Patrick Reed is the latest member of the LIV Golf Series to turn to the law courts to seek justice, as the 2018 Masters champion has filed a $750m defamation lawsuit against Golf Channel and commentator Brandel Chamblee. The civil suit, was filed on Tuesday in a US district court in Texas, alleges that Chamblee, who is a former PGA TOUR player, and the cable TV network conspired with the PGA Tour and commissioner Jay Monahan to defame Reed “since […]
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Will Zalatoris beat Austria’s Sepp Straka on the third play-off hole to win at the FedEx St Jude Championship, the third of the tour’s FedExCup series. After both players finished on 15 under par, they could not be separated until TPC Southwind’s par-three 11th. Straka went into the water off the tee, while Zalatoris’ first shot ended on a brick wall above the hazard. Zalatoris took a drop and pitched to seven feet before sinking a bogey putt as Straka only […]
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Three players from the LIV Golf Series have lost a legal battle against the PGA Tour to compete in the FedEx Cup Play-offs. LIV Golf players Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones have all been banned from playing in this week’s FedEx St Jude Championship on the PGA Tour after a US District Court judge rejected an attempt by the players to get a temporary restraining order lifted in order for them to play in the opening leg of […]
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Trey Mullinax birdied the final hole at Keene Trace Golf Club to win the Barbasol Championship by a single stroke securing exemptions on both the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR, which co-sanctioned the event, as well as the final qualifying spot for this week’s Open Championship at St Andrews. The 30-year-old American, who started the final round three strokes behind 54-hole leader Matti Schmid, battled with playing partner Kevin Streelman down the stretch as the pair exchanged blows in Kentucky. […]
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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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