The New York Times – Sports:
Jay Monahan, the tour’s commissioner, announced prize money increases for next year to try to appease players and called the rival circuit an “irrational threat” that was trying to “buy the sport.”
Category: Koepka, Brooks
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As Koepka Leaves for LIV Golf, the PGA Tour Mulls Changes
The New York Times – Sports:
Brooks Koepka, a four-time major winner, and another top-20 player committed to the new series Tuesday. In a players’ meeting, the PGA Tour commissioner outlined tweaks that included a revised schedule.
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At the U.S. Open, Brooks Koepka Is in His Happy Place, and in Contention
The New York Times – Sports:
Koepka, who won the Open in 2017 and 2018, has made no secret of focusing on only the four major tournaments. He could be the perfect candidate to join the LIV Golf series. But will he?
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A Weird, Wild and Entirely Typical Day at the U.S. Open
The New York Times – Sports:
It was a topsy-turvy second round on a vexing golf course as famed and anonymous players jockeyed up and down the leaderboard and turkeys paid a visit.
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Ahead of U.S. Open, Top Players Take Swings at Rival Circuit
The New York Times – Sports:
Rory McIlroy has criticized LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed series splintering the men’s game, as more exhibition than competition. On Tuesday, he found an ally in Jon Rahm.
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Rain, Wind, Cold, Tornado Warnings and After Five Days, a Champion
The New York Times – Sports:
The Players Championship was battered by some of the worst weather PGA Tour pros had ever seen. Eventually, Cameron Smith of Australia prevailed.