The New York Times – Sports:
The announced deal to dramatically change golf is far from complete.
Category: Monahan, Jay W (1970- )
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Analysis: LIV Golf-PGA Tour Merger Is About Profit Above All
The New York Times – Sports:
The PGA Tour’s merger with LIV is the perfect union of the tour’s lack of principle and LIV’s paucity of character.
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PGA Tour and LIV Golf Agree to Deal to End Fight Over Sport
The New York Times – Sports:
In a stunning announcement, the tour, along with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, said the rivals had agreed to create a “new, collectively owned, for-profit entity.”
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Forged After a Tumultuous Era, World Golf Championships Fade in Another
The New York Times – Sports:
A match play event in Texas may be the last W.G.C. event, ending an international competition that preceded golf’s high-rolling present.
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PGA Tour Payouts Soar as Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Rains Down Riches
The New York Times – Sports:
A $20 million purse is on the line in Arizona this week — matching, for about a month, a PGA Tour regular-season record.
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LIV Golf Continues to Try New Ways to Be Noticed
The New York Times – Sports:
Whether it’s the team concept or a decision to allow its golfers to play in shorts, the breakaway Saudi-backed series so far sees itself as the anti-PGA Tour.
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PGA Tour’s Fight With LIV Golf Reaches Justice Department
The New York Times – Sports:
The Justice Department is investigating the PGA Tour for anticompetitive behavior in its dealings with the breakaway LIV Golf Series.
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Under Pressure From LIV Golf, the PGA Tour Defends Its Perch
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.”
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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.