LIV Golf

Golf
Events

John Daly, the colorful veteran American golfer, says he has "begged" LIV Golf chief executive Greg Norman to join the Saudi-backed rival golf tour
Golf
Finance & Law

Group of golfers claim the PGA Tour has used monopoly power to define where and how they can compete
Golf
Finance & Law

Golf legend Tiger Woods was offered a blockbuster deal in the range of $700m-$800m (€685m-783m) to leave the PGA Tour and join LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed breakaway tour's chief executive Greg Norman h…
Golf
Events

Enlarged slate, league format will involve a $405m total prize purse
Golf
Governance

LIV Golf is planning to adopt a promotion and relegation system at the end of its second season in 2023, in an attempt to freshen up the player pool and ensure that there is a pathway for other players…
Golf
Media

Commercial network ServusTV has acquired free-to-air rights in Germany and Austria to LIV Golf’s inaugural Invitational Series.
Golf
Governance

Newly crowned Open champion Cameron Smith and European Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson have become the latest high-profile golfers linked with a move to the breakaway LIV Golf series
Golf
Governance

The Saudi-backed LIV Golf is looking to establish its own breakaway women's tour, which would provide competition to the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour and Ladies European Tour
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

American golfer Bryson DeChambeau has lost a contract with sports equipment company Bridgestone Golf ahead of this week's Open Championship in Scotland, following his move to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf…
Golf
Governance

Federal department exploring potential anticompetitive behavior by golf property
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

American multinational financial services corporation Mastercard has paused its partnerships with European golfers Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell following their move to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series
Golf
Finance & Law

The DP World Tour has confirmed that suspensions placed against three of its members, Ian Poulter, Adrian Otaegui and Justin Harding, have been temporarily lifted after they took action against sanctions…
Golf
Governance

DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley has hit back at the organisation’s 16 members who have threatened the European tour with legal action unless sanctions imposed for competing in the inaugural L…
Golf
Media

A string of additional broadcast agreements have been put in place for the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event on US soil as organisers continue to push a non-exclusive model to ensure widespread…
Golf
Events

The Saudi-backed LIV Golf breakaway tour is reportedly accelerating its growth plans by transitioning from the current eight-event "Invitational Series" to a 14-tournament "LIV Golf League" in 2023
Golf
Governance

The PGA Tour and DP World Tour have strengthened their alliance with an expanded 13-year joint venture partnership through 2035, which is designed to fend off the growing challenge from the Saudi-backed…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Meredith McPherron, chief executive and managing partner of Drive by DraftKings. Fisher and Russo also discuss ongoing turbulence and change in the golf business spurred by the arrival of LIV Golf, Bruin Capital’s sale of streaming video technology company Deltatre, Susquehanna Investment Group’s new support of sportsbook PointsBet, a non-fungible token partnership involving the National Hockey League and NFT distribution platform Sweet, and moves by Fanatics chief executive Michael Rubin to sell his equity in Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and further position the company into sports betting.
Golf
Governance

The DP World Tour has announced that players who competed in the inaugural LIV Golf event earlier this month will be suspended from upcoming tournaments and fined £100,000 (€117,000/$123,000).