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Aerial view of East Potomac Park and its golf course on Hains Point, looking north towards the National Mall, around 1935News · Industry

Trump says East Potomac will close on 15 November for 15 months

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The Washington Monument seen across a fairway and trees at East Potomac Golf LinksNews · Industry

Justice Department seeks removal of East Potomac judge for bias

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Brandt Snedeker putting on the 6th green at Augusta National during a practice round, with spectators behindNews · Industry

Myrtle Beach Classic loses the jet firm that paid half its $4m purse

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A teenage Thomas Pieters in a white cap, looking down, at Toxandria in 2009News · Players

Pieters and Howell III turn down LIV 2.0 without a European card

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David Toms swinging on a tee at Torrey Pines, with spectators and the Pacific behindNews · Industry

PGA Tour Champions to scrap its player pension in 2027

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A tee and a palm-lined fairway at Dirab Golf and Country Club near Riyadh, with sandy hills behindNews · Tour

Asian Tour postpones $5 million Saudi finale; season now ends in Manila

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Jon Rahm in a European team cap and shirt on a tee at the 2025 Ryder CupNews · Players

Rahm drops $7.5 million LIV claim to get his name and brand back

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Will Zalatoris, left, walking with Bill Haas and a caddie at the 2018 US OpenNews · Players

Zalatoris to have spinal fusion and miss the 2027 season

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Brooks Koepka speaking to the media at the 2019 PGA ChampionshipNews · Tour

Koepka, Thomas, Clark and Koivun named for $4 million Skins Game

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Rory McIlroy during a practice round at the 2015 Tour ChampionshipNews · Players

McIlroy backs DP World Tour's LIV 2.0 ban as LIV objects in court

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Bryson DeChambeau watches a tee shot in a striped shirt and white capNews · Industry

LIV accuses DP World Tour of interfering as judge backs rescue deal

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A date palm on a fairway at a golf course in Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaNews · Tour

Asian Tour weighs Saudi International after Riyadh airport strikes

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Trees lining the Blue Course fairway at East Potomac Golf Course, with the Red Course beyondNews · Industry

Judge bars more tree felling at East Potomac after 430 cut down

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An alligator in floodwater next to the golf course at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, after Hurricane MiltonNews · Tour

LPGA Q-Series stage two moved to November after Florida rain

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Jon Rahm at the 2023 Ryder Cup in RomeNews · Tour

Jon Rahm picks Abu Dhabi for his first start since leaving LIV

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Rory McIlroy teeing off during the pro-am at Wentworth in 2023News · Players

McIlroy would vote to let LIV players back but calls league a half-good idea

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Viktor Hovland during the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage BlackNews · Players

Viktor Hovland off DP World India Championship entry list

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Tyrrell Hatton during the 2025 Ryder CupNews · Tour

DP World Tour to bar LIV players in 2027, putting Ryder Cup places at risk

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David Lipsky after winning the 2014 European Masters in Crans-MontanaNews · Players

Lipsky finishes Baycurrent Classic with new caddie after reported split

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Large white letters spelling #THEOPEN on a grass bank above the sea at Royal PortrushNews · Industry

R&A chief defends Open prices: staging costs up 25 per cent

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The red-roofed clubhouse at Delhi Golf Club behind a mown lawnAnalysis · Tour

Race to Dubai: Chacarra closes on Reed with two Back 9 events left

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The clubhouse at Wentworth Club, Surrey, on a winter dayNews · Tour

DP World Tour approves process to take in players leaving LIV Golf

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Bryson DeChambeau holds his follow-through on a tee at the 2018 Porsche European Open in GermanyAnalysis · Players

DeChambeau's camp ask about more DP World Tour starts as LIV waits

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Tiger Woods and Tony Romo together at the 2009 AT&T NationalNews · Players

Romo misses out at Q-School as CBS ends deal mid-round

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The 10th and 12th holes of Turnberry's Ailsa course under grey skies, with the lighthouse on the coast in the distanceNews · Amateur

