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Tony Finau declares commitment to PGA Tour: ‘See y’all in Maui’
Tony Finau wrote on Instagram on Monday night that he will play on the PGA Tour in 2024, amid growing speculation that he would follow Jon Rahm to LIV Golf....

PGA Tour to advance negotiations with PIF, group of outside investors
The PGA Tour policy board said in a memo Sunday that it will continue negotiations with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund along with a "consortium of U.S.-based professional sports team investors."...

Lydia Ko, Jason Day win Grant Thornton Invitational
Lydia Ko of New Zealand birdied the 17th hole and had a tap-in par at 18 as she partnered with Australia's Jason Day to win the inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational on Sunday at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla....

Finland's Kalle Samooja among 3 players promoted to LIV Golf
LIV Golf welcomed three new full-time members for 2024 on Sunday....

Lydia Ko, Jason Day (66) take lead at Thornton Invitational
Jason Day and Lydia Ko recorded the low round of the day to jump atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational on Saturday in Naples, Fla....

Suteepat Preteeptienchai shoots 64, field of 20 set at LIV Golf Promotions
Thailand's Suteepat Prateeptienchai shot 8-under-par 64 in the second round at LIV Golf Promotions at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, with the field of 20 set for Sunday's 36-hole finale....

If you’re missing <i>Succession</i>, this PGA Tour-LIV drama isn’t far off
Over the past week in golf, we’ve had stories of a failed coup, back alley dealings with private equity firms, an all-consuming power broker, an uncomfortable media appearance, and merger negotiations on par with anything that happened between Waystar Royco and GoJo. All that’s left for HBO to do is...

Wells Fargo set to exit as sponsor of Quail Hollow event
Wells Fargo will not continue as the title sponsor of the PGA Tour's event at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte after the 2024 tournament....

Tony Finau, Nelly Korda grab lead at Grant Thornton Invitational
Nelly Korda and Tony Finau birdied the 18th hole to polish off a combined 16-under 56 and take a one-shot lead after one day of the inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational on Friday in Naples, Fla....

Rory McIlroy sad to see Jon Rahm depart, but Ryder Cup a must
While Jon Rahm's departure to LIV Golf on Thursday rocked the PGA Tour, Rory McIlroy said that move doesn't hold as much water as what happened back in June....

Kerry Mountcastle tops 29 players advancing at LIV Golf Promotions
Kerry Mountcastle had no idea what LIV Golf Promotions was a month ago. He's very familiar right now as he advances to round two of the event after leading the 60-player field with an 8-under 64 at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club on Friday....

Weekend golfers are getting screwed because the PGA's elite are <i>too</i> good
One of the biggest changes in golf came earlier this week, when the USGA and R&A decided to implement a golf ball rollback, changing the way the golf ball travels at all levels of the sport. ...

Talor Gooch teams with Brooks Koepka amid two LIV trades
Brooks Koepka's Smash GC acquired Talor Gooch, LIV Golf's individual champion this year, in a trade that sent Matthew Wolff to the RangeGoats GC....

Reports: Jon Rahm set to join LIV on deal worth $600M
Two-time major champion Jon Rahm is expected to sign a massive deal to join LIV Golf, another hit for the PGA Tour as it races the clock to finalize an agreement to ally with the Saudi-backed league, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday....
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Jon Rahm takes LIV handout [Updated]
Update Dec. 7: Rahm has officially joined the Saudi Tour. ESPN, citing sources, said the deal is believed to be three-plus years, and reportedly worth more than $300 million....

Carlos Ortiz, David Puig swap LIV Golf teams
LIV Golf isn't calling it a trade, but two of its members have swapped teams ahead of the 2024 season....

Defending champ Jon Rahm not listed among AmEx notables
Speculation that Jon Rahm is weighing a lucrative offer to sign with LIV Golf received additional fuel Wednesday when the No. 3-ranked player in the world was not among the notable names listed as committed to the American Express field next month....

Tiger Woods vaults 430 spots, drawing scrutiny to world rankings
In what is sure to further rankle LIV Golf players, Tiger Woods vaulted 430 spots in the Official World Golf Ranking after finishing 18th out of 20 golfers in his invitational Hero World Challenge....

Scottie Scheffler wins Hero World Challenge; Tiger finishes even par
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler shot a 4-under 68 in Sunday's final round of the Hero World Challenge to cruise to a three-shot win in the exhibition tournament at Albany Golf Course in the Bahamas....

Rory McIlroy defends golf ball rollback: ‘No difference’ to average golfer
With the USGA and R&A reportedly set to announce a universal rollback of the standard golf ball, Rory McIlroy is among those who are defending the governing bodies in the wake of their decision....