By: Dylan Dethier August 1, 2022 The LIV Golf event in New Jersey felt particularly political this weekend. Getty Images Welcome back to the Monday Finish, where our new league, LUV Golf, is looking for funding. Reach out for details. Let’s get to the news! FIRST OFF THE TEE Golf has entered America’s Great Culture…
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12:59 PM ET With the PGA Tour facing perhaps its greatest threat ever from the LIV Golf Invitational Series, it announced a 2022-23 schedule on Monday that includes a record $428.6 million in prize money in official events and another $145 million in bonuses, including $75 million for the FedEx Cup. The 2022-23 schedule, which…
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10:50 AM ET Former Masters champion Sergio Garcia was one of the first golfers to join the LIV series, resigning his PGA Tour membership immediately after joining the new tour. The 42-year-old has since weathered the controversy — and sometimes criticism — that has followed. Garcia spoke over Zoom last week about when he first…
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6:40 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Tony Finau has changed the conversation about him in less than a calendar year. Finau ran away with the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club to become the first player in three years to win consecutive PGA Tour events in the regular season. He closed…
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8:21 PM ET Associated Press BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Henrik Stenson‘s decision that cost him the European Ryder Cup captaincy paid large and immediate dividends Sunday when he won the LIV Golf Invitational event at Bedminster and picked up more than $4 million for three days’ work. Staked to a 3-shot lead going into the third…
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