A tournament that started out by creating a fundamental schism in world golf ended with Charl Schwartzel securing the world’s richest ever individual prize, with the South African pocketing $4m after winning the inaugural event of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational Series held at Centurion Club in Hertfordshire. Schwartzel, who famously won the Masters back in 2011, has endured a tough time of late, having not won since 2016 and with a wrist injury causing him to slip down the […]
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Former world No.1 Dustin Johnson is one of 42 players who have been named in the field for the opening event of the LIV Golf Invitational Series which tees off at Centurion Club in Hertfordshire on June 9. Johnson is the biggest previously unreported name in the field, which also includes Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell, Sergio Garcia, Kevin Na, Talor Gooch, Martin Kaymer, Louis Oosthuizen and Branden Grace. Phil Mickelson is a notable absentee from the list of […]
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The PGA Tour has refused to release players who have asked to take part in the first event of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series, which is being held at Centurion Club in Hertfordshire from June 9-11. The PGA Tour issued at statement on Tuesday saying that players who take part in the event and any other of the other seven LIV Golf tournaments scheduled for 2022 would be in violation of their regulations, and liable to disciplinary action, which […]
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LIV Golf, the Saudi-funded company behind the launch of the new LIV Golf Invitational Series, has announced an expanded event schedule in 2023-25 backed by a $2 billion investment. The new schedule includes 10 events in 2023, followed by a full season of 14 events in 2024 and 2025. Tournaments will take place across the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and North America, although specific dates and venues for these tournaments will be announced at a later date. According […]
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Phil Mickelson is seeking a permission from the PGA Tour to join the likes of Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Louis Oosthuizen and play in the first event of Greg Norman’s Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational event, which is scheduled to take place at the Centurion Club in Hertfordshire from June 9-11. The 51-year-old American, who has not played competitively since the Saudi Invitational in February, missed the Masters in April as he took a break from the game […]
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