Liv Golf: Last News

LIV Golf's Brooks Koepka and stunning wife Jena Sims as they enjoyed a booze-fuelled boat party on Sunday.The couple got engaged in April last year and duly tied the knot in June in Turks and Caicos. And with Koepka's status in the world of golf, coupled with Sims' fame as actress and model, the pair's relationship has been high-profile.Sims, 33, competed in the Miss Teen USA beauty pageant in 2007, and has since gone on to enjoy a blossoming career.

Manchester United fan Rory McIlroy will be going for the elusive golfing major that has evaded his grasp so far when he tees off at The Masters on Thursday.

accosted by a gaggle of security guards and physically removed.Angered and irritated, he texted the LIV Golf CEO and former world number one golfer, Greg Norman, writing: “Are you aware that I just got muscled out of Phil’s press conference by a couple of your goons?”Norman didn’t reply immediately but texted later, saying that he knew nothing about the incident — a claim that would soon be proven wrong.In his new book, “LIV and Let Die: The Inside Story of the War Between the PGA Tour and LIV GOLF” (Avid Reader Press), Shipnuck gives the inside story of how LIV ultimately ramrodded through ethical concerns and resistance using its huge financial firepower to all but buy an entire sport.“LIV is about many things besides golf, chief among them money, power and politics,” writes Shipnuck. A few hours after the confrontation at Centurion, a damning video taken by another reporter surfaced online.

As the shockwaves continue to reverberate from Tuesday’s news of the planned merger of Saudi-backed LIV Golf and the PGA Tour, it appears likely that a lot more foreign money will soon start to flow into U.S. sports.

The PGA and Saudi-backed LIV Golf announced a merger on Tuesday (June 6) which ends a bitter rivalry and numerous antitrust lawsuits.

Ending years of rancor and legal disputes, the PGA Tour has agreed to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf.

Perry Sook, CEO of The CW parent Nexstar, said the network’s deal this year to broadcast the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit has led to talks with “everyone” in the vibrant sports rights marketplace.

Tom Carter, president and COO of The CW parent Nexstar Media Group, said the debut of Saudi-backed LIV Golf on the network in late-February was a hit and may well help spur more talks with sports rights holders.

LIV Golf, a professional tour that launched last year with backing from the government of Saudi Arabia, has finally landed a U.S. TV deal.

Golf star Dustin Johnson forgot about the LIV Golf series critics and partied on his private jet after winning the series' latest event in Boston at the weekend.The former world number one had reason to celebrate sending a winning putt in from 35-foot to eagle the 18th hole to beat Joaquin Niemann and Anirban Lahiri in a three-way playoff. The win landed him a £3.5 million first prize, taking his total LIV earnings to £8.6m in just three months.

The Telegraph report that Koepka will be announced as a new member before the next event at Pumpkin Ridge in Portland, Oregon next week. The four-time major winner has earned £30.8million in career prize money according to the PGA Tour website.Prior to the opening LIV Golf Series event in London earlier this month, the PGA Tour banned all players that have signed up to compete in the new tour.READ MORE: Fans amazed Tiger Woods can still play golf after rare photo shows gruesome leg injuriesKoepka, whose brother Chase has already joined the series, is now set to be the latest name to join the tour.