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The news comes just a week after the surprise announcement between the tour and PIF, one that was expected to end professional golf’s schism. Earlier this week the U.S. Senate opened a probe into the alliance, as the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations wrote the deal “raises concerns about the Saudi government’s role in influencing

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 14, 2023, 08:22 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — LIV Golf League captain Dustin Johnson, like most professional golfers, doesn’t know exactly what the sport’s ecosystem will look like beyond this season. But

LOS ANGELES — Since news broke last week of a framework deal between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), professional golfers and officials have mostly emphasized they don’t know what the future holds. Bryson DeChambeau, though, was not shy in voicing what he thinks will happen, and what

LOS ANGELES — It is, not even arguably, one of the most anticipated major championships in recent memory. Put the U.S. Open on the untested track that is Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course, in the middle of a metropolis, at a most critical time in the history of the game, and we can expect

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 14, 2023, 10:05 AM ET LOS ANGELES, Calif. — If you’re not flying in a Boeing or manning a drone, the only glimpses Los Angeles can get of its namesake golf club are through a tree-lined fence on Santa Monica Boulevard. Across the street from the city’s most posh shopping mall in

A day after the U.S. Senate opened a probe into the recently proposed partnership between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), two senators also have asked the Department of Justice to review the deal for potential antitrust violations. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) expressed concerns to Attorney General

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 13, 2023, 10:54 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is recovering from an undisclosed medical condition, according to a joint statement from Monahan and the PGA Tour Policy

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has suffered a medical issue and has stepped away from his role. In a statement Tuesday released by the PGA Tour, Monahan has informed the league that he is recovering from an unspecified medical situation. “The Board fully supports Jay and appreciates everyone respecting his privacy,” the statement read. According

LOS ANGELES — He had the air of a man who knows how good he’s got it, and he does. For significant moments are often not appreciated, at least not in the moment. We don’t see them coming or are blind to their arrival. We realize they are fleeting only when they have gone and

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 13, 2023, 10:54 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — The past week in men’s professional golf seemed like a Hollywood script, with the PGA Tour pledging loyalty to its sworn enemy, the LIV

LOS ANGELES — The first major championship in Los Angeles in almost 30 years is bound to attract a host of Hollywood actors, athletes, musicians and other celebrities in the galleries at L.A. Country Club. Among the 22,000 spectators anticipated for Thursday’s first round at the U.S. Open, however, will be two teenagers from Australia

Jun 12, 2023, 02:31 PM ET Emiliano Grillo was among the final six golfers to gain entry into this week’s U.S. Open. The USGA on Monday announced the three final exemptions as well as three alternates who will compete in the 156-man field in Los Angeles. Grillo, Pablo Larrazabal and Adam Schenk made the field

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan responded to a Congressional inquiry regarding the tour’s proposed partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, citing inaction from the United States government as leaving the tour to “fend off” attacks for itself. On Monday, the tour received a letter from the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations asking for records

So what are we to think of the melodrama that’s now playing out in professional golf with the announcement that the PGA Tour is partnering with Saudi Arabia? There’s a lot we are still learning, but in the meantime, is the proper reaction relief, disappointment or anger? The answer may be equal portions of each.

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 12, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia THE MOST UNLIKELY union in professional golf history — the PGA Tour’s stunning partnership last week with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

The United States Senate has opened a probe into the proposed partnership between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). In a letter to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations asked for records and communications between the tour and the PIF. According to

Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 08:16 PM ET TORONTO — Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win his national open, making a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood in the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday. Taylor tossed his putter into the air and jumped into

Los Angeles Country Club making its debut as a major championship host provides the 2023 U.S. Open with even more excitement than it packs in an ordinary year. The North Course, designed by George Thomas in 1927 and restored by Gil Hanse in 2010, will be the 53rd different venue to hold the USGA’s signature

It was the outcome everyone in the rain-soaked gallery at Oakdale Golf & Country Club wanted to see on Sunday, Canada’s own Nick Taylor walking away the winner at the RBC Canadian Open, becoming the first local in 69 years to win his country’s national title. But it’s the way Taylor did it, on the

Marty Smith, ESPNJun 11, 2023, 08:42 AM ET Close ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR NOSARA, COSTA RICA — Standing on the edge of a remote mountaintop crest, overlooking a tree-soaked valley in a rolling panorama of dense green foliage, Morgan Hoffmann stares off toward an uncertain but inspired

You may have heard there was some golf news last week. While the sport is still trying to unpack the unexpected alliance between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, there is golf to be played, and a major championship at that. The 2023 U.S. Open is one of the most anticipated Opens

Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 08:30 PM ET GALLOWAY, N.J. — Dani Holmqvist birdied the par-5 18th for a 4-under 67 and a one-stroke lead over Hyo Joo Kim on Saturday in the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Holmqvist, the 35-year-old Swede seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, took an 11-under 131 total into the final round

Rory McIlroy being in the thick of contention for his third straight CP Canadian Open victory on Sunday needs some context. It was a year ago that the Ulsterman shot a 62 in the final round at St. George’s Golf & Country Club in Toronto, and in the TV interview on the green afterward, he

Money. Money. Money. To the consternation of many in golf, talk about guaranteed contracts and who’s winning and who’s losing at the bank has dominated the landscape for more than a year now because of the arrival of the LIV Golf League. When stars bolted and signed eight- and nine-figure deals, the chatter was unavoidable,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 10, 2023, 11:57 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Commissioner Jay Monahan told PGA Tour employees during a meeting Thursday that it couldn’t financially afford to keep spending tens of millions of dollars in its legal

Less than two months ago, before the 2023 Masters, professional golf was divided. The game’s biggest story was whether LIV golfers could compete against their PGA Tour colleagues in the majors. Boy, have things changed in eight weeks. In the lead up to the Masters, the question was put to many of LIV’s star players,

Associated Press Jun 9, 2023, 08:46 PM ET GALLOWAY, N.J. — Dani Holmqvist shot a career-best 7-under 64 on Friday to take a one-shot lead over Jenny Shin and Chinese rookie Yan Liu after the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Two-time ShopRite winner Anna Nordqvist and Georgia Hall were in a group of

Snooty or civilized? Stuffy or genteel? In an era in which many private country clubs have relaxed their rules to allow jeans in the dining room, untucked shirts on the course and the use of electronic devices pretty much everywhere, Los Angeles Country Club, host of this year’s U.S. Open, is having none of it.

The Canadian Open is about one thing, above all else: The Canadians. How can you not root for a home win on home soil? Pat Fletcher, in 1954, is the only Canadian to win the Canadian Open since World War I. But heading into moving day, we have some good options on the board. Corey

Associated Press Jun 8, 2023, 07:02 PM ET GREER, S.C. — Michael Feagles made a 25-foot birdie putt on his final hole to shoot a 12-under 59 on Thursday in the first round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was the ninth sub-60 score in the history of the developmental