Branden Grace took his earnings for the last six competitive rounds of golf he has played to over $6.45m after the 34-year South African won the second tournament in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational series, which was held at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Oregon. After missing the cut in 10 of his previous 15 tournaments, Grace has chosen a fine time to rediscover his form, with a third-placed finish and a team win at the first event in London earning […]
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Paul Casey is joining the LIV Golf series and will tee off his career on the Saudi-backed tour’s third event, which will take place at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey, USA at the end of July. The 44-year-old will join Ryder Cup teammates Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell in playing on the new tour, and will be part of team Crushers GC, captained by Bryson DeChambeau. Casey, currently ranked 25th in the world, hasn’t played a tournament […]
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LIV Golf has announced that PGA Tour winners Matthew Wolff and Carlos Ortiz have officially joined the LIV Golf Series and will make their debuts in the second event, which is being held at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Oregon from June 30-July 2. Wolff, 23, reached a career-best No.12 in the world in October 2020 and has one PGA Tour win to his name, which came at the 3m Championship in 2019. He has also enjoyed seven top-10 finishes, including runner-up at […]
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The DP World Tour has finally unveiled the sanctions it is to impose on members who took part in the LIV Golf event at Centurion Club, despite not having received releases to allow them to do so. All DP World Tour members who took part in the first LIV Golf Invitational event are to be fined £100,000 and will no longer be able to play in the Scottish Open (July 7-10), the Barbasol Championship (July 7-10) and the Barracuda Championship […]
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The PGA Tour has unveiled a series of major changes to its structure, scheduling and prize funds in what is being seen as a reaction to the threat posed by the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series. Speaking at a press conference held on the eve of the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship, PGA Tour Comissioner Jay Monahan outlined significant changes to the current set up, with the first being that the Tour will be returning to a calendar-year schedule from the beginning of […]
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