Internationals win first Bridges Cup with 20–12 rout at Turnberry

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Tony Romo and Tiger Woods assemble care packages at a USO table during a 2009 pro-am at CongressionalNews · Rules

Tony Romo disqualified at Q-School pre-qualifier for signing wrong card

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Richard Bland follows through on a tee shot at the 2015 Open de FranceAnalysis · Players

Richard Bland is the first player to commit publicly to LIV 2.0

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A player walks across a small wooden footbridge over a creek towards a green at Merion during the 2022 Curtis CupNews · Majors

Merion named the USGA's fourth U.S. Open anchor site

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A fairway at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid with the city skyline in the distanceNews · Players

David Puig set to follow Rahm out of LIV as Garcia weighs his options

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A vintage postcard of Northland Country Club in Duluth, Minnesota, from around the 1920sNews · Players

Kathy Cornelius, 1956 U.S. Women's Open champion, dies at 93

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The links at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, KentNews · Tour

LPGA 2027 schedule: 33 events, record $147m and Royal St George's

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Jon Rahm in a white cap during an outdoor interview in Madrid in 2019Breaking · Players

Jon Rahm rejects LIV 2.0 terms and will leave the league

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Jim Furyk in a US team cap and lanyard at the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage BlackAnalysis · Tour

Furyk rips up the US Ryder Cup plan a year out from Adare Manor

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Sergio Garcia during a practice day at the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf NationalNews · Players

Garcia freed from LIV contract as Rahm's case is pushed to November

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Patrick Reed in a dark cap and shirt on the course at the 2018 US OpenNews · Players

Reed returns from wrist injury wanting to earn his way back to the PGA TOUR

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US team members in red shirts celebrate with the Presidents Cup trophy at Medinah, with President Donald Trump beside themNews · Players

Jackson Koivun joins Brooks Koepka at TGL's Motor City Golf Club

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A green and fairway on the Plantation Course at Kapalua, lined by tall Cook pines under a cloudy skyNews · Tour

LPGA takes the LOTTE Championship to Kapalua's Plantation Course

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Dustin Johnson at the LIV Golf event in Boston in 2022Analysis · Industry

LIV's rescue deal filed: players offered 52.5% and more time to sign

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Kiradech Aphibarnrat on the 10th hole during the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour ChampionshipNews · Tour

Sugiura's 58 still leaves him six points short of a PGA TOUR card

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Joaquin Niemann representing Chile at the Paris 2024 Olympic GamesNews · Players

Niemann finally wins the Chile Open as LIV future hangs open

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Paul Casey tees off in front of spectators at the LIV Golf Invitational BedminsterNews · Industry

LIV reportedly has the player support it needs for LIV 2.0

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Jon Rahm during the 2025 Ryder CupAnalysis · Players

LIV's free agents face a narrow road back to the PGA TOUR

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Tom Kim in a grey polo and white cap standing on a tee with his driver during the 2025 Travelers ChampionshipNews · PGA TOUR

Tom Kim skips Baycurrent Classic after Asian Games gold

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The 15th hole, Cartgate (in), on the Old Course at St AndrewsNews · Tour

Celtic fans target Dermot Desmond with tennis balls at St Andrews

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Robert MacIntyre on the course during the 2025 Ryder CupNews · Players

MacIntyre reprimanded after drone row, then fires 65 at Kingsbarns

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Lydia Ko on the course at the 2022 Dana Open in OhioNews · Players

Sorenstam's money record survives as Ko misses cut in Hawaii

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Brooks Koepka tees off at a LIV Golf event at BedminsterNews · Industry

TGL sets 27 December start and extends ESPN deal for season three

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Rory McIlroy during the 2025 Travelers ChampionshipNews · Tour

McIlroy commits to Abu Dhabi as Play-Offs stay in the UAE

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Sergio Garcia during the 2008 Volvo Masters at ValderramaNews · Players

Sergio Garcia asks bankruptcy court to end his LIV Golf contract

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Rancho Park Golf Course, a city-owned public course in Los AngelesNews · Industry

