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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

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

A photo of PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.

The PGA Tour Is Casting Around For Plan B

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

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

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

The LIV-PGA Shit-Eating Tour Is A Marvel To Behold

Israel Daramola

A scoreboard at the LIV Golf event at Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on May 13.

The PGA Tour Has Suddenly Merged With LIV Golf

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

Dan McQuade

Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, Bernd Wiesberger and Richard Bland sitting at a wine tasting

Cleeks GC Will Make You Never Want To Drink Again

Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka walk over a footbridge on the course.

A Masters Where Both Sides Lose Is One Where Everyone Else Wins

LIV Golf And Its Representatives Are Having An Extremely Normal Masters Week

Greg Norman spreads his arms wide for some reason.

LIV Golf Bozos Hope To Storm The 18th Green In Masters Triumph

A collage of uncanny images from the deeply uncanny promotional video released by LIV Golf before its March event in Tucson, Az.

Are You Ready To Party With LIV Golf?

This Is So Stupid

LIV Golf’s “Team Finder” Knows Which Of Four Sandwiches Describes Your Values As A Sports Fan

AL MUROOJ, SAUDI ARABIA - JANUARY 31: Phil Mickelson of USA talks to the media during a practice round prior to the PIF Saudi International at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club on January 31, 2023 in Al Murooj, Saudi Arabia.

Phil Mickelson Has Sullied The Storied History Of HyFlyers GC

Bubba Watson speaks at a press conference.

Bubba Watson Insists His Small Child Knows All About LIV Golf’s Barely Real Teams

Do Not Cross Patrick Reed Unless You Want A Golf Tee Gently Tossed In Your General Direction

A view of a green pin flag at The Masters.

LIV Golf