The PGA Tour is getting a $3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group in a deal that would give players access to more than $1.5 billion as equity owners in the new PGA Tour Enterprises.
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.
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.
Between the tournament’s post-pandemic economic boost on Augusta, other top players to watch and the unavailability of a certain ice cream sandwich, there’s a lot to talk about.
Elder made history in 1975 when he became the first Black golfer to compete at the Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. No details about his death were immediately available.
World #1 Jon Rahm of Spain and #6 Bryson DeChambeau of the U.S. each tested positive for the coronavirus before leaving for Tokyo. The stunning news rocked the golf world.
