LIV Golf
LIV Golfers, Paid Upfront, Giggle Their Way Around Trump Bedminster
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Brooks Koepka, the four-time major golf champion, was riding in a golf cart Saturday with his wife, Jena Sims, sitting on his lap, both laughing as the cart headed for the golf course. It was a nice snapshot of summer in New Jersey. But what set this scene apart was the fact […]
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9/11 Families Protest at Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Tournament
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — A somber and tearful group of protesters stood between two American flags behind a public library, in stark contrast to the festivities at a golf tournament three miles down the road. They made their statements and promoted their cause, but declined to take the fight to the gates of Trump National Golf […]
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LIV Golf Comes to Bedminster, and Trump Plays Host, and 18 Holes
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Walking alongside Donald Trump as he plays golf is a lot like watching his presidency: He tells you how well he’s doing, mistakes are disregarded and the one constant is an endless stream of group photos with Trump blithely flashing a toothy grin and a thumbs up. It was as entertaining, revealing […]
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Trump Embraces LIV Golf, Backing a New Saudi Strategy
Donald J. Trump has long toyed with becoming a sports baron. He tried for years to buy an N.F.L. franchise and was a face of a second-tier football league that collapsed. He backed a would-be rival to Major League Baseball that never materialized and briefly put his name on a race for elite cyclists. Now, […]
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9/11 Families Call on Trump to Cancel Saudi-Backed Golf Event
Relatives of people killed on Sept. 11 are urging former President Donald J. Trump to cancel a Saudi-backed golf tournament set to be held this month at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey. In a letter dated Sunday, members of the group 9/11 Justice asked to meet with Mr. Trump and urged him […]
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At the British Open, It’s the PGA Tour Faithful Against LIV Golf
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Tiger Woods was finishing up at the Old Course on Friday, perhaps for good, and Rory McIlroy was just getting started. As they exchanged understanding glances and walked in opposite directions on parallel paths — Woods on the 18th hole, McIlroy on the first — it felt like a passing of […]
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A British Open Green With One Last Catch: A 150-Foot Putt
Danny Willett, who tied for sixth at the 2015 Open, the previous one to be contested at St. Andrews, was a bit more forthcoming. With few exceptions, he said, he saw each huge green as having two or three clearly defined sections. “You need to section them off pretty well and hit into the sections,” […]
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Furious Over LIV Golf, British Open Could Change Entry Rules
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The organizer of the British Open — openly contemptuous, frustrated and bewildered over the emergence of the Saudi Arabia-backed series that has split golf — issued a warning on Wednesday: One of the world’s most hallowed tournaments might soon change its entry rules. A move by the R&A, the Open organizer, […]
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Tiger Woods Criticizes LIV Golf, Greg Norman at British Open
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Tiger Woods, having returned to his sport’s most ancient ground on Tuesday, at first tried succinct bluntness. Fittingly, he soon enough reached for history. Then, at last, as the winds off the North Sea thumped and thrashed outside, he deployed sustained, searing disgust. The subject, as it so often is around […]
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