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July, 2022

June, 2022

  • 30 June

    LIV Golf Is Drawing Big Names and Heavy Criticism in Oregon

    LIV Golf Is Drawing Big Names and Heavy Criticism in Oregon

    NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — The Saudi government-backed LIV Golf Invitational series arrives in the United States on Thursday as it continues to roil a genteel sport with a slogan that promises, “Golf, but louder.” Except this is probably not the kind of noise its supporters had in mind.There is vehement …

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  • 26 June

    Schauffele Holds Off Theegala to Win Travelers Championship

    Schauffele Holds Off Theegala to Win Travelers Championship

    CROMWELL, Conn. — Before the first round of the Travelers Championship on Thursday, Sahith Theegala, a PGA Tour rookie, was asked if young players in the field were worried about the cluster of veterans spurning the tour to join the rival, Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit.“Actually, there’s a next man up …

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  • 26 June

    In Gee Chun Wins Women’s P.G.A. Championship

    In Gee Chun Wins Women’s P.G.A. Championship

    BETHESDA, Md. — In Gee Chun of South Korea rallied after losing the rest of her once-sizeable lead, overcoming a bogey-filled front nine to win the Women’s P.G.A. Championship on Sunday when Lexi Thompson faltered with her putter.Chun shot a three-over-par 75 for the second consecutive day at Congressional Country …

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  • 26 June

    Will LIV Golf Diminish PGA Tour Events Like the Travelers Championship?

    Will LIV Golf Diminish PGA Tour Events Like the Travelers Championship?

    CROMWELL, Conn. — The Travelers Championship in central Connecticut, contested on a golf course beside cornfields, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this week, which makes it one of the oldest continuously operated PGA Tour events. Through the decades, the tournament has changed names and venues, but in a small state …

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  • 25 June

    Saudi Arabia, Creator of LIV Golf, Casts Its Eye on Women’s Tennis

    Saudi Arabia, Creator of LIV Golf, Casts Its Eye on Women’s Tennis

    With the golf world already divided over Saudi Arabia’s emergence as a powerful force in the game, another major sport is contending with whether to do business with the kingdom.This time it’s women’s tennis, which pulled out of China last year over concerns for the welfare of a player who …

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  • 22 June

    PGA Tour Defends Its Perch Under Pressure From LIV Golf

    PGA Tour Defends Its Perch Under Pressure From LIV Golf

    CROMWELL, Conn. — For the last month, as the upstart, Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit has poached some of the most widely known players from the established PGA Tour, there has been speculation that eventually the rival organizations might have to learn to coexist.But a passionate Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour’s …

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