California bans tee-time brokers as twin resellers plead guilty

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Phil Mickelson at the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey PinesNews · Players

Phil Mickelson sought treatment for 'family trauma and addiction'

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Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, home of the RBC HeritageNews · Industry

PGA TOUR draws 14 bids for its last Championship Series slots

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Viktor Hovland at the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage BlackNews · Players

Hovland admits his swing search is wearing on him after Paris struggle

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Matt Fitzpatrick during the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage BlackAnalysis · Players

Fitzpatrick hails career-best form as he tops Europe's Ryder Cup race

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Cameron Smith speaks at a press conference in front of a LIV Golf backdropAnalysis · Players

LIV's stars stuck in limbo as the 13 October deadline closes in

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A tree-lined fairway on the West Course at Wentworth, SurreyNews · Players

Dan Brown gives up PGA TOUR season to rebuild in Europe

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Lee Westwood plays a bunker shot at the 2008 Open ChampionshipNews · Tour

Westwood and Poulter back on DP World Tour as LIV players flock to Links

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Céline Boutier holds the Solheim Cup trophy at Finca Cortesin in 2023Analysis · Industry

Golf Saudi cuts women's series to one $4m LPGA-LET event in London

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Justin Rose in Team Europe colours at the 2025 Ryder CupNews · Players

Rose, Scott and Inbee Park lead 14 Hall of Fame finalists for 2027

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The 18th tee on the Old Course at St Andrews, with an Open hole sign and the town behindNews · Players

Walker Cup hero Josh Hill turns pro and debuts at the Dunhill Links

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A ‘Golfers only beyond this point’ sign beside the river on the golf course at Adare ManorAnalysis · Tour

Medinah comeback, same old problem: what the US take to Adare Manor

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Patrick Reed on the course at the 2018 US OpenNews · Players

Reed pulls out of Dunhill Links as McIlroy closes in on Race to Dubai

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A white golf ball sitting down in long grassNews · Rules

Three minutes, one found ball: why MJ Maguire was disqualified

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Scottie Scheffler on the course during the 2025 Ryder CupNews · Players

Scheffler concedes a 32-footer after fan shouts in Echavarria's swing

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Tom Kim on the course during the 2025 Travelers ChampionshipNews · Players

Tom Kim flies from Medinah to the Asian Games with gold at stake

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A green guarded by bunkers and a lake at Real Club Valderrama in Sotogrande, southern SpainAnalysis · Tour

DP World Tour playoffs: UAE plan stands, but a Spanish back-up waits

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Crowds surround a green under blue skies at LIV Golf AdelaideAnalysis · Industry

LIV Golf's rescue: the October deadlines that will decide its future

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The stone clubhouse of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St AndrewsNews · Industry

Claire Dowling drives in as the R&A club's first woman captain

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Brandt Snedeker in a USA cap and sunglasses, arms folded, at the 2025 Ryder CupAnalysis · Tour

Presidents Cup: Snedeker turns to Thursday's winners to chase 7-3 deficit

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Nick Taylor in a white cap and patterned polo at the 2025 Travelers ChampionshipNews · Tour

Internationals sweep Friday foursomes to lead Presidents Cup 7-3

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The Royal and Ancient clubhouse behind the first tee of the Old Course at St AndrewsNews · Tour

Road to St Andrews: 2027 Open qualifying set, LIV spot under review

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A green guarded by water and bunkers at Le Golf National, near ParisNews · Tour

Open de France: defending champion Michael Kim opens with a 63

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A driver head set up behind a golf ball on a tee, with trees in the backgroundNews · Rules

USGA and R&A float tour-only limits on ball, driver and club length

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The view from the 2nd tee at Medinah across water towards the greenNews · Tour

Presidents Cup 2026 tees off at Medinah: pairings, format and what to watch

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The three Srixon ZXi RKT drivers side by side: the standard, LS and MAX headsNews · Equipment

Srixon launches ZXi RKT drivers, the family Ryan Fox used to win The Open

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