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Opinion: Teeing off on golfers taking Saudis’ LIV Golf cash ignores realities of complicated world

We'd all like to think that we'd say that playing under the LIV banner isn't worth the sacrifice of conscience.

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Rocket Mortgage mum on deal with Bryson DeChambeau as he joins LIV

DETROIT — Rocket Mortgage has spent years building up an impressive stable of golf ambassadors.

Tribune News Service

Greg Cote: Mickelson, Johnson, et al., are Saudi pawns pocketing blood money as LIV Golf Series begins

MIAMI — Dustin Johnson sat in front of a “LIV Golf” logo in England this week and, with a straight face, said, “I chose what’s best for me and my family.”

Miami Herald

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Dustin Johnson Getting Paid So Much To Join LIV Golf, He Just Passed Tiger Woods In Golf Related Earnings

A major shift in the world of golf could be happening with the Saudi Arabian backed LIV Golf Invitational Series seeking to compete with the PGA Tour. To lure away one of the top golfers, LIV helped set a new record for earnings.

Benzinga

Rory McIlroy warns LIV Golf defectors decisions 'made purely for money' can backfire in thinly veiled dig

The four-time major winner has been one of the most vocal critics of the Saudi-backed breakaway tour

Irish Mirror

LIV Golf is letting us know what the stars are really like, and it’s not pretty

In return for tons of money, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, et al., are willing to overlook Saudi Arabia’s horrific record on human rights.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter squirm as they face awkward questions over Saudi series

Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter were left stumped after Mirror Sport’s Neil McLeman quizzed them over their commitment to the LIV Golf Invitational Series on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

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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

Craig David and black cabs - bizarre things to watch out for at maiden Saudi golf event

The LIV Golf Invitational Series is set to kick off at the Centurion Golf Club on Thursday, and as well as some of the world’s biggest golfers, there is plenty more to keep an eye on.

Daily Mirror

11 things about Phil Mickelson’s first press conference since joining Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series

Phil Mickelson talks "sportswashing", the PGA Tour, Ryder Cup, and did he really get $200 million to join?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Justin Thomas ‘disappointed’ Dustin Johnson joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf

The two-time major winner has discussed the controversial breakaway tournament, which begins at Centurion Club this week

The Independent UK

Mickelson says he does not condone rights abuses on eve of Saudi-backed golf series

St Albans (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Phil Mickelson said Wednesday he does not condone human rights violations in Saudi Arabia as he prepares to tee off in the inaugural event of the divisive LIV Golf Invitational Series funded by the Gulf kingdom.

AFP

Sanctions and sportswashing – The key questions as golf’s rebel series kicks off

The likes of Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson will compete at Centurion Club.

The Independent UK

Phil Mickelson finally came out of hiding and spewed more empty nonsense about LIV Golf

Phil really cares, guys.

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The Independent UK

LIV Golf Q&A: The key questions as new Saudi-backed rebel series tees off

The likes of Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson will compete at Centurion Club

Daily Mirror

Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed 'join rebel Saudi circuit' in huge blow to PGA Tour

Another two of the PGA Tour's biggest names in Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed are reportedly set to join the likes of Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson in signing up for the contentious LIV Golf Invitational Series

Daily Mirror

Phil Mickelson awkwardly tackles PGA Tour ban question ahead of rebel Saudi series debut

Phil Mickelson is one of the headline acts at the inaugural rebel Saudi tour event in St Albans this week, and was quizzed on his PGA Tour situation during an awkward press conference on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

What is the LIV Golf Series and how will it work?

Saudi-backed events threaten major disruption to golf’s old order, though top players are not signing up in numbers for now

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The Independent UK

Phil Mickelson breaks silence on controversial involvement in LIV Golf series

Mickelson has not competed since February’s Saudi International.

AFP

Mickelson says he does not 'condone human rights violations' on eve of new series

St Albans (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Phil Mickelson said Wednesday he does not condone human rights violations in Saudi Arabia, on the eve of the first tournament of the divisive LIV Golf Invitational Series near London funded by the Gulf kingdom.

The Independent UK

What is LIV Golf, who is playing and how can I watch?

The inaugural event will take place at Centurion Club, St Albans this week

Tribune News Service

Kevin Sherrington: Without more star power, LIV Golf’s rebels could become sports’ next flash in the pan

DALLAS — Unlike LIV Golf — which tees off Thursday outside London — most upstart leagues aren’t backed by the Saudi government, which murdered/dismembered a journalist and executes people because of their sexual orientation at will. Phil Mickelson’s words, by the way, not mine. The numbers back him up, though.…

Evening Standard

Rebel Phil Mickelson refusing to give up PGA Tour membership after LIV Golf move

Phil Mickelson has warned he won’t give up his PGA Tour membership without a fight but refused to answer whether he had been banned from the tour.

The Independent UK

Phil Mickelson refuses to deny PGA Tour ban following LIV Golf switch

The six-time major winner has not played for four months following controversial comments about the Saudi Arabian-funded events

The Independent UK

Mickelson: I don’t condone human rights violations but LIV Golf is good for game

The American has signed up for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series.

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