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The letter was signed by 16 of this week's LIV Golf Invitational competitors in Portland, who likely will be punished for playing the event.

That the DP World Tour top performers will now earn PGA Tour cards serves only to solidify the DP World Tour as second fiddle to the PGA Tour and depletes the DP World Tour’s top rising talent even further. “In addition, PGA Tour players have been encouraged to play the Scottish Open through a stipend to cover travel costs, but the same benefit is not afforded to DP World Tour members?! “The intention of this letter is not to further divide us, but to respond to Tour statements and to pose questions that the Tour should answer and we should discuss in detail.

A fiery letter from 16 DP World Tour players obtained by the Telegraph shows the threat of legal action if bans and fines for playing in the LIV Golf Series ...

That the DP World Tour top performers will now earn PGA Tour cards serves only to solidify the DP World Tour as second fiddle to the PGA Tour and depletes the DP World Tour’s top rising talent even further. “In addition, PGA Tour players have been encouraged to play the Scottish Open through a stipend to cover travel costs, but the same benefit is not afforded to DP World Tour members?! “The intention of this letter is not to further divide us, but to respond to Tour statements and to pose questions that the Tour should answer and we should discuss in detail. The 16 players were also critical of the DP World Tour's new deal with the PGA Tour that will see the top 10 players on the Race to Dubai rankings earn cards for the US circuit. “To begin with, we do not accept that protecting the PGA Tour through this alliance could in any way justify this disparate treatment. "If not, you will leave us with no choice but to employ the various other means and methods at our disposal to rectify these wrongs," the letter reads.

Brett Eagleson and 10 other members of 9/11 Justice are in Oregon and have asked to meet with Phil Mickelson and other members of the LIV Golf tour.

“I would invite Phil Mickelson and everyone else here to have a meeting with us,” Eagleson said. “While our local jurisdictions may not be able to prevent this event, we stand together to voice our concerns about the unwelcomed potential risks, visitors and harm this event could have on our communities.” The tournament is scheduled to end Saturday. After this weekend, LIV heads to Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey on July 29. He just wants the golfers here to talk to them. Contacted earlier this week by USA TODAY Sports, Jeff Muller, the general manager of Pumpkin Ridge, declined to answer questions about the club’s decision to host LIV Golf. Escalante, meanwhile, did not return multiple requests for comment. The Fort Worth-based golf conglomerate bought Pumpkin Ridge in 2015. An Oregonian investigation published in 2019 detailed a pattern across eight states, plus Canada, of Saudi students facing criminal charges who managed to escape before their trials. Do terrible things happen in China? Yes, but I don’t have an FBI document that says China killed my dad.” “That’s not our platform,” he said. Late last year, President Joe Biden declassified a 16-page FBI report that detailed Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the 9/11 attacks. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers involved in the Sept. 11 attacks were Saudi citizens. It’s crazy.”

LIV Golf's first event on American soil was set to begin Thursday amid protests from 9/11 families, a US senator and a consortium of local mayors.

In addition to signing bonuses, the 48-man field will compete for a $20m purse, with an additional $5m prize fund for a team competition. And we want the ability to educate the golfers on what we know about the Saudi role on 9/11.” We’re trying to grow the game.” US senator Ron Wyden called the event “sportswashing” to distract from human rights abuses. Eagleson, now 36, is among those criticizing the LIV tournament and its connection to a regime that has flouted human rights. “We want the golfers to know who they’re getting in bed with, who they’re doing business with,” Eagleson said.

Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter are lobbying for reinstatement into the pre-Open Championship event.

"The intention of this letter is not to further divide us, but to respond to Tour statements and to pose questions that the Tour should answer and we should discuss in detail. It read: "In Mr. Pelley's latest communication, he uses the statement that every action in life comes with a consequence. As LIV Golf's second event in Portland gets underway, the ripple effects of its very existence will be felt around the globe.

