On different occasions in golf’s summer of discontentTiger Woods and Rory McIlroy delivered key messages that illustrated what PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan got wrong. McIlroy was asked at the US Open if he had lost respect for players in their prime years who were taking guaranteed cash from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, with its 54-hole … Read more
Perhaps you’ve seen the comparison: Tiger Woods has made roughly $121 million in on-course earnings on the PGA Tour, and LIV Golf reportedly offered him somewhere between $700 million and $800 million to join the Saudi-backed upstart league. It’s not exactly apples-to-apples, for you wouldn’t compare the $230 million deal Kyler Murray just signed with … Read more
They say money talks, which in part explains LIV Golf’s “Golf, but Louder” motto. According to a report from Forbes on the highest-paid golfers in the world for 2022, the upstart series led by Greg Norman and backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Invest Fund, “has boosted the earnings of the ten highest-paid golfers by an … Read more
As more and more players decide to leave the PGA Tour for the LIV Golf Series, it becomes interesting to look at the top players in each league. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas continue to represent the PGA Tour and a move from one of them seems incredibly unlikely. However, two … Read more
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — At 6.45 am on Sunday, just hours before the start of the final round of the 150th Open, Andrew Thomson, son of the late, great Peter Thomson, spread some of his father’s ashes across the Old Course. The Australian icon triumphed at the 1955 Open at St Andrews—one of five Opens … Read more
Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where, admittedly, we’re a bit bummed. No offense to Cameron Smith, but essentially everyone was rooting for Rory McIlroy to win that golf tournament — from Fingers-Crossed Kid to even Scottie Scheffler! Somewhere, even Michelob Ultra Guy was pulling for Tiger Woods’ friend. Oh well. Apparently, Golf Gods … Read more
The next time you hear David Feherty’s voice it will be on a LIV Golf broadcast. Eoin Clarke / Golffile Rory McIlroy and David Feherty are a pair of Northern Irishmen who quickly outgrew their homeland to answer the call of greatness from golf’s biggest stage. While McIlroy’s journey has been virtually seamless, Feherty had … Read more
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – There’s a barista in the media center — which is a terrible way to start a story about one of the most exciting days in golf in recent memory but stay with us — who asked a reporter if he wanted a double-shot in his cappuccino. “Double shot?” remarked another writer … Read more
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Cheers from every corner of the Old Course that belonged to Tiger Woods for two days at St. Andrews switched over to Rory McIlroy in The Open, and he certainly did his part to give them what came to see Saturday. McIlroy holed a bunker shot for eagle on the 10th … Read more
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Cameron Smith charged his way into history on the Old Course, a Sunday stunner at St. Andrews that sent the Australian to his first major title by overcoming Rory McIlroy to win the Open Championship. The stage was set for McIlroy to end his eight-year drought in the majors and cap … Read more
