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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

Rory McIlroy Feels It All On Sunday

A photo of PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.

The PGA Tour Is Casting Around For Plan B

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

David Roth

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

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

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

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

Rory McIlroy shakes hands with Cameron Smith.

The PGA Tour Tells On Itself With LIV Golf Countersuit

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

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

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

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

Tom Ley

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

Tiger Woods Is Back, And Just In Time

Patrick Redford

AL MUROOJ, SAUDI ARABIA - FEBRUARY 01: Phil Mickelson of The USA during a practice round prior to the PIF Saudi International at Royal Greens Golf &amp; Country Club on February 01, 2022 in Al Murooj, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Oisin Keniry/Getty Images)

PGA Tour