The American PGA Tour and European DP World Tour have issued suspensions and fines respectively in a bid to halt the breakaway but players Carlos Ortiz and ...

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The Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights from the first day of LIV Golf's Portland event.

4:46 p.m. -- Ortiz closes out the second birdie to go 2 under. Wolff is trying to replace the ball in the correct position, and it looks like everything is fine. 7:12 p.m. -- Reed takes a good approach as he seeks his first birdie of the day. 5:35 p.m. -- Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed are still sitting at Par, while Phil Mickelson is lucky enough to stay even. First it was a chip shot from the bunker that fell into the cup, then it was a solid putt. 6 p.m. -- Newcomer Brooks Koepka has positioned himself atop the leaderboard at 2 under. Louis Oosthuizen also birdies to get to 2 under, and Tanihara saves par to stay in the lead. 7:34 p.m. -- Koepka is still playing through a lot of ups and downs. 6:40 p.m. -- Sihwan Kim hits an eagle to bring his score down a more manageable one. 7:39 p.m. -- Ortiz breaks into second place alongside Johnson and company with a nice putt. 7:58 p.m. -- As the day winds down, 4 Aces, Stinger, and Torque are all tied for the lead at 6 under. Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed, and Pat Perez highlight newcomers to LIV Golf, as it continues to expand its footprint in the golf world.

LIV Golf will debut in America this week in Portland, Ore., where major PGA Tour defectors such as Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, Abraham Ancer ...

It appears to be a long-term goal for LIV Golf to secure some type of broadcast partner, starting with the 2023 calendar year. South African Charl Schwartzel won the inaugural event outside London. The 2022 LIV Tour ends in Miami at the Trump National Golf Club Doral from October 27-30. Currently, LIV Golf is not on TV. It has no TV rights deals in place, and its biggest competitor, the PGA Tour, recently signed nine-year deals with CBS, NBC and ESPN+ to broadcast coverage of events through 2030. LIV Golf's most likely avenue to securing a TV rights deal in America is with Fox, which hasn't exactly shown an interest in broadcasting the sport. But how, exactly, can they tune in to watch the tour's second-ever tournament? Objectors to the tour have expressed frustrations that its biggest draws have betrayed the PGA Tour, where they originally made names for themselves.

English golfers Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, two of LIV Golf's first recruits, have joined a group of 16 players who signed a letter warning the DP World ...

16 players from this week’s LIV Golf Invitational in Portland signed the open letter. Players have issued a warning of legal action unless they are allowed to play in the Scottish Open. They have given the DP World Tour a deadline of July 1, 5pm. English golfers Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, two of LIV Golf’s first recruits, have joined a group of 16 players who signed a letter warning the DP World Tour of legal action if their fines and bans from the Scottish Open are not retracted, according to London’s The Telegraph.

Controversial golf start-up adds Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed for its second event. Read on to see how to watch a LIV Golf Portland ...

Cleeks Golf Club It's compatible with loads of devices including iOS, Android, Amazon Fire Stick, PlayStation, Apple TV and such, and we found it secure, speedy and simple-to-use. We recommend ExpressVPN (opens in new tab). LIVGolf.com (opens in new tab) Facebook (opens in new tab) Golf's breakaway LIV tour continues to add more big names stars, as a 48-man field heads to Portland for the second LIV Golf Invitational Series event.

Mexico's Carlos Ortiz carded a 5-under 67 to take a one-shot lead after the opening round of the LIV event at Pumpkin Ridge. Dustin Johnson, Pat Perez and ...

For golfers, part of LIV Golf's allure is the money. This marks the second LIV event. Those who play in Oregon will also be suspended unless they resign their tour memberships. But critics call the tour an attempt at "sportswashing'' to detract from Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses, including the murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. On Thursday, his 67 included seven birdies, including four on the front nine. Other notable scores from Day 1 action included even-par 72s from Matthew Wolff, Patrick Reed and Bryson DeChambeau in their tour debuts.

The Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights from the first day of LIV Golf's Portland event.

