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Chris Thompson

A sign reads "LONG LIV GOLF" at one of their dumb events.

Golf

LIV Golf Circling The Toilet From Whence It Sprung

Denny Carter is founder, editor, and lead writer for BadFaithTimes.com. He analyzes the NFL on the Rotoworld Football Show, and can be found on Bluesky at @dennycarter.bsky.social.

Denny Carter

Bryson DeChambeau Will Have To Decide If He’s A Golfer Or A YouTuber

Patrick T. Dorsey is the writer of and a producer on the feature film FUTURE DATE, which had its world premiere at the 2024 Cinequest Film Festival and won the Audience Award for Best Comedy Feature. You can hear him Thursdays on Defector Trivia, whenever Diana Moskovitz shouts, “Baaaaaaabe!”

Patrick T. Dorsey

Nelly Korda Is Really Good At This

Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

Diana Moskovitz

Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club looks on before the match against the Los Angeles Golf Club at SoFi Center on March 24, 2026 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Tiger Woods’s Prescription Records Will Be Shielded From The Public

Tom Ley

US President Donald Trump speaks with US golfer Bryson DeChambeau and South African retired golfer Gary Player

It’s A Strange Time To Be A LIV Golf Fella

David Roth

Jon Rahm of Legion XIII celebrates with the trophy after winning the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec on April 19, 2026 in Mexico City.

Saudi Arabia Decides LIV Golf Is Ready To Be Supported By Its Passionate Fan Base, Unbeatable Product

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts to making the winning putt, on the 18th green, during the final round of Masters Tournament

Rory McIlroy Held On Just Long Enough

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Tiger Woods is seen leaving Martin County Jail in the back of an SUV.

A Very Sweaty Tiger Woods Called Donald Trump After His Car Wreck

Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club arrives before the match against the Los Angeles Golf Club at SoFi Center on March 23, 2026 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He's wearing a white hoodie and a white baseball hat.

Affidavit: Tiger Woods Had Hydrocodone Pills In His Pocket, Was “Sweating Profusely” After Crash

Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club looks on before the match against the Los Angeles Golf Club at SoFi Center on March 23, 2026 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He's wearing a red hoodie and a white baseball hat.

Tiger Woods Charged With Suspicion Of DUI In Florida

Lauren Theisen

J.J. Spaun fist pumps after making the winning putt

J.J. Spaun’s Last Shot Was The Shot Of His Life

Rory McIlroy Feels It All On Sunday

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

Drew Magary

during the first round of the 2017 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 6, 2017 in Augusta, Georgia.

Jim Nantz Is Being Weird About The Masters Again

Julie Kliegman is a writer and editor in Queens, New York. They wrote <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/mind-game-9798216378051/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/mind-game-9798216378051/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1763134080975000&amp;usg=AOvVaw15Dx3xf4fCxIqYQnD4bF_R">Mind Game: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes</a>. Their next book, the biography Finding Renée Richards, is due out in August 2026. Kliegman’s work has also appeared in outlets including The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, The Washington Post, Bookforum, Slate, The Ringer, Texas Monthly, Vulture, BuzzFeed News, and The Verge.

Julie Kliegman

a female golfer floats in space, looking down on a giant moon-like golf ball

Hailey Davidson Loves Golf, And Golf Wants To Get Rid Of Her

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 17: Louisville police badge is seen during the second round of PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 17, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Policing

Louisville Police Have Very Little To Say

Scottie Scheffler arrives to the course during the second round of PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 17, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky.

This Is So Stupid

Officer’s Pants Tragically Struck Down In Confrontation With Scottie Scheffler

Don’t Worry, Scottie Scheffler Will Make His Tee Time. He Just Had To Get Arrested Real Quick

Defector Staff

Golfers, Stop Addressing The Ball And Start Addressing Your Spouse’s Concerns

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 09: (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains nudity.) A fan dressed in costume as William Wallace from Braveheart, runs on the course during the second round of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 09, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The Rowdy Golf Tournament Got Too Rowdy This Year

A photo of PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.

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.

Animals

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

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.

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

Ray Ratto

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

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

Ben Orbison is a writer living in Los Angeles

Ben Orbison

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.

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

Samer Kalaf

Jimmy Dunne speaks during Golf Channel interview

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

LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman at a press conference during the LIV event in Adelaide, Australia, in April of 2023.

Podcasts

The Money Will Not Shut Up, With Ray Ratto

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan smiles.

The PGA Tour’s High Ground Was Just A Bargaining Position

Patrick Redford

DeChambeau begins his interview with Collins, minutes before he gets to the 9/11 stuff