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Scheffler expects Trump visit to boost USA at Ryder Cup
AFP, Published on 24/09/2025
» FARMINGDALE (UNITED STATES) - Top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler said Tuesday that he expects President Donald Trump's planned appearance later this week at the Ryder Cup to boost the United States squad.
LIV critic McIlroy quits PGA Tour board role
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Rory McIlroy has resigned from the PGA Tour's board after admitting he had grown disenchanted with the role during the tour's acrimonious battle with Saudi-funded LIV Golf.
LIV Golf bid for ranking points rejected by official body
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - LIV Golf's bid to be recognised by the sport's global rankings body has been rejected, the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) organisation confirmed on Tuesday.
PGA chief events and competitions officer Pazder resigns: reports
AFP, Published on 09/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Andy Pazder, the US PGA Tour's chief tournaments and competitions officer, resigned on Tuesday after having served on the circuit's executive leadership team since 1990, according to multiple reports.
Pebble Beach joins signature stops as PGA unveils '24 schedule
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - The Pebble Beach Pro-Am will become a "signature" event on the 2024 US PGA Tour schedule released on Monday even as a merger framework agreement with LIV Golf remains unresolved.
PGA board member resigns over 'serious concerns' on LIV deal: report
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - Randall Stephenson, a former AT&T chief executive, reportedly has resigned his PGA Tour Policy Board position over "serious concerns" about the tour's controversial deal with LIV Golf's Saudi backers.
Brother of France man who died in police custody in hospital after arrest
AFP, Published on 09/07/2023
» PARIS - A man arrested in Paris during a memorial rally for his brother, who had died in police custody seven years ago, has been hospitalised, a Paris prosecutor said Sunday, triggering calls for more protests.
McIlroy: Saudi, PGA Tour deal 'good for professional golf'
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Rory McIlroy on Wednesday welcomed the PGA Tour's shock merger with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf but said rebel players who joined the upstart circuit should not be granted an automatic return to the sport.
PGA Tour and LIV Golf merge to end golf's 'civil war'
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» MIAMI - The PGA Tour and DP World Tour announced on Tuesday that they have merged their commercial operations with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf and ended all litigation, bringing to a close the sport's bitter two-year rift.
PGA Tour and LIV Golf merge to end golf's 'civil war'
AFP, Published on 06/06/2023
» MIAMI - The PGA Tour and DP World Tour announced on Tuesday that they have merged their commercial operations with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf and ended all litigation, bringing to a close the sport's two-year rift.