Players seem to be trying to figure Pumpkin Ridge out in the early going. 4:46 p.m. -- Ortiz closes out the second birdie to go 2 under. Wolff is trying to replace the ball in the correct position, and it looks like everything is fine. First it was a chip shot from the bunker that fell into the cup, then it was a solid putt. 5:35 p.m. -- Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed are still sitting at Par, while Phil Mickelson is lucky enough to stay even. He is now tied with Wiesberger and Perez atop the leaderboard. Mickelson misses a golden chance for birdie and he's still at 1 over. Louis Oosthuizen also birdies to get to 2 under, and Tanihara saves par to stay in the lead. 6 p.m. -- Newcomer Brooks Koepka has positioned himself atop the leaderboard at 2 under. 6:40 p.m. -- Sihwan Kim hits an eagle to bring his score down a more manageable one. Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed, and Pat Perez highlight newcomers to LIV Golf, as it continues to expand its footprint in the golf world. So far, there have been theatrics and fireworks ahead of the controversial tournament.

As LIV Golf launched its first United States event Thursday, one American star took to social media to distance himself from the Saudi-backed league.

Zalatoris rose to No. 12 in the Official World Golf Ranking following his silver medal at Brookline and has finished T-6 or better in six of his last eight starts. I cannot wait for the rest of the PGA Tour season and the Race to Dubai. See everyone in Scotland the next two weeks.” I love where the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour and their associated tours are headed.

Mexico's Carlos Ortiz carded a 5-under 67 to take a 1-shot lead after the opening round of the LIV event at Pumpkin Ridge. Dustin Johnson, Pat Perez and ...

For golfers, part of LIV Golf's allure is the money. This marks the second LIV event. Those who play in Oregon will also be suspended unless they resign their tour memberships. But critics call the tour an attempt at "sportswashing'' to detract from Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses, including the murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. On Thursday, his 67 included seven birdies, including four on the front nine. Other notable scores from Day 1 action included even-par 72s from Matthew Wolff, Patrick Reed and Bryson DeChambeau in their tour debuts.

Families who lost loved ones in the September 11 atrocities were furious as the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf tour's second event teed off on Thursday.

At Pumpkin Ridge there was a noticeable police and security presence, including officers at the front gate. Carlos Ortiz took the lead with a five-under 67. The group produced an ad that has run on local television. US officials believe he was spirited home by the Saudi government. “I invite them to live with the pain in our eyes, hear our stories and walk in our shoes, hear what we have to say about the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” “And to the golfers that say it’s just a game of golf: shame on them.

The American PGA Tour and European DP World Tour have issued suspensions and fines respectively in a bid to halt the breakaway but players Carlos Ortiz and ...

Torque GC’s Jinichiro Kozuma takes a share of the lead with a three on 13. It’s been a consistent round for the Torque GC captain who is three under thru eight with no drop shots. It’s been a quietly consistent round for the big name America who is playing in his first LIV Golf event this week. The full field of 48 players has been confirmed and the format will continue to be a 54-hole shotgun start played across three days with Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland hosting this week’s event. Meanwhile Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, amongst others, have spoken publicly in favour of golf’s two main tours yet the field in Portland is set to be significantly stronger than at LIV Golf’s inaugural event in England last month. Golf’s newest and most controversial tour, the LIV Golf Series, hosts its second event in Portland, Oregon this week with the action kicking off tonight.

The Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series is already looking to expand in 2023 with 14 events and a new name.

What is known is the number of international sites will expand. The plan for 2023 is to open the season in March with 48 contracted players. The number of events will be capped at 14.

LIV Golf's original plan called for multiple years of its 'Invitaitonal Series' before switching to a league schedule down the road.

The hope, it would seem, is for word to spread to other players who would fill out the 48-man fields. The idea is for the 12 teams to develop their own identity. LIV also plans to have 48 players contracted to play all 14 events next year, with permanent team captains that can recruit their own teams and make trades – a stark contrast from this inaugural season, which has and will continue to feature a rotating cast of players with more expected to sign with the Saudi-backed venture.

