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Tiger Woods has offered a rare insight into negotiations between the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour, and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment fund – and admitted he doesn’t know when the deal will be done Tiger Woods has expressed his frustration at a merger deal between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf still not being completed, as he admitted that even if things were agreed between the relevant parties – it’s up to the Department of Justice to rubber-stamp it It’s been almost 18 months since a framework agreement was drawn up between the PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of…

Tiger Woods has made his feelings on the Ryder Cup salary debate clear after Rory McIlroy’s passionate interview in which he said he would ‘pay for the privilege’ to play in the event Tiger Woods has backed up Rory McIlroy’s thoughts as he made his opinion on Ryder Cup players’ earnings crystal clear. The golf community found itself divided following Patrick Cantlay’s bold move at the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome, where he chose not to sport the American team cap, which was seen as a silent protest against the lack of financial rewards given to players for their participation in the prestigious competition. Now, there’s…

Golf is among the richest sports in the world providing fans with the conception of every golfer earning 6 figures easily, but is that the reality? While Tiger Woods has proved everything true with his whopping earnings throughout his exceptional career. But that is also due to him winning the highest number of tours in his career, sharing first place with Sam Snead with 82 titles, including 15 majors. But what about other players on the PGA Tour, do they earn enough? This question has been with the fans for a long time now. PGA Tour players make enough money,…

Tiger Woods has a presence in the golf world that is unmatched and undeniable. The unmatched fanbase of Tiger Woods can be seen outside the course as well. The exceptional career of the American pro golfer has been an inspirational journey for fellow golfers and fans. This is all due to Mr. T’s record of most wins with 82 titles including 15 Major Championships till now. Not only this, he is among the richest golfers in the world with a whopping net worth of $1.3 billion. However, the majority of his earnings came from the tournaments and his wins. But, even a great…

Rory McIlroy clashed with two caddies from the United States Ryder Cup team at Marco Simone last year, as tempers boiled over into the car park at Marco Simone Rory McIlroy has opened up on his heated Ryder Cup clash with Patrick Cantlay’s caddie Joe LaCava, which letter boiled over into the car park of Marco Simone Golf Club. McIlroy was in action for Team Europe against their American rivals, on a week where the home team went on to regain the Ryder Cup crown they lost at Whistling Straits a year earlier. On the way to victory, McIlroy was caught up in the controversy involving his American rival Cantlay. On…

The 2024 Hero World Challenge is just around the corner, and Albany, Bahamas, will host 20 of the top 50 players in the world, all fighting for the title. Among these players is Scottie Scheffler, who returns to defend his title after a strong 2023 season. But if you were looking for Rory McIlroy in the mix, you’d be disappointed as he’s not competing this year. One of the other notable absences is Tiger Woods. But Woods has good reasons. Injuries. Surgery. Recovery. And he’s also ther host! What about Rors then? Earlier this year, rumors swirled about a potential rift between the pair, around…

Words can indeed ruin years of relationships in just seconds, especially when comments are made publicly. This was what happened between Tiger Woods and former coach Hank Haney. They worked together for six long years and parted ways in 2010. He had released a book called The Big Miss: My Years of Coaching Tiger Woods, where he shared his journey with coaching the 82X PGA Tour Champion. But as it turns out, Tiger Woods was not okay with it and called it “self-serving,” “disappointing,” and “unprofessional.” This is where the rift started. Since then, Haney has often criticized Woods. At the 2023 Hero World Challenge, Woods…

Australian David Micheluzzi is the latest golf star to find himself in the Guinness World Records after sinking the longest non-tournament golf putt on the DP World Tour PGA Tour star David Micheluzzi sensationally set a new Guinness World Record for the longest non-tournament golf putt. Australian Micheluzzi stepped up and only on his second attempt managed to sink the putt from an astonishing 139 yards as part of the DP World Tour’s Hero Challenge on the 7th hole of Yas Links in Abu Dhabi. Wild celebrations followed with surrounding players joining Micheluzzi following his magical moment. Over 65 players attempted the putt, including…

