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News Articles: golf

PGA Tour Chief Operating Officer Ron Price, left, and PGA Tour board member Jimmy Dunne are sworn in before testifying at a Senate hearing on the proposed PGA Tour-LIV Golf partnership on July 11.

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  • Politics

Senate hearing scrutinizes PGA-LIV golf merger

PGA Tour leaders argued a deal would allow expensive legal fights and fracturing player and fan base to end. But lawmakers caution against too much involvement with the Saudi government.

July 11, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Harold Varner III (left) is doused by teammate Talor Gooch after Varner won the LIV Golf Invitational - DC at Trump National Golf Club on May 28, in Sterling, Va. The upstart tour will be united along with the PGA Tour, in a blockbuster merger.

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  • Sports

'I still hate LIV': Golf's civil war is over, but how will pro golfers move on?

"I still hate LIV. Like, I hate it. I hope it goes away," Rory McIlroy, the world's no. 3 player, said of the new deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi fund behind LIV.

June 08, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
GA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during a news conference before the start of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Cromwell, Conn.

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  • News

PGA Tour commissioner has 'heated' meeting with players after LIV Golf merger

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan spent more than an hour explaining to players Tuesday afternoon why he changed his mind about taking Saudi funds in a surprise collaboration, saying it ultimately was for their benefit.

June 07, 2023
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  • Associated Press
South African golfer Charl Schwartzel plays a last shot during the LIV Golf Invitational Series in St. Albans, England, in June 2022. The launch of the series rocked the world of golf by setting up rival leagues.

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  • Sports

In a stunning move, PGA Tour agrees to merge with its Saudi-backed rival, LIV Golf

The merger will end all pending litigation between the parties, mending a burgeoning split in men's professional golf that remade the game in the last year.

June 06, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson

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  • Sports

Golf allows me to pursue perfection, all while building a community

The sense of community I've regained with the game of golf during the pandemic is more than I could've ever imagined.

May 08, 2023
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  • Gus Contreras

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  • Sports

Pimento cheese for $1.50, tickets for $90,000: The Masters by the numbers

Augusta National Golf Course is the home of The Masters and one of the most exclusive clubs in the country. Patrons' tournament experiences vary according to the size of their wallets. 

April 07, 2023
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By:
  • GPB News Staff
WMAZ's weather forecast predicts the possibility of rain for the 2023 Masters tournament.

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  • Sports

Day-by-day Masters forecast swings from warm to cool, sunny to soggy

In Augusta, where temps will range from 55 to 86 degrees, Easter weekend golf patrons may need to pack their parasols with their bonnets.

April 05, 2023
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By:
  • GPB News Staff and
  • WMAZ
Tiger Woods works out on the range during a practice for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Augusta, Ga.

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  • Sports

Woods and his limp back at Masters, but for how much longer?

Tiger Woods is at the Masters for the 25th time, but not even he knows how much longer he will keep playing. Woods brings a degree a normalcy to this Masters that is filled with chatter and speculation about LIV Golf.

April 05, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Jacob Eagan, 9, of Castle Rock, Colo., react after a putt at the Drive Chip & Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Augusta, Ga.

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  • Sports

Augusta National has Sunday unlike any other at Masters

The Sunday before Masters week is unlike any other major. It's a blend of kids as young as 7 years old competing in the Drive, Chip and Putt. And then there are Masters champions like Gary Player and Bernhard Langer who are on the putting green right there with them.

April 03, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Kathy Whitworth blast out of a sand trap during the Women Titleholders Golf Tournament at Augusta, Ga., on Nov. 25, 1966. Whitworth, whose 88 victories are the most by any golfer, died on Saturday at age 83.

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  • Obituaries

Kathy Whitworth, the winningest golfer in history, dies at 83

Whitworth, whose LPGA Tour victories spanned nearly a quarter-century, died on Christmas Eve. Her 88 victories are the most by any player on a single professional tour.

December 26, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Phil Mickelson lines up a shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., on Friday.

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  • Sports

Mickelson and other pros sue over PGA suspensions for playing in LIV Golf events

Players who defected to Saudi-funded LIV Golf filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, the first step in a legal fight that could define the rules of where players can compete.

August 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Tiger Woods gestures to the crowd at the end of his second round of the British Open at St. Andrews, Scotland, on Friday.

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  • Sports

Tiger Woods gets an emotional sendoff at the British Open

Golf's most recognizable star may have played his final round of a British Open at St. Andrews. Woods shot a 75 and missed the cut.

July 15, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Tiger Woods hits from the rough on the second hole during the second round of the PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club on Friday in Tulsa, Okla.

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  • Sports

Tiger Woods withdraws from the PGA Championship

It marked the first time Woods has withdrawn from a major golf championship in his professional career.

May 21, 2022
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • James Doubek
Scottie Scheffler celebrates winning the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday in Augusta, Georgia.

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  • Sports

Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters while Tiger Woods finishes 47th

Scheffler ended up finishing three shots over Rory McIlroy to win his first major championship.

April 11, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky
Tiger Woods plays his shot from the bunker on the second hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Saturday.

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  • Sports

Tiger Woods shoots a career worst in 3rd round of the Masters

After 17 months without participating in high-stakes golf, Woods says he's thankful to be competing at all.

April 10, 2022
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  • Rina Torchinsky and
  • Emma Bowman
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