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Dustin Johnson wins $18m after clinching LIV Series individual title

Dustin Johnson has won $18m after securing the individual title in the LIV Series with a 16th-place finish at the latest tournament in Bangkok

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Dusek: LIV Golf is wreaking havoc on equipment endorsement deals. Industry insiders explain

"If you pro-rate (a deal), you risk pissing off the player or the agent and creating some bad blood," one insider said.

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McIlroy calls for unity in men's golf after 'ugly year'

London (AFP) - Rory McIlroy believes it is still possible for men's professional golf to become "cohesive again" after an "ugly year" beset by bitter rows between the established US and European tours and the insurgent LIV Series.

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LIV can be the IPL of golf, India's top player says

New Delhi (AFP) - The breakaway LIV series can do for golf what the IPL did for cricket, India's top player Anirban Lahiri has said after joining the lucrative Saudi-backed tour.

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Donald Trump urges golfers to take LIV money despite protests from 9/11 groups

The former US president has urged players to join the Saudi-backed tour despite criticism from the families of 9/11 victims

The Guardian - US

Trump urges golfers to 'take the money' and join LIV circuit

Los Angeles (AFP) - Former US President Donald Trump on Monday urged golfers to "take the money" and sign with the Saudi-backed LIV series amid reports more players were poised to join the controversial circuit.

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Cameron Young takes lead as British Open begins amid fallout from LIV series

St Andrews (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Cameron Young of the United States stormed into the lead with an eight-under-par 64 in the first round of the 150th British Open at St Andrews on Thursday, as the championship began amid the fallout from the breakaway LIV series.

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‘Entirely driven by money’: R&A chief executive hits out at LIV Series

The R&A have become the first of golf’s governing bodies to speak out strongly against the LIV Series

The Guardian - UK

St Andrews offers iconic setting as stellar field gathers for historic British Open

St Andrews (United Kingdom) (AFP) - St Andrews provides an iconic setting for a historic British Open this week as in-form Rory McIlroy and world number one Scottie Scheffler lead the contenders to win the Claret Jug and maybe divert attention away from the continuing fallout over the breakaway LIV…

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LIV chief Norman barred from British Open anniversary events

London (AFP) - LIV series chief Greg Norman has not been invited to past champion events ahead of next week's 150th British Open at St Andrews in the latest sign of the split within the sport.

AFP

Billy Horschel blasts ‘hypocrites’ playing the LIV Series and established tours

Billy Horschel has condemned ‘hypocrite’ golfers who joined the LIV Series but continue to play on established tours

The Guardian - UK

Australian golf 'strongly' supports PGA, European tours

Sydney (AFP) - Australian golf Thursday reaffirmed its "full support" of the US PGA Tour and European Tour in a rebuke to the Saudi-backed LIV series headed by Greg Norman, calling their relationship "stronger than ever".

AFP

All eyes will turn to Connecticut on Wednesday for PGA Tour’s response to LIV Golf defections

Players like Patrick Cantlay see the exodus of talent from the PGA Tour to the LIV Series as a threat.

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Morikawa denies he will join LIV Series as Koepka linked to Saudi-backed league

Collin Morikawa has denied he intends to join the LIV Golf Series after reports emerged on Tuesday linking him to the Saudi-backed league

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‘Better than I ever expected’ – Matt Fitzpatrick elated after US Open success

‘It’s something I dreamed of as a little kid,’ the 27-year-old said while his brother, Alex, said the win vindicated his decision to shun the LIV Series

The Guardian - US

Greg Norman says PGA Tour guilty of ‘deafening’ hypocrisy over LIV Series

Greg Norman, the figurehead of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series, has defended the competition after widespread criticism from high-profile figures

Daily Mirror

9/11 survivors' group slams American golfers who have joined Saudi-led LIV series

The American golf players who are participating in the LIV golf series were the subject of a strong-worded and passionate letter from a coalition of families and survivors of the 2001 terrorist attacks

The Guardian - UK

Golf must calm the professional waters and bring an end to its civil war

The sport’s arbiters, the R&A and USGA, must find a solution so the Saudi-backed LIV Series can coexist with established tours

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Dustin Johnson and Saudi golf stars toe line Eddie Howe knows well amid morality questions

Reactions to difficult questions for golfers taking part in LIV Series have been predictable and similar to Newcastle United's head coach, indicating that for sporting elite shutting down is preferable to engaging with complex moral issues

Evening Standard

LIV Golf: London taxis, fly-bys, Grenadier guards and pots of cash - it’s still golf, but not as you know it

For all the fanfare and in-fighting, the London cabs taking players to tee off and the comic-book team names, not to mention the ludicrous sums of money involved in the LIV series, in the end, this is still just golf.

Daily Mirror

Saudi LIV Series snub as rebel tour fails to secure UK TV deal despite pitches

The first Saudi-backed LIV Golf invitational event might have proved an attraction for Phil Mickleson and co, but not the television companies who were offered the rights

The Guardian - UK

The Phil Mickelson Circus rolls into golf’s breakaway LIV Series

American returns to action after four months out of golf and says he will be more careful about airing strong opinions

The Guardian - UK

Ian Poulter expects more big names to sign up for Saudi-backed LIV Series

The world No 92 said he can ‘definitely see other top players wanting to be a part of it’ as Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed are set to join rebel tour

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Norman promises to fight for golfers who join breakaway tour

St Albans (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Greg Norman vowed Wednesday to fight for the rights of players who defect to a new tour that is threatening to tear golf apart.

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