Signage on a golf ball at the LIV golf tournament on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty Images LIV Golf reached a m...
Tag: Phil Mickelson
Mickelson And LIV Golf Spreading ‘Propaganda’
Topline Rory McIlroy accused LIV Golf and its most prominent player, Phil Mickelson, of spreading a false, winning narrative about the controversial new Saudi-funded tour—which remains without a major...
Phil Mickelson and other LIV golfers drop out of antitrust suit against PGA Tour
Team Captain Phil Mickelson of Hy Flyers GC is seen on the 18th tee during Day Two of the LIV Golf Invitational – Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms on September 17, 2022 in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Ch...
Mickelson Withdraws From LIV Golf Lawsuit Against PGA
Topline Golfer Phil Mickelson removed his name Tuesday morning from a high-profile antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour over its behavior toward its controversial and Saudi-funded new rival LIV Golf...
LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman visits Capitol Hill as Saudi-backed league battles PGA Tour
LIV CEO and commissioner Greg Norman watches play on the third hole during the final round of the LIV Golf Invitational Series Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Brian Spurlock | ...
LIV CEO Greg Norman Will Reportedly Lobby Lawmakers In D.C. Amid Controversy Over Saudi Arabia Links
Topline Greg Norman, the CEO and commissioner of the controversial PGA Tour competitor LIV Golf, will head to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss the league with lawmakers over conc...
Mickelson, LIV golfers sue PGA Tour over suspensions
Team Hy Flyers Phil Mickelson of the U.S. speaks to the media after the first round of the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational, June 9, 2022. Paul Childs | Action Images via Reuters Eleven professional go...
LIV Golf Reshuffles Top Earners And Sends Pay Soaring
Thanks to Saudi Arabia’s bottomless well of petrodollars, LIV Golf has boosted the earnings of the top ten golfers by an estimated $370 million since June, bringing their combined haul to a record $65...
Bob Harig’s ‘Tiger & Phil’
Mitch Mustain, Whitney Lewis, and Lance Pavlas. What do the names mean to you? Most likely nothing, though if you’re a college football fan they likely ring a bell. All three were all-world college fo...
Mickelson Caps Disastrous U.S. Open, His First Stateside Tournament Since Jumping To Saudi-Backed LIV Golf
Topline Phil Mickelson finished his first two rounds of play in this week’s U.S. Open in 144th place out of the 156-golfer field, mightily underwhelming expectations in his first tournament in the Uni...
These Athletes Have Earned More Than $1 Billion Apiece
Sports all-time earning leaders include two soccer stars, a tennis pro, an NBA center, a prize fighter and a golf legend. Phil Mickelson’s rumored $200 million contract with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf ...
PGA Tour suspends Phil Mickelson, others for involvement in Saudi-backed LIV event
The PGA Tour has suspended 17 golfers, including major championship winners Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, who are competing Thursday in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf event near London. The suspension...
Human Rights, Antitrust Behavior And The PGA-LIV Showdown
LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 07: Justin Harding, Ratchanon Chantananuwat, Greg Norman, Chase Koepka and … [+] Phil Mickelson pose for a photograph following the LIV Golf Invitational – Lon...
When It Comes To Prize Money, LIV Golf’s Debut In London Blows Away The PGA Tour
Phil Mickelson played in the pro-am on Wednesday ahead of LIV Golf’s London event. Charlie Crowhurst/LIV Golf/Getty Images The PGA Tour upped the ante on golfer pay this year, boosting its avera...
‘Price Tag’ Singer Jessie J Headlines LIV Golf Concert Series
LEEDS, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 26: Jessie J performs at O2 Academy Leeds on November 26, 2018 in Leeds, … [+] England. (Photo by Andrew Benge/Redferns) Redferns Already well-paid PGA Tour playe...
Phil Mickelson Apologizes For Saudi Golf League Comments As KPMG Ends Long-Time Sponsorship
Topline Pro golfer Phil Mickelson apologized Tuesday following backlash from his recently released comments on the “Super Golf League,” a Saudi-funded competitor to the PGA, issuing the statement the ...