has revealed investments will be curbed on global projects, with spending to be more focused on domestic plans. PIF owns assets worth almost £1trillion in sport and beyond,…

The PGA Tour and PIF have been locked in talks since June 2023. Actually, it started even before that. The top brass of both sides were negotiating for a few months before the June 6 announcement. The initial ‘peace treaty’ was scrapped in favor of a more dynamic and all-encompassing deal that’s currently being chalked out. The snail-like progress has frustrated players to no end. Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour Commissioner, has been asked to resign more than once. And by more than one player. But none quite expressed the frustration as Harry Higgs did in a recent appearance on…

Despite having a majorly good season in 2024, Charlie Woods has not had all rainbows and butterflies. You see, he did not play at the Golf-Varsity-Boys and Golf-JV-Boys, representing his school for unknown reasons. This was rather surprising to see, but it looks like his bad days are finally over. The Benjamin Boys Golf team won their third consecutive District Championship in 2024 on October 29 at the Champions Club and Charlie Woods was also part of the team. The official X account of the school shared a picture of the six-member team along with their coach we are guessing posing with the trophy…

Rory McIlroy complained that the pace of play at this year’s Masters didn’t help him and the PGA Tour has now reviewed its policy in an attempt to address the issue. The PGA Tour has reviewed its pace of play policy, and its decision is unlikely to satisfy Rory McIlroy, who grew frustrated at this year’s Masters over the length of time it took him to complete holes. The four-time major winner struggled at The Masters, initially scrambling to make the cut for the major. It took McIlroy six hours to complete his second round, admitting the start-stop nature affected his play, as well…

In 1997, Tiger Woods famously won his first major championship at the Masters in record-setting fashion. His four-round total of 18 under par resulted in a 12-stroke margin of victory over Tom Kite — a record that still stands to this day. Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters by a record-setting 12 shots. Given its historical significance, any memorabilia from that Masters is worth a small fortune. In recent years, the “Tiger Slam” irons fetched $5.1 million, and Woods’ Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS sold for almost $400,000. But what happened to the ball Woods used for his final strokes before signing for a Sunday 69…

Tiger Woods’ numbers are scary. Let’s talk about: 15 wins in the Majors, 82 victories on the PGA Tour, 375 tournaments played, 339 cuts passed, 199 top tens. These are just some of the numbers that summarize the career of Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods, born on December 30, 1975 in Cypress, California. In a memorandum sent to PGA Tour members, the PGA Tour Policy Board announced the creation of a special sponsor exemption category dedicated to the man who changed professional golf forever. The lifetime exemption rule will allow Tiger Woods to participate in all Signature Events from next season…

Tiger Woods has 15 major championships to his name and has long been considered one of the greatest golfers of all time, so his brilliant advice is worth listening to Tiger Woods has some straightforward advice for amateur players looking to up their game – ignore YouTube coaching tips. The 15-time major champion, known for his intense practice regime that’s helped him secure 82 PGA Tour titles, believes that the rise of YouTube golf tutorials isn’t necessarily beneficial. In fact, when asked at a clinic about the best way for golfers to improve, he simply said: “Don’t watch YouTube.” He elaborated on this, advising: “Go…

Greg Norman has spoken out about his future with LIV Golf amid uncertainty over his role with the breakaway league, which he founded in 2022 to dramatically change the professional golf landscape LIV Golf commissioner and CEO Greg Norman has revealed his contract with the breakaway league comes to an end next year amid speculation over his future. The Aussie was the driving force behind the inception of LIV in 2022, being tasked by his Saudi Arabian paymasters to snap up top talent and take on the PGA Tour. In his brief as a disruptor, Norman has delivered. LIV has gradually cemented…

Tiger Woods has earned a lot of respect and recognition in the world of golf. His dominance on course and fame off it has made him a legend in the sporting business. His name has become a brand that is recognized across every corner of the world. He was the face of golf for the longest time and still is for those who are not associated with the sport. With all the fame and fortune often comes a change of personality. Those closest to Woods have had first-hand experience of Woods’ ruthlessness off the course. One such individual who has…

Despite not swinging a golf club, Alan Shipnuck is still at the center of controversies in the golf world. To begin with, a few days ago, he called Tiger Woods and Patrick Cantlay ‘petty, vindictive, and greedy’ according to the reports of Golf Magic. This is because, according to rumors, some of the PGA Tour players want the LIV Golfers to pay back the massive sums that they had taken up to make shifts to the breakaway league. Jon Rahm, Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, and Cameron Smith reportedly received upfront payments exceeding $100 million each to join the…

Nico Echavarria claimed his second career PGA Tour title in Japan and beat Tiger Woods’ scoring record in the process. Nico Echavarria poses with the trophy after winning the 2024 ZOZO Championship. Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images Colombian Nico Echavarria shot a 3-under 67 to best Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman by a stroke at the ZOZO Championship in Japan on Sunday. He finished at 20-under-par and capped off a stellar week in the Far East with two birdies over his last three holes. He also set a new ZOZO Championship scoring record with an overall score of 260, besting the record Tiger Woods set with…

The golf world is full of crazy stories but trust us this one definitely takes the cake. So, we all know that Tiger Woods is the current golf legend right, and every day we read the news that his old match tickets and whatnot are sold for thousands of dollars. So what if we say that Woods’s most special souvenir is lost somewhere out there? Well, yes billionaire Warren Stephens recently went on an interview with Golfer’s Journal Podcast and revealed something that has left the golf community in utter shock. So, we all know the first time Woods played…

Xander Schauffele’s ‘Idiot’ Move & Tiger Woods’s Grand Escape: PGA Tour’s Two Extreme Attempts Explored In rare cases, you would find Xander Schauffele making a quadruple bogey, but that happened during the opening round of the ZOZO Championship. At the par-4 ninth hole, the 2-time major winner’s tee shot ended up in the rough near the roots of a tree. Schauffele tried to move the ball two times, but he failed and eventually took an unplayable. This ended up giving him a quadruple bogey on the par-4. Talking about his rationale behind the first two shots, Schauffele accepted that he…

Lefty’s days competing on LIV may be numbered. As with Tiger Woods and the PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson may shift into an off-the-course role with LIV Golf. “I see glimpses and my teammates see glimpses of me being where I expect to be able to compete at this level,” Mickelson said on a press call ahead of LIV’s Individual Championship at Bolingbrook Golf Club (Sept. 13-15). “But I’m also realistic with myself, and if I’m not able to I’ll step aside and let somebody come on in and take the HyFlyers to new levels.” Mickelson has struggled with his form since joining LIV. Lefty…

Amanda Balionis revealed that she was visibly shaking when she first interviewed Tiger Woods early into her days as a reporter for the PGA Tour. Speaking to Links Magazine, Balionis recalled her first interview with the golf legend when asked which athlete she was most nervous to speak to. ‘Tiger Woods, for sure,’ she told the outlet. ‘When I started with, PGATour.com, I think Tiger was my second ever sit-down interview. ‘I’m very thankful the camera angle was from the waist up; my legs were shaking uncontrollably from nervousness. I lost a lot of sleep before that interview.’ With the 2024 golf season…