Fifteen-ish minutes before the shotgun start of LIV's first foray onto US soil, a trio of retired Navy Seals employed American flag parachutes to plop down ...

A fan yelled “That’s what you get for playing here!” His playing partners and their caddies feared it would be the beginning of an onslaught of heckling. “I’m here for the pro golf, that’s really all it is,” Reynosa says. We’re not going to change the government in Saudi Arabia.” “I’m so happy that someone finally brought [elite] professionals to Oregon. Oregon! We have Bandon Dunes and we don’t have PGA pros coming out here for events. “We’ve protected them, and they’ve given us the free-flow of oil at market prices since World War II. But this is just a golf event. On his first hole of the day, Brooks Koepka missed a four-foot putt. He spoke of the Fallon Smart situation – when a Saudi national hit and killed a Portland teenager while speeding, then was whisked away to Saudi Arabia and never faced trial – and lamented the lack of an extradition treaty between the two nations. And the relative scarcity of people made the viewing experience rather enjoyable. Bill Caffey, who studied foreign service in college, understands the complex nature of US–Saudi relations. The players have been clear in their justification for being here: I’m here to play golf and entertain the fans. Security stepped in, quickly, to preserve the bubble of tranquility all LIVers are relishing this week. They could not fathom why these impossibly talented golfers, who can earn money wherever and whenever, would disrespect the memory of their fathers and brothers.

Sixteen players - including Ryder Cups stars Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood - have threatened the DP World Tour with legal action unless their sanctions for ...

LIV Golf is hosting its second event this week at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland, Oregon, where players are competing for a huge £20m prize pot. Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson are reported to have been paid up to £200m for joining. Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter are among 16 golfers who have threatened legal action against the DP World Tour unless their sanctions for competing in the first LIV Golf event are rescinded 'We agree, and we are concerned that the actions of the Tour against us, LIV Golf and golf in general will have adverse consequences on the DP World Tour, a tour and an organisation that, despite our recent interactions, we care deeply for. In an open letter published by the Telegraph, the 16 players 'implore' the DP World Tour - the rebranded European Tour - to reconsider the penalties, which they say are 'likely unlawful'. Sixteen players - including Ryder Cups stars Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood - have threatened the DP World Tour with legal action unless their sanctions for competing in the first LIV Golf event are rescinded today.

The Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series arrived in Oregon for its first tournament on US soil Thursday and faced protests from 9/11 survivors and ...

The 14-event LIV Golf League will debut in 2023, with the same 48 players in each tournament.

The hope, it would seem, is for word to spread to other players who would fill out the 48-man fields. The idea is for the 12 teams to develop their own identity. LIV also plans to have 48 players contracted to play all 14 events next year, with permanent team captains that can recruit their own teams and make trades—a stark contrast from this inaugural season, which has and will continue to feature a rotating cast of players with more expected to sign with the Saudi-backed venture.

Let's go to Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club outside Portland, Ore., for the latest on the upstart LIV Golf series. Charl Schwartzel, lugging around the $4 million ...

What matters to the golf viewer is the test provided and the tournament that follows. That matters to the players and their investment advisers, regardless of how dirty the money might be. But as they begin a round that determines who wins $4 million for coming in first and who takes $120,000 for placing last, the leaders tee off from the first hole at the same time those in seventh through ninth tee off from the second. I want to play against the best in the world in a format that’s been going on for hundreds of years. Players who win a PGA Tour event in the year since the last Masters gain entry. But start with that fact, and go back to what Jon Rahm — the Spaniard ranked second in the world who has pledged his loyalty to the PGA Tour — said before the U.S. Open. It rang true at the time. LIV Golf can’t be expected to have history in a month’s time. Each of these players has signed up to take money from a murderous regime, and that colors the entire entity. The leaders play the course as it’s meant to be played: The starting hole means something; the finishing hole means something else. But as a product that raises the hairs on the backs of necks? It’s important to constantly keep in mind the source of LIV’s extensive — indeed, almost endless — wealth and funding: the Saudi Arabian government. Let’s go to Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club outside Portland, Ore., for the latest on the upstart LIV Golf series.

