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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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David Roth

Ominous clouds over LIV Golf's slogan, "Golf, But Louder" at the tour's October event in Bangkok, Thailand.

LIV Golf Invitational – Bangkok – Pro-am

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The Future Feels Like LIV Golf

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Chris Thompson

Rory McIlroy shakes hands with Cameron Smith.

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The PGA Tour Tells On Itself With LIV Golf Countersuit

Report: LIV Golf Will Pay Someone To Air Its Crappy Tournaments

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Albert Burneko

A rope's eye view of an approaching Bryson DeChambeau

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OK, You Wise-Asses, Who The Fuck Made Bryson DeChambeau Light Himself Up With A Gallery Rope?

Cameron Smith holds the trophy at The Open Championship.

The Golf War Rages On With Fresh Defections And New Escalations

Rory McIlroy smiles at the news conference.

The PGA Tour Is Trying Everything

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy crouch together.

Change Is Coming To The PGA Tour

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Lauren Theisen

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A List Of All The Ways Fans Heckle Accused Cheater Patrick Reed

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Cameron Smith Would Be The PGA Tour’s First Reason To Worry

A sign asking LIV Golf spectators to be quiet.

Several LIV Golf Pros Eat Shit In Federal Court

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

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Ray Ratto

The 150th Open – Previews

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

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

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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.

LIV Golf Invitational – London – Day Three

The Saudi Golf League’s Big Bet Is On Gravity

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Tom Ley

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

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Samer Kalaf

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

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Laura Wagner

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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>.

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

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Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

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

Patrick Beverley yelling at a teammate, for a change, during a February Timberwolves game against the Cavaliers.

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Patrick Beverley Is Coming For Everyone, Eventually, With Pablo Torre

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Patrick Redford

Former Australian golfer Greg Norman, Chief Executive of LIV Golf, looks on during a press conference for the forthcoming LIV Golf event at The Centurion Club in St Albans, north of London, on May 11, 2022. - Greg Norman said on May 10, 2022, he has been given an extra $2billion (£1.6 billion) in funding from Saudi Arabia to build his breakaway LIV series of 54-hole events into a full league by 2024. (Photo by GLYN KIRK / AFP) (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

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LIV Golf’s Greg Norman On Murder Of Jamal Khashoggi: “We’ve All Made Mistakes”

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Dan McQuade

Arnold Palmer celebrates two video game characters getting it on

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This 1989 Arnold Palmer Video Game Was Shockingly Horny

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Phil Mickelson Sure Loves To Gamble, Possibly To His Own Detriment

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Charles P. Pierce

Tiger Woods celebrates on the eighteenth green after winning the 1997 Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, on April 13 1997. Woods finished with a record eighteen-under-par. / AFP PHOTO / Timothy A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

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Tiger Woods, But Not Me, 25 Years Later