The PGA Tour has suspended 17 players after their involvement in the Saudi-backed LIV International Golf Series in London today. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says “players have made choice for financial-based reasons” and “cannot demand the same benefits and opportunities” as other PGA Tour golfers.
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LIV Golf’s inaugural invitational tournament, worth a record $25m at Centurion Club, gets underway on Friday and has divided opinion in the golfing world. Marking The Spot has taken a closer look at the divisive series and explains the controversial format that has attracted some big names.
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Collin Morikawa became the first player to win The Open Championship on his debut as he held off Jordan Speith to win by two strokes at Royal St. George’s. Morikawa also became the first player in history to win two different majors at the first attempt following his PGA Championship win last year.
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Louis Oosthuizen remained on course for a wire-to-wire victory at The 149th Open as a 69 on day three was enough to stay in the outright lead ahead of Collin Morikawa, with Jordan Spieth three back after a bogey, bogey finish. Scoring around St. George’s was harder today as the R&A adopted some tricky pin positions.
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Louis Oosthuizen remains the man to beat at the 149th Open Championship he holds a two stroke lead over Collin Morikawa, who had a fantastic Friday, heading into the weekend at Royal St. George’s. 2017 Champion Jordan Speith remains in contention two off the lead.
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