Plans to transition from an 'Invitational Series' to a fully formed league have been accelerated by LIV Golf execs.

The LIV Golf League now plans to stage 14 events in 2023, while it is also hoped there will be 48 players contracted to tee it up at each venue, with further big-name signings expected over the coming weeks and months. It is also reported that 10 venues have been earmarked as potential sites for the series in 2023 as the up-start organisation looks to avoid popular PGA Tour locations and add an international flavour to the schedule. This will allow for continuity when it comes to the team element, with the idea being that the 12 teams will become franchises that can be sold in order to make the business model profitable and sustainable.

Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, Abraham Ancer, Matthew Wolff, and Pat Perez are among the new faces in the field hoping to walk away with the $4 ...

1st hole Once again, all 48 players will form 12 four-man teams, with a $5m prize pot shared between the top three at this week’s event. South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel won the inaugural LIV Golf event at Centurion Club, near London, earlier this month.

Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter are among 16 LIV Golf players who have written to the DP World Tour asking it to rescind its fines and allow them to compete in ...

I wish many of them had been as keen to play on our Tour then as they seem to be now, based on the fact they have either resigned their membership of the PGA Tour or, if they are still in membership, have been suspended indefinitely. Pelley responded: "The letter claims that these players 'care deeply' for the DP World Tour. An analysis of the past participation statistics on our Tour in recent years of several of the leading players named, suggests otherwise. The U.S.-based PGA Tour, which announced a 13-year partnership with the DP World Tour this week, has suspended players for joining the breakaway circuit. Indeed, as one player named in the letter said in a media interview earlier this year; 'If they ban me, they ban me.' It is not credible that some are now surprised with the actions we have taken." "That the DP World Tour top performers will now earn PGA Tour cards serves only to solidify the DP World Tour as second fiddle to the PGA Tour and depletes the DP World Tour's top rising talent even further," the letter said. The players said in the letter that the alliance would have a negative impact on DP World Tour players.

Next year, the 'LIV Golf League' will have 12 set four-man teams with captains who can recruit their own players and make trades.

It is possible that the league could also go to places such as Mexico and Australia. But the idea is to have 12 set teams of four players each so franchises can establish identify and value. But after the first tournament at Centurion Club outside of London and this week’s tournament at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club outside of Portland, LIV Golf will unveil a 14-tournament schedule for 2023 that is expected to begin in March.

Keith Pelley has criticised 'inaccuracies' in an open letter from 16 players sanctioned for taking part in the first LIV Golf event.

Pelley’s statement continued: “The letter claims that these players ‘care deeply’ for the DP World Tour. An analysis of the past participation statistics on our tour in recent years of several of the leading players named, suggests otherwise. “Finally, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on any potential legal matters,” the 58-year-old Pelley concluded. “Many of them at the time understood and accepted that,” Pelley added.

The European tour's top executive fired back, saying fines for the breakaway golfers were "proportionate, fair and, I believe, considered necessary by the ...

The PGA Tour has also suspended indefinitely any of its members who have chosen to play LIV Tour events. It has also banned them from all tour events, starting with the Scottish Open, to be held July 7-10. Another one, only four," Pelley responded. DP World Tour executive Keith Pelley on Friday issued a statement in response, saying of the fines that they were "proportionate, fair and, I believe, considered necessary by the majority of our members." "Before joining LIV Golf, players knew there would be consequences if they chose money over competition. "That the DP World Tour top performers will now earn PGA Tour cards serves only to solidify the DP World Tour as second fiddle to the PGA Tour and depletes the DP World Tour's top rising talent even further."

The DP World Tour, formerly the European Tour, has responded to a letter from sixteen LIV Golf series players who are threatening legal action after they ...

