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The PGA Tour Is Casting Around For Plan B

Collared Peccary or Javelina is widespread through the Southwestern United States and Central and South America. It is not a member of the pig family, despite its looks.

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I Ate All Your Precious Golf Worms And I’d Do It Again

Signage during the LIV Golf Invitational -Miami at Trump National Doral Miami on October 20, 2023 in Doral, Florida.

39,000 Steps At A LIV Golf Party In Trumpland

Dustin Johnson crouches on the green during a LIV Golf event, with a large "LIV GOLF" sign in the background. He is wearing shorts.

World Ranking Body Formally Shoos LIV Golf Back To The Kids’ Table


<p>Patrick T. Dorsey is the writer of and a producer on the feature film FUTURE DATE, which is currently in production. You can hear him Thursdays on Defector Trivia, whenever Diana Moskovitz shouts, “Baaaaaaabe!”</p>


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Rose Zhang of the United States plays a shot from the 18th tee during the second round of the Dana Open at Highland Meadows Golf Club on July 14, 2023 in Sylvania, Ohio.

Dana Open – Round Two

Rose Zhang, Golf’s Next Phenom, Is Doing Her Own Thing

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Ray Ratto

Liv Golf Commissioner Greg Norman rects after the 2023 Liv Golf tournament in Adelaide on April 23, 2023. (Photo by Brenton Edwards /

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The PGA Tour-LIV Golf Merger Floated Up From A Sea Of Desperate Ideas

Yasir Al-Rumayyan at a Donald Trump-owned golf club.

Golf’s Emerging Behemoth Might Be Too Big To Exist And Too Rich To Stop

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Tommy Fleetwood of England plays a second shot on the first hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

123rd U.S. Open Championship – Round One

The Los Angeles Country Club Owes L.A. More Than Just A Good U.S. Open

Greg Norman stands with Yasir Al-Rumayyan at a LIV Golf event.

The PGA Tour Couldn’t Beat ‘Em, But LIV Golf Won’t Join ‘Em

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Samer Kalaf

Jimmy Dunne speaks during Golf Channel interview

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PGA Tour Board Member Vows To Kill Any 9/11 Perpetrators Involved In LIV Golf Merger