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A small contingent of golf's biggest names are at a tropical resort late in the season, just like 27 years ago.

Major winners Justin Thomas and Brooks Koepka said Wednesday that are keeping their focus on the US PGA Tour rather than the new Saudi-backed circuit being guided by Greg Norman.

The rivalry between Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka took another turn during the Memorial Tournament this weekend. Koepka, who isn't playing in the...

Tiger Woods Says Rehab Is More Painful Than Anything He Has Ever Experienced: Three months after enduring traumatic leg injuries in a single-car crash outside LA.

Some players knew about it more than a year ago when the tour was getting ready to roll out the program until the coronavirus pandemic got in the way. Others said they didn’t know until a month ago. One player found out on Twitter. He probably won’t make the top 10. It goes against the ideal of golf being the ultimate meritocracy. But it has merit, especially with groups backed by Saudi riches trying to lure away golf’s top players to a team-based league. “I don’t think it’s going t...

The Premier Golf League hasn’t gone away, but neither have questions about its ultimate viability The latest news from the upstart golf league that won’t go away diffused slowly throughout Quail Hollow Club on Tuesday, just barely beating the rainstorm that washed away an afternoon of practice for the Wells Fargo Championship.Indeed, the venture formerly known as the Premier Golf League has, according to a report from The Telegraph, progressed to the offer-making stage. Representatives for ...

Players are split over the proposals which could see golfers earn huge sums of money

By Doug Ferguson4 hours ago FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedIn4 hours ago Rory McIlroy returned to the site of his first PGA Tour victory and made it clear that he is more interested in creating his place in history than chasing Saudi-backed money in a proposed super league. Justin Thomas wasnt far behind in that line of thinking. The topic occupying most of the chatter at Quail Hollow Club ahead of the Wells Fargo Championship is renewed efforts by a Super League Golf to attract ...

Golf: Super league resurfaces as Rory McIlroy puts stock in legacy 5 May, 2021 06:45 PM 5 minutes to read Rory McIlroy says his legacy is worth a lot more than whatever Saudi-backed money is available from a proposed super league. Photo / AP Rory McIlroy says his legacy is worth a lot more than whatever Saudi-backed money is available from a proposed super league. Photo / AP AP Rory McIlroy returned to the site of his first PGA Tour victory and made it clear that he is more interested in creati...

Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose receive $30m offers from Saudi Super League in threat to Ryder Cup Exclusive: Several of golf’s biggest names are to be asked to choose between Saudi money and the PGA Tour - and perhaps even the Ryder Cup 4 May 2021 • 4:02pm Dustin Johnson has won two major championships Credit: Getty Images Many of golf’s biggest names including world No 1 Dustin Johnson and England’s Justin Rose have received contracts worth up to $100m to take part in a breakaway �...