"But I take full responsibility as a leader in Saudi Arabia, especially since it was committed by individuals working for the Saudi government." "This was a heinous crime," he said in an interview with CBS in 2019. According to the DP World Tour Members' General Regulations Handbook, players must receive a release to participate in an event that is scheduled at the same time as a DP World Tour event.

Abraham Ancer, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Carlos Ortiz, Pat Perez, Patrick Reed and Matthew Wolff are now all suspended and therefore ineligible for the ...

Reed as well as Pat Perez were critical of the PGA Tour this week. Bryson DeChambeau may be one to appeal the suspension after he revealed that he still wants to play on the PGA Tour. "I have not resigned my PGA Tour membership. "The right decision for us mainly mentally and physically just the quality of life, being able to spend more time with the kids because that's been the hardest thing.

DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley fired back at a contingent of European players who defected to LIV Golf after they threatened legal action against Pelley and ...

I wish many of them had been as keen to play on our tour then as they seem to be now, based on the fact they have either resigned their membership of the PGA Tour or, if they are still in membership, have been suspended indefinitely.” Pelley first addressed the idea that the defectors “truly care” about the former European Tour. “An analysis of the past participation statistics on our tour in recent years of several of the leading players named, suggests otherwise,” Pelley countered. In the letter the group took umbrage with Pelley’s decision to suspend those who participated in the inaugural LIV Golf event in London and ridiculed the DP World Tour’s joint venture with the PGA Tour, saying the move made the Old World circuit a “second fiddle” to the American-based tour.

Participants in the Saudi-backed event “have turned their backs on the crime of murder,” one critic said. But spectators just wanted to see their favorite ...

“I just choose to have tunnel vision about it and enjoy the game.” Nobody in the U.S. is boycotting the Olympics because of China.” And maybe it’ll make the prices cheaper to come see these things.” The Saudi-sponsored tour offered signing bonuses, some reported to be in the nine figures, to lure some golfers like Mickelson from the PGA Tour. The Sept. 11 Commission, in its 2004 report, found “no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior Saudi officials individually funded” Al Qaeda, which carried out the attacks. No official attendance figures were given for the three-day tournament’s opening round, played under a cloudless sky with temperatures in the 70s. They said they tried unsuccessfully to meet with some LIV golfers at a hotel on Thursday morning. It continued: “Don’t let the Saudi government try to clean up its image using American golf tournaments.” He joined LIV Golf in June. A Saudi community college student facing charges disappeared before trial and was apparently spirited back home by the Saudi authorities. The Saudi government has long denied any involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks. But spectators just wanted to see their favorite players.

The second round of the LIV Golf Portland is set to begin from Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course in Portland, Oregon. The upstart, Saudi-backed circuit — which has ...

Teams for LIV Golf events are drafted each week by tour-selected captains. Player 4 LIV is promoting itself through accessibility. Player 3 Player 2 Can Ortiz hold off the field on the penultimate day of competition?

The LIV Golf Invitational Series' second event is under way at Pumpkin Ridge, with a handful of new names on board. Follow all the action here.

The top three teams are paid from the $5 million team purse. After Round 1, players will be paired by score for the remaining two rounds. His drive landed right of the fairway near a creek. The Japanese player is 43 years old and ranked 188th in the world. Here are the groups for Round 1. As for other newcomers, Pat Perez birdied his first hole, the par-3 3rd. Given that Patrick Reed didn't play in the first LIV event, it would make sense that the ratings shown mirror his PGA Tour stats. The new American team of Dustin Johnson, Talor Gooch, Pat Perez and Patrick Reed is also 6 under. The top two scores count in Round 1. Brooks Koepka, Abraham Ancer and Matthew Wolff, all LIV Golf newcomers, are paired together. The Mexican had seven birdies and two bogeys. We'll have live updates throughout the day.

