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Golf

PGA Tour Antitrust Lawsuit Forces  Silly Battle Lines On Matter Of Whether LIV Golf Sucks Ass

A Perplexing Afternoon At The Saudi-Funded Golf Tournament In Trump’s Backyard

LIV Incursion Fades Away In Satisfying Open Championship

Ray Ratto

Tiger Woods Lit Up The Saudi Golf League For All The Wrong Reasons

David Roth

Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera staring very intensely at new quarterback Carson Wentz, but The Distraction logo has been superimposed over Wentz's face.

Podcasts

Endurance Basketball, Dystopian Golf, And The Plight Of The Sacrificial Mensch

Phil Mickelson tees off on the third (and final) day of the inaugural LIV Golf event.

The Saudi Golf League’s Big Bet Is On Gravity

Tom Ley

What Does Getting Banned From PGA Tour Events Actually Mean For The Saudi Golf Fellas?

Samer Kalaf

A very haggard Phil Mickelson at the LIV Golf draft on June 7.

We Need A Couple Of You To Subscribe So That This Photo Of A Haggard Phil Mickelson Is Worth It

Laura Wagner

The Saudi Golf League’s Opening Press Conference Sure Went Well

Shane Ryan is the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/shane-ryan/the-cup-they-couldnt-lose/9780306874390/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Cup They Couldn&#8217;t Lose</a>, the story of the modern Ryder Cup, which came out on May 10. He lives in Durham, NC, and his writing appears in Golf Digest, Paste Magazine, and elsewhere. Previously, he wrote on Defector about&nbsp;<a href="https://defector.com/online-quiz-league-is-the-future-of-competitive-trivia/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Online Quiz League</a>. He also runs Apocalypse Sports Trivia, which you can join by contacting him on&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ShaneRyanHere" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a>.

Shane Ryan

Golfers Tony Jacklin and Seve Ballesteros (right) celebrate the victory of the European team in the Ryder Cup in 1987.

Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

The Mysteries Of Seve Ballesteros, And The Ryder Cup Loss That Changed Everything

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