NORTH PLAINS, Ore. – Branden Grace won LIV Golf’s first stop on American soil, an event that drew critics and protestors alike because of the upstart series ’funding by Saudi Arabia. Grace closed with a 7-under 65 on Saturday to finish at 13 under in the 54-hole tournament at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. The fledgling … Read more
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 Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. Modest crowds and mild temperatures in the mid-70s greeted the players on the upstart series – bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund … Read more
Ricky Barnes hasn’t played a full schedule on the PGA Tour since the 2017-18 season, and, thus, is struggling to build any kind of momentum in his golf game. Which explains why he had posted three rounds in the 60s this season and has missed the cut in five of the six events in which … Read more
The first LIV Golf event in the United States has a first-time player in the rival series atop its leaderboard. Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz, who was among the latest batch of players to join the LIV Series earlier this week, carded a 5-under 67 to take a 1-shot lead after the opening round at Pumpkin Ridge … Read more
Pat Perez was his usual blunt self this week, with his words and his choice of attire. Specifically, the 46-year-old three-time PGA Tour winner donned a shirt emblazoned with $ 100 bills Tuesday night at the welcome party for the LIV Golf Invitational Series ahead of its second event, outside of Portland, Ore. When he … Read more
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. – LIV Golf’s first US event is set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour. Brett Eagleson was 15 years old when he lost … Read more
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. – Michael Thorbjornsen had a very solid sophomore season at Stanford, but it wasn’t particularly special. He finished the year ranked No. 17 in the nation and tied for 32nd in the individual portion of the NCAA Championship. First-team All Pac-12 and second-team / honorable meniton All-American, depending on which publication you … Read more
Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we are mere hours away from leaving for the only major that truly matters (to me and seven other hackers), the 2022 HGGA Championship. Sadly, as of this moment, golf fans won’t be able to watch the HGGA from lovely Wisconsin, culminating in a final two rounds … Read more
The PGA Tour struck back in its war with LIV Golf on Tuesday, and it did so by strengthening its alliance with the DP World Tour, formerly known as the European Tour. The PGA Tour, which has been staggered by the recent defections of a number of its star players to the Greg Norman-led, Saudi-backed … Read more
The LIV Invitational Series, a controversial new golf tournament backed with money from Saudi Arabia, is causing a major rift in the world of golf. The series website claims it is an “opportunity to reinvigorate golf,” but opponents and human rights advocates say Saudi Arabia, whose government was found to be responsible for the murder … Read more