The controversial Saudi Arabian-backed golf series known as LIV plays its first tournament in the U.S. this week. The breakaway series is already shaking up ...

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Charl Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters champion, won inaugural LIV Golf Series event and earned $4.75 million. That's more than he made in any full year.

"I just feel I've got a lot of stuff in my favor I didn't have even when I was playing well. "It was a very clever play," Brian said. But he said last year was the first time in a long time he was injury-free. Since then, he's made 54 starts on the PGA Tour with just seven top 10 finishes. Schwartzel played it safe, knowing a bogey would win the tournament. Schwartzel has been focusing on golf since he started dominating the amateur ranks in South Africa, along with his friend Oosthuizen, whom he has known for 37 years. That was more than he had made in any one year in two decades on the PGA Tour, including 2011 when he won the Masters. In 2010, Schwartzel got into the WGC event at Doral and asked Ernie if the offer still stood. "Especially at my age." There's a lot of money out there and it's more than any guy has ever played for." He is aware of what has happened in Saudi Arabia. But his comfort zone and escape is golf. Brian, a longtime professional golfer in South Africa, also is Charl's manager.

The outcry that marked the start of the Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf series' first American stop quieted a bit on Friday, putting the focus on the play at ...

Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on that day in 2001 were Saudi citizens. In addition to sizable signing bonuses, the 48-man field is competing for a $20 million purse, with an additional $5 million prize fund for a team competition. A big lure for the LIV golfers is money. I feel like I’m swinging my irons really good, so if I can get in the fairway I’m going to get a lot of good looks. Branden Grace was two shots behind the leaders at 6 under after a 69. “I put myself in a good position.”

Golf chief rips rebels in scathing open letter, exposes stars' hypocrisy as legal row nears.

A group of 16 LIV-DP World Tour members sent a letter to the latter in which they asked to have the fines rescinded and be reinstated to play the Scottish Open, Barbasol Championship and Barracuda Championship, which they were banned from. “With that player currently in action at Pumpkin Ridge, you can imagine the allegation in the letter that we are in the wrong, is hard to accept.” LIV Golf has settled on 10 venues for 2023, according to the report, and hopes to add more international venues while avoiding areas with US PGA Tour events. The controversial upstart group, fighting for talent with the US PGA Tour and DP World Tour, plans a name change to the LIV Golf League next year, according to a Golf Digest report, which cites an unnamed LIV Golf official. The idea would be for the 12 teams to each develop an identity with an eye toward a franchise model and selling of teams. The Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series has accelerated growth plans for 2023 with an expansion to 14 teams, and name change, and firmer teams with permanent captains.

LIV Golf is showering players, caddies, coaches and sponsors with lavish perks, but it's legtimate to wonder how long the spending without returns can last.

The only way for LIV to do that is to convince people other than professional golfers and their entourages that LIV Golf is worthwhile. LIV hopes to spend its way to the top. Startups have to spend a bunch of cash up-front to get off the ground. LIV is believed to be willing to spend $2 billion to get this upstart tour off the ground—that’s a ton of cash, and they have a very long runway before they need to start making a profit. To continue our startup theme: LIV is in the pre-revenue, pre-profit, honeymoon phase. It’s not a perfect analogy.) The way they plan to do this is to provide the golfers, their caddies, their teams, their families, executives and fans a baller experience and hope they tell their friends. The money for the concert stage, for the two “CLUB 54” hospitality tents, for all those hotel rooms, for the logo on Patrick Reed’s hat, for the players’ guaranteed deals, and for the prize money—it’s all coming from LIV Golf. There is not a single corporate logo anywhere on the grounds. (The golfers, fans and sponsors are the customers in this scenario. LIV can afford to treat the players, agents, coaches, caddies and fans with white gloves because, well, they can afford it. I feel like I will be doing everything possible to stay competitive and get better at what I do.” And Bryson DeChambeau’s unwavering perfectionism had him closing down the driving range on Thursday evening. “But, who the f--k cares if it doesn’t?”