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Former world number one golfer Dustin Johnson confirmed on Tuesday he has resigned his membership of the US PGA Tour to play in the breakaway LIV Golf Invitational Series. The decision effectively rules the American two-time major winner out of participating in the Ryder Cup, which pits the United States against Europe every two years.

In all likelihood, Tiger Woods was never going to leave the PGA Tour for the new controversial LIV Golf Invitational Series. That, though, doesn’t mean that the Saudi Arabian-backed venture didn’t try to land golf’s biggest star. In fact, according to Hall of Famer and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman, they offered him a “mind-blowingly

Greg Norman claims ‘hypocrite’ Jack Nicklaus was in favour of golf’s Saudi rebel series – Reuters Greg Norman has branded Jack Nicklaus “a hypocrite” for distancing himself from golf’s Saudi-backed rebel tour, claiming the 18-time major champion had previously voiced support for the venture. Norman is leading LIV Golf Investment’s efforts to launch a breakaway,

Getty Images If you’re strictly looking at strength of field, this week’s Memorial Tournament, which began Thursday, is the sixth-best in the world so far in 2022. The event is usurped only by two majors, the Players, a WGC and Riviera. It’s easy to see why, too, as 13 of the top 18 golfers in

Danielle Kang at the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) After narrowly making the cut at the U.S. Women’s Open on Friday, Danielle Kang revealed that she’s played this week at Pine Needles with a tumor on her spine. The world’s No. 12 golfer opened with rounds

4:15 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina — Michelle Wie West woke up on Friday morning and decided to solve a puzzle. On the day that would eventually feature her final LPGA round of the year, Wie West grabbed her phone and gave Wordle a shot for the very first time. With her

The new Saudi-backed golf league will shower each participant and their caddy with lavish accommodations and parties next week the first LIV Golf Invitational at the Centurion Club in London, according to a brochure obtained by Telegraph Sport. The brochure laid out what one Telegraph source called “the Tiger Woods treatment” for all competitors –

Hideki Matsuyama was disqualified from the PGA Tour’s Memorial tournament.© AFP Japanese star Hideki Matsuyama was disqualified from the PGA Tour’s Memorial tournament in bizarre circumstances on Thursday after officials found an illegal substance on his 3-wood. The 2021 Masters champion was given his marching orders after it emerged white correction fluid used to help

USATSI The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. is one of the oldest golf clubs in the United States, having been established in 1882. From June 16-19, it will be on display as the host of the 2022 U.S. Open. This will be the fourth time that the course has hosted a U.S. Open and it

6:37 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — The day of reckoning arrived for the PGA Tour and more than a dozen of its players on Tuesday, as 13 tour members were included in the field for the first LIV Golf Invitational Series in London next week. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has warned players that they

Bettors are counting on Jon Rahm to be really good at the Memorial Tournament again. Rahm enters this weekend’s PGA Tour event hosted by Jack Nicklaus as the favorite at +1000. Rahm won the 2020 tournament and was leading by six strokes in 2021 when he had to withdraw because of a positive COVID-19 test.

You don’t hear much applause at golf tournaments anymore. “The art of clapping is gone,” Tiger Woods said a couple years back. “Everyone’s holding a cell phone.” Oh sure, you’ll still hear plenty of “woo” and “mashed potato” and “Tiger Tiger Woods y’all” and, of course, “get in the hole.” (“Baba Booey” has faded as

USATSI The PGA Tour schedule rolls on with the 2022 Memorial Tournament starting this Thursday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. It’s the time of the year where most tournaments feature loaded fields, and this week is certainly no exception. Seven of the top-10 players in the world are set to tee it

9:41 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Eun-Hee Ji won the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play on Sunday for a spot next week in the U.S. Women’s Open, beating Ayaka Furue 3 and 2 in cooler conditions at Shadow Creek. Ji, the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open winner at Saucon Valley, took the last spot

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Some might say it’s a nice story and run for Kansas to have simply navigated its way to Grayhawk Golf Club for the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship. Others might notice that this team could also navigate its way through a few of the necessary checkpoints to extend its season. It’s

USATSI Two of golf’s major championships have come and gone, but the 2022 U.S. Open is right around the corner. The U.S. Open 2022 will take place at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass starting Thursday, June 16. Spaniard Jon Rahm became the first U.S. Open winner to birdie the final two holes of the

Tom Brady may have pulled off one incredible golf shot this week, but at least one of his opponents in The Match next week isn’t buying it. Brady shared a video that showed him holing out from the fairway on Wednesday morning. Yet outside of Brady’s tweet, and the two links he shared below it

Just weeks after he returned to the course, Steve Stricker is out once again. Stricker withdrew from the PGA Tour Champions’ KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship this week after he said he tested positive for COVID-19. Stricker now will miss the second major of the season in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Super bummed that I tested positive