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ATLANTA (AP) — The PGA Tour made its boldest response yet to the rival Saudi-funded league Tuesday with a plan for the best players to commit to a 20-tournament schedule in which they will compete against each other up to 17 times.

The PGA Tour asked a federal judge in San Francisco to deny the appeal of three suspended players who joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf and now want to compete in the tour’s lucrative postseason, arguing the players knew the consequences two months ago.

A series of text messages between Greg Norman and pro golfer Sergio Garcia show that Norman thought the PGA couldn’t ban anyone.

The fast friendship between golf pros Tiger Woods and Bryson DeChambeau seems to have hit a pause after DeChambeau joined LIV Golf.

Ex-President Donald Trump predicted an “inevitable” PGA-LIV merger and advised golfers to hurry up and “take the money” from LIV before it’s too late.

Cameron Smith shot a back nine for the ages coming in at an astounding 30 strokes and stealing the Claret Jug from Rory McIlroy, who could not hole a putt to save his life.

Trump’s Bedminster booked a tournament with the Saudi-backed LIV leagues. And now 9/11 families are furious.

Golf great Tiger Woods broke down in tears as he prepared to leave the green Friday at what may be his last British Open.

Senator John Cornyn has concerns over the Biden administration’s investigation into the PGA Tour for anti-competitive practices.

Tiger Woods took an axe to LIV golf, saying that he didn’t see how the new league served the best interests of pro golf.

The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the PGA Tour for possible violations of antitrust laws

Greg Norman, the longtime PGA legend serving as CEO for LIV, the Saudi-backed rival golf league to the PGA, was informed by the R&A that he was not welcome to the Open Champions dinner.

The principal golf tour in Europe, the DP World Tour, has penalized players with more than $105,000 in fines for their participation in a LIV Golf event, and has excluded them from three upcoming PGA events. The move comes on the heels of the PGA Tour suspending 17 of their pro golfers who played in the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV this month.

After weeks of hemorrhaging top players to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league, the PGA Tour has now offered up an eight-event series.

Four-time major champion pro golfer Brooks Koepka is the latest big name in golf to jump from the PGA Tour to the new LIV golf league.

Hall of Fame golfer Greg Norman said on Saturday that he was “disappointed” in the PGA Tour for suspending golfers for joining the Saudi-backed Liv Golf Invitational Series.

Golfer Phil Mickelson is expressing “deep empathy” with 9/11 families who are outraged by his participation in a Saudi-backed golf league.

The PGA has released a statement reporting a settlement with the Trump organization after a cancelled tournament at Trump’s golf course.

Former PGA Tour reporter Teryn Gregson, who is roughly three months pregnant, claims that the Tour fired her after denying her request for a religious exemption for the mandatory coronavirus vaccine.

The Professional Golfers’ Association has decided to strip Trump National Golf Course at Bedminster of its 2022 PGA Championship.

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Dustin Johnson became the most prominent player to test positive for the coronavirus since golf resumed in June, forcing him to withdraw Tuesday from the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek.

Major Championship golf commences today at the 102nd PGA Championship at Harding Park In San Francisco, California. Harding Park is an historic golf course named after our 29th President Warren G. Harding.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Five-time PGA Tour winner Nick Watney tested positive Friday for the coronavirus, the first player with a confirmed infection since golf resumed its schedule last week.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jim Nantz will be alone in the broadcast booth when the PGA Tour resumes its schedule Thursday. That’s not the only voice CBS Sports wants to hear at Colonial.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas will soon allow outdoor pro sports events to have spectators, but the numbers will be strictly limited, under a new order Thursday from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

Rory McIlroy says he wouldn’t play golf again with President Donald Trump and doubts he would even be invited after questioning his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The PGA Tour reiterated its social distancing and testing policy ahead of the resumption of the pro golf season starting in June.

First the Masters, now the PGA Championship.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour decided Thursday night to scrap the rest of The Players Championship and shut down its other tournaments for the next three weeks.

Former golf commentator Hank Haney has filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour after he was fired following a remark that some called racist.

Patrick Reed’s caddie will no longer be carrying the bag for his golfer at the Presidents Cup, after he got in an altercation with a fan on Saturday.

SHANGHAI (AP) — The streak ended with little fanfare, and that was just fine with Phil Mickelson.

BEIJING (AP) — The PGA Tour Series-China is canceling its tournament in Hong Kong next month because of civil unrest and safety concerns.

ATLANTA (AP) — Six people were injured Saturday when lightning struck a 60-foot pine at the Tour Championship where they were taking cover from rain and showered them with debris, Atlanta police said.

ATLANTA (AP) — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan didn’t think twice when President Donald Trump invited him to play golf last Saturday.

New York (AFP) – The PGA Tour is reviewing its pace-of-play policy after an outburst of criticism of Bryson DeChambeau during the Northern Trust tournament.