Tiger Wood was virtually unrivalled on the golf course during his heyday. Tiger Woods made Mark O’Meara storm off the course during a practice round ahead of the 1997 Masters (Image: GETTY) Tiger Woods once made his practice partner Mark O’Meara leave the golf course because he was having such a good round. The incident occurred in 1997, a week before the legendary player won the first of his 15 Majors at the Masters. Woods is second only to Jack Nicklaus in the all-time Major-winning standings and stormed to victory at the 1997 Masters less than a year after turning professional. The blockbuster…

Before Rory McIlroy had a softening of heart, he was truly a PGA Tour loyalist and still is; this is why he said he would never join the breakaway circuit, but he has come around to see the bigger picture. Something he did not do back in the day. He started as a LIV hater, and in June 2023, he even said, “I hate what it’s doing to the game of golf; I hate it. I really do. I still hate LIV. I hope it goes away.” In 2022, before LIV Golf’s inaugural event, Greg Norman publicly claimed that Rory McIlroy was “brainwashed by…

The DP World Tour has entered talks with LIV Golf over a possible deal, although discussions won’t impact ongoing negotiations with the PGA Tour as golf continues to transition LIV Golf is still yet to agree on a deal with the PGA Tour over a merger, but could first strike an agreement with the DP World Tour ahead of the 2025 season. The Saudi-backed tour is still trying to break into the mainstream golfing calendar, with players currently unable to receive Official World Golf Ranking points that go towards qualifying for the major competitions. The PGA of America has since allowed U.S. eligible players in LIV…

Bryson DeChambeau has been full of praise for both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, but it is the former who the LIV Golf star rates higher when it comes to advice Bryson DeChambeau has spilled the beans on which golfing legend has influenced his game the most, rating Tiger Woods’s advice above Phil Mickelson’s. He gushed praise during the latest instalment of his ‘Break 50’ YouTube series featuring none other than NFL icon Tom Brady. The pair traded career insights on the fairway, with DeChambeau opening up about the significant impact both Woods and Mickelson have had on his performance. Following Mickelson’s high-profile switch to LIV Golf, where DeChambeau…

The golf world is often stemmed from misunderstandings due to a communication gap. This happens especially between the players and entities widely associated with the game. Take the incident between Scottie Scheffler and Frankie Borrelli for instance. The misunderstanding began when Borrelli, one of the co-hosts of the Fore Play podcast, repeatedly sent Scheffler text messages but received no responses. Borrelli was under the impression that Scheffler might be avoiding him, leading to the belief that the golfer hated him. The messages had been sent throughout 2022, and Borrelli openly joked about this assumption on the podcast, stating that he felt like…

When it comes to modern golf, people often refer to Bryson DeChambeau as one of the greatest golfers. After moving to LIV Golf, he was deprived of receiving OWGR points except, of course, for the majors. Despite that, he is the only LIV golfer in the top 10 of the standings. In the breakaway league, he had an average of 0.2 for scoring eagles, which ranks him third on the list. This year for DeChambeau was exceptional and inspirational. But who inspires him? Bryson DeChambeau recently released the season finale of his YouTuber series Break 50. This time, he is…

Tiger Woods has been having a tough luck in 2024. After his last appearance in July at the Open Championship, where he ended up missing the cut, he was hopeful to return to Albany. But the hopes were shattered. He underwent his sixth back surgery in the last ten years in September 2024, and well, as it turns out, he has not recovered fully, at least not enough to start swinging his clubs again. The 2024 Hero World Challenge is scheduled from December 5 to December 8, and on November 25, Woods announced his withdrawal. This surely disappointed the fans. But looks…

July 19, 2024. That was the last time we saw Tiger Woods grace the golf course. He participated in The Open Championship 2024 where he couldn’t make the cut. A few months later, the GOAT went into surgery and hasn’t recovered since. He also backed out from the Hero World Challenge 2024 due to his injury. This has been a common trend since his career-threatening accident in 2021. He mostly plays the majors and the Genesis Invitational before taking a break. Despite the limited schedule, Woods has still been able to maintain a rank on the OWGR board. It may not…

