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Jon Rahm of Spain celebrates making a putt for birdie on the 18th green during the final round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 20, 2021 in San Diego, California.Sean M. Haffey | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesGolf superstar Jon Rahm is gearing up to leave the PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.Rahm, who won the Masters in April and is ranked no. 3 in the world, could announce the deal as soon…

An ongoing war between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf has ended with the two entities merging. This will put an end to the lawsuits stemming from LIV Golf poaching the PGA Tour’s players. Furthermore, PGA players who hopped ship to join LIV Golf will be able to regain membership once the 2023 season wraps up. Both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf bring unique benefits to the table. LIV Golf has the financial backing and power of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund (the PIF), and the PGA Tour has deals with Disney,…

The PGA Tour has agreed to merge with Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf in a deal that would see the competitors squash pending litigation and move forward as a larger golf enterprise.The two entities signed an agreement that would combine the PGA Tour's and LIV Golf's commercial businesses and rights into a new, yet-to-be-named for-profit company. The agreement includes DP World Tour, also known as the PGA European Tour.LIV Golf is backed by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, an entity controlled by the Saudi crown…

Leaders of the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf spent two years locked in a fight over the future of golf, trading barbs during media interviews that gave way to lawsuits. On Tuesday, the rival groups announced a shocking merger.The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the Public Investment Fund, which operates LIV Golf, reached an agreement that combines PIF’s golf-related commercial businesses and rights with the commercial businesses and rights of the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour into a new, collectively owned, for-profit…

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 | Icon Sportswire | Getty ImagesLIV Golf CEO Greg Norman will be visiting Capitol Hill this week to meet with members of Congress, as the Saudi-backed league tangles with the PGA Tour.The PGA Tour has been lobbying against LIV since 2021. LIV players have filed an antitrust suit against the PGA Tour. Meanwhile, the Justice…

A detailed view of a golf bag belonging to Eric Trump reads "Trump 2024" as seen during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational - Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster on July 28, 2022 in Bedminster, New Jersey.Jonathan Ferrey | LIV Golf | Getty ImagesEric Trump is more than ready for his father Donald Trump to tee off in a third bid for the White House, even if the former president himself is holding off — for now — on a campaign announcementEric used a golf bag featuring the lettering "Trump 2024"…

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 suspensions are indefinite.The players "did not receive the necessary conflicting event and media rights release — or did not apply for releases at all," according to an internal PGA Tour memo. The PGA Tour will also suspend any future tour players who play in LIV events, says the memo, which is dated Thursday."These players have made…