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Reports: PGA informs Tour members of $3B deal with US consortium
Strategic Sports Group, a consortium of U.S.-based sports franchise owners, agreed to a $3 billion deal to become a minority owner of newly formed PGA Tour Enterprises, according to multiple reports....

Rory McIlroy: PGA Tour shouldn't sanction ex-LIV players
Rory McIlroy, formerly one of the PGA Tour's hardline supporters in the face of the challenge presented by LIV Golf, is viewing the players who jumped to the Saudi-backed circuit differently....

Golf Glance: PGA ups Pebble Beach ante; Jon Rahm's LIV debut
The PGA Tour continues its West Coast swing this week, while LIV Golf kicks off its third season with Jon Rahm and other big names now in the fold....

Legion XIII becomes LIV Golf's first expansion team
LIV Golf on Tuesday introduced its first expansion team, Legion XIII, which will be captained by reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm....

Report: Tyrrell Hatton signs with LIV Golf
England's Tyrrell Hatton has signed with LIV Golf ahead of the circuit's third season, The Telegraph reported on Monday....

Nelly Korda outlasts Lydia Ko in playoff to win Drive On Championship
Nelly Korda made a downhill par putt on the second playoff hole to defeat Lydia Ko of New Zealand and win the LPGA Drive On Championship on Sunday at Bradenton (Fla.) Country Club....

PGA Tour sets 2024 Player Advisory Council
The PGA Tour announced the 16 members who will serve on the Player Advisory Council in 2024, a pivotal year that will help shape the future of the tour....

France's Matthieu Pavon makes history at Farmers Insurance Open
Matthieu Pavon made history on Saturday, firing a 3-under par 69 to become the first golfer from France to win on the PGA Tour in the modern era with his victory at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego....

Nelly Korda still on top at Drive On Championship
Nelly Korda carded a 3-under 68 on Saturday to remain atop the leaderboard after three rounds of action at the LPGA Drive on Championship in Bradenton, Fla....

Report: PGA Tour near investment deal with Strategic Sports Group
The PGA Tour will begin receiving investment from its new U.S.-based partner, the Strategic Sports Group, as early as next week, Sportico reported Friday....

Stephan Jaeger holds onto lead at Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines bit back on Friday, but Germany's Stephan Jaeger maintained a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego....

Nelly Korda thriving at home, leads Drive On Championship
Hometown hero Nelly Korda took a two-shot lead in the second round of the LPGA Drive On Championship on Friday in Bradenton, Fla....

Reports: Anthony Kim discussing return with PGA Tour, LIV Golf
Anthony Kim, a former golf phenom who left the PGA Tour almost 12 years ago, is plotting a comeback to professional golf and has had discussions with both the tour and LIV Golf, multiple reports said Thursday....

Stephan Jaeger finishes with flourish, takes lead at Farmers
Germany's Stephan Jaeger rolled in an eagle on his final hole to polish off an 8-under 64, vaulting himself into the second-round lead at the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday in San Diego....

Nelly Korda, Lydia Ko share lead at Drive On Championship
Nelly Korda and New Zealand's Lydia Ko are tied atop the leaderboard after one round of the LPGA Drive On Championship on Thursday in Bradenton, Fla....

Blood-money sellout claims pending LIV-PGA merger is for the 'good of fans'
Bryson DeChambeau, one of the PGA defectors who took the Saudi blood money to join LIV, thinks the impending merger of the two organizations is what golf fans are clamoring for....

Alabama amateur Nick Dunlap turns pro, headed to Pebble
Sophomore golfer Nick Dunlap wiped tears with his gray Alabama jacket and went to great lengths to thank family, coaches, teammates and trainers for teeing him up for the opportunity to turn pro starting immediately....

Nick Dunlap takes over No. 1 amateur world ranking
After making history at The American Express last week, University of Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap rose to the top of the World Amateur Golf Ranking on Wednesday....

Reports: Adrian Meronk joining LIV, Tyrrell Hatton close to deal
Poland's Adrian Meronk is jumping from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf, The Time of London and Sports Illustrated reported Wednesday....

Kevin Yu gets off to hot start, leads at Farmers Insurance Open
Kevin Yu of Chinese Taipei fired an 8-under 64 on Wednesday to grab a first-round lead at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego....