Author: Landry Ayala

Jon Rahm said after signing with LIV Golf that it was his hope that he could continue to play on both the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour. He specifically noted the Spanish Open and events in Spain on the DP World Tour. He’s also the defending champion at two of the first three PGA Tour events, The Sentry and the American Express. But it appears the PGA Tour option will be out. A player must agree to the obligations of membership, and if he can’t do so, he is ineligible for the 2024 season. That is not surprising,…

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s high-tech indoor golf venture, the TGL, has been delayed by a year after the inflatable dome of its custom-built Florida venue deflated, organizers announced Monday. The televised league featuring many of the PGA Tour’s top players had been set to tee off on January 9, but will now be postponed until early 2025 due to damages at SoFi Center, a 250,000 square foot arena at Palm Beach State College. Deflation was caused by “a failure of the temporary power system and backup systems used during construction” on November 14, damaging the air-supported dome section of the 1,600-capacity venue, the…

Austrian Bernd Wiesberger has successfully applied for reinstatement on the DP World Tour after a short-lived spell with the LIV Golf League. Graeme McDowell is expected to remain with LIV Golf as he did not apply for reinstatement before last week’s DP World Tour deadline. Had he applied, he would still have had to do what Wiesberger has done and meet all the sanctions against him in terms of fines and suspensions. Wiesberger had his membership application accepted by the DP World Tour and will play in Category 11 this season based on his status as one of the top…

Tour adds Las Vegas, along with Hong Kong, Houston and Nashville The LIV golf tour will be returning to the Greenbrier in August of 2024, after a successful stop in West Virginia in 2023. The dates are set for August 16-18, 2024. The League announced it’s 2024 schedule on Wednesday with competition teeing off in February. It features 12 regular season events in eight different countries, including new and returning stops across the world.   “LIV Golf is the truly global golf league that the sport and its fans deserve,” said LIV Golf Commissioner and CEO Greg Norman. “We’re thrilled to…

Following junior Lauryn Nguyen’s individual win and a second-place team finish at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, No. 29 Northwestern remained in-state for the Illini Women’s Invitational earlier this week. The Wildcats overcame a sluggish start to place third in a tough 15-team field that featured six of the nation’s top 30 teams. NU tallied a 14-under 850 (291-277-282) — 13 strokes behind winner No. 13 LSU and four behind runner-up No. 8 Ole Miss. Experiencing their first taste of fall weather, the ‘Cats maintained their composure after a first round that yielded mixed results. “(The weather) was a little…

The LIV Golf League returns to action this week with the final event of its regular season in Saudi Arabia, where tens of millions of dollars, first-round byes and future eligibility are all on the line. At the end of LIV Golf Jeddah, once again held at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, the season-long individual champion will be decided and the winner will take home the lucrative $18 million top prize. Dustin Johnson won the individual title a week before last year’s season finale, but this year’s race is much closer with three players in the…

Only five players have won the modern career grand slam: Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen. That’s it. Of the thousands of golfers who’ve ever teed it up in a men’s major, these five players are the standard. Plenty of accomplished golfers have come close to joining them. Tom Watson, winner of eight major titles, has won all but the PGA Championship. Likewise for Arnold Palmer. Lee Trevino won six majors, but without the green jacket, he comes up one title short of the grand slam. And without the U.S. Open to his credit, Phil Mickelson’s grand slam resume is…

Then PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan met with players at the Canadian Open in June, the mood was “tense” and “heated.” Those were Monahan’s words, and the atmosphere was understandable, given just hours earlier Monahan had announced on CNBC that the Tour was partnering with its one-time bitter rival, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which funds LIV Golf. Among the most agitated players in the room was Grayson Murray, a 29-year-old one-time Tour winner with a history of colorful antics and controversial opinions. In 2017, his rookie season on Tour, Murray invited a Playboy model to caddie for him at the Masters…

The 3.9 million Instagram users who follow golf influencer Paige Spiranac got a treat with her latest post as she revealed her latest look for the course. With her hair tied up in a ponytail, she posted her new outfit with a white top. The low-cut top left little to the imagination and had a collar with dark lines around the edges. “The shirt has a collar so it’s golf appropriate right?” she captioned the post. Fans react to Spiranac’s post Spiranac’s followers online swooned over the post and did not hold back in sharing their admiration. “Beyond gorgeous!” one user responded.…

Luke Newman’s journey from a junior member to a director on the board of Southport Golf Club is a testament to the club’s commitment to inclusiveness and the empowerment of younger members. Newman was initially hesitant when he first heard about the “next generation” initiative being put forward at Southport, his golf home of 14 years. But now that he is literally on board, he sees the value in what it brings to help his club. The 30-year-old is the newest board member at the Gold Coast club, and is leading a group of young members looking to offer a…