LIV Golf are said to be close to appointing a new CEO and commissioner. Greg Norman’s stint as LIV Golf’s CEO appears to be coming towards an end (Image: Getty) LIV Golf are reportedly looking at sacking its CEO with the steps to appoint a replacement having ramped up in recent weeks. repetition of ‘step’ Greg Norman has held the role of CEO since the league was founded in 2021, but reports last month suggested the LIV bigwigs were looking to move on. It’s now being claimed LIV have secured their replacement, with Scott O’Neil being touted as the most likely option.…

Rory McIlroy was dealt his fair share of heartbreak during 2024, but the Northern Irishman’s successes have been recognised after being nominated for the Jack Nicklaus Award Rory McIlroy has been nominated for the PGA Tour Player of The Year prize – also known as the Jack Nicklaus Award – alongside world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and two-time major champion Xander Schauffele. McIlroy has been named alongside the players above him in the world rankings in Scheffler and Schauffele and will be hoping to win the prize named after the great Nicklaus for the fourth time after collecting it in 2012, 2014 and 2019. He does however face tough competition.…

Okay, so let’s be real—when someone from the golf community says ‘the greatest of all time’, what’s the first name that pops into your head? If not first, we are sure Tiger Woods is at least the second name that pops up. Love him or not, Woods isn’t just a name in golf; he’s ‘the’ name, the one who’s redefined what it means to dominate the sport. It’s been a while since we’ve seen him swinging a club. But has Woods’s absence dulled the loyalty of his fans? Not one bit. They’re as eager as ever to catch a glimpse or hear from him. And to their…

The 20-man field of the Hero World Challenge is finalized, and Tiger Woods won’t be a part of it. Given the fact that the 15-time major winner went through his sixth back surgery in September, it wasn’t really a surprise. But other than the tournament host, some of the PGA Tour’s bigwigs will also miss the trip to the Bahamas. Rory McIlroy is an outlier—he played only three times. However, some of the tournament regulars and past champions will skip the Hero World Challenge this year. Here are five of them. Rickie Fowler The 35-year-old has been a consistent top…

Woods had back surgery in September after playing just five tournaments in 2024. Tiger Woods, pictured at this year’s British Open, will not play in his Hero World Challenge in December. Tiger Woods will not participate in next week’s Hero World Challenge, the annual charity event in the Bahamas that benefits his foundation. Woods announced the final three players in the field on Monday via social media and also offered his regrets about not competing, without details. I am disappointed that I will not be able to compete this year at the Hero World Challenge, but always look forward to…

LIV Golf announcer David Feherty was feeling pretty bold, making a daring comparison between Greg Norman and Tiger Woods. Greg Norman has become, in many ways, the face of LIV Golf. The upstart rival to the PGA Tour is led by Norman, who has been very outspoken about the prominence of the tour. He certainly has some basis of understanding global golf. Few players in the history of the sport have seen the global success Norman has. However, LIV Golf announcer David Feherty might have finally taken that too far. Feherty recently addressed Norman’s prowess within the sport. “His fingerprints are all over this…

Woods was exempted from the Hero World Challenge, which he hosts, but has confirmed he will not be able to compete in the Bahamas next month as he continues his recovery The golfing world was rocked by news that Tiger Woods, the legendary 15-time major champion, won’t be swinging his clubs at the upcoming Hero World Challenge next month. He took to social media to express his feelings, revealing: “I am disappointed that I will not be able to compete this year at the Hero World Challenge,” and adding, “But always look forward to being tournament host and spending the week…

Tiger Woods was looking forward to participating in the PNC Championship with his son, Charlie, before his back surgery in September 2024. During the Open in July, Woods expressed his excitement about teaming up with his son in the Father/Son tournament, affectionately referring to it as their “fifth major.” However, his plans were put on hold after he underwent microdiscectomy surgery to relieve nerve impingement in his lower back and alleviate back spasms. “No, I’m not going to play until then. I’m going to just keep getting physically better and keep working on it. Hopefully just come back for our — what is it, our…