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Chris Thompson

A view of a green pin flag at The Masters.

Golf

The Masters Blesses LIV Tour Players With Access To Golf’s Biggest Stage

PGA Tour Files New Lawsuit Against Saudi Public Investment Fund In Latest Escalation Of Golf’s Turf War

David Roth

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

Politics

The Future Feels Like LIV Golf

Rory McIlroy shakes hands with Cameron Smith.

The PGA Tour Tells On Itself With LIV Golf Countersuit

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

Albert Burneko

A rope's eye view of an approaching Bryson DeChambeau

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

Lauren Theisen

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

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

Ray Ratto

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.

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

Defector Up All Night

Let’s Check In On Greg Norman

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.

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Laura Wagner

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

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)

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

AL MUROOJ, SAUDI ARABIA - FEBRUARY 05: Phil Mickelson of The USA tees off the second hole during day three of the PIF Saudi International at Royal Greens Golf &amp; Country Club on February 05, 2022 in Al Murooj, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Oisin Keniry/Getty Images)

LIV Golf