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LIV Golf Series have pledged $2 billion into the new venture which, not surprisingly, has turned a lot of golfers’ heads — even though it’s run by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the man the CIA believe ordered the assassination of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.Some big names — Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia and others — have already made the move, costing them their place on the PGA Tour even as they were part of this weekend’s US Open. Other high-profile players, including Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson, are rumored to be joining LIV soon.New reports claim that four-time major-championship winner Brooks Koepka (whose younger brother, Chase, has already signed on for LIV) might also switch.

Phil Mickelson once flared controversy by making an illegal shot which beggared belief.The American, who recently rebelled by joining the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series leaving his legacy in tatters, was playing in the third round of the US Open in 2018. He bogeyed four out of five holes, before heading to the 13th green at Shinnecock Hills.Mickelson was staring at a 12-footer to make another bogey.

Paige Spiranac has slammed the LIV tour and its stars for their “greed”, and suggested that despite some positive ideas, it was likely to harm the future of golf.The LIV golf tour, a start-up backed by Saudi Arabia, has aspirations of challenging the world-leading PGA tour. With the promise of riches, the new event has managed to attract leading names including Dustin Johnson and Kevin Na who have been forced to resign from PGA championships due to policies limiting participation in rival events.The new tour launched with its inaugural event at The Centurion in Hertfordshire last week, and now golfing influencer Paige Spiranac – who boasts over 3.3 million followers on her Instagram account – has hit out at the event’s emphasis on quick cash taking precedent over passion for the sport.Paige has already taunted the likes of Phil Mickelson who signed up to the Saudi-backed invitational event, and she reiterated her stance while speaking in the most recent episode of her Playing a Round podcast.“You look at the LIV tour, and they’re fuelled by money, by greed.

golf fans cannot get enough of Paige Spiranac as she wows her followers in a plunging top. Spiranac exposed her cleavage to her followers in a low cut black top as she previewed this coming weekend's US Open in a video posted to her Twitter feed on Monday.

on full display at the LIV Golf press conferences, and fans did not need a second invitation to dig into McDowell. Fans went in different avenues for ripping into McDowell.

golf in Vladimir Putin's Russia during a tetchy press conference at the launch of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series. The 46-year-old is one of several high-profile names taking part in the inaugural event at the Centurion Club in London this weekend, which has a £20million prize fund, with £3.1million for the winner.Poulter, along with fellow participants Lee Westwood, Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, have faced some difficult questions about their morals after signing up for the series given Saudi Arabia's human rights record.

sign with the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series means he’ll make more money than any other golfer, including Tiger Woods, has earned on the green in their entire PGA tour careers.On Thursday, former world No. 1 golfer Johnson will play in the inaugural LIV Golf Series event at London’s Centurion Club.

Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson today announced he will return to golf in LIV Golf’s London tournament this Thursday. “Lefty,” as he is known, took a four-month break after remarks he made about the PGA and Saudi Arabia.

Tom Brady, there are moments when you're glad the cameras are rolling.Sinking one from 150 yards or so qualifies as such an occasion, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneer was only too happy to share his achievement on Wednesday. Brady, 44, is currently gearing up for his 23rd (and possibly last) season in the NFL, having briefly retired earlier this year before a swift return.But the off-season leaves some room to stoke his passion for golf as he prepares for the 2022 edition of The Match next Wednesday.

Tom Brady may be returning to the NFL after a short-lived retirement but that doesn't mean he's slowing down on other projects. MORE: Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers wins NFL Honors' MVP for second year in a rowThe father-of-three has now launched a new golf collection under his Brady brand, featuring "high performance polos to the perfect golf pant and shorts, and Zero Weight layers".WATCH: Tom Brady splits his pants playing golfBut fans were all quick to make the same joke, asking if the pants are "rip proof"."Everyone knows when I’m not playing football, you’ll probably find me on the links," Tom shared. "When I started @bradybrand the GOLF collection was one of my top priorities.

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have been rivals for more than two decades, and their love-hate relationship is well documented. In a practice round ahead of the Nissan Open in 1998, the pair, then in their 20s, agreed to a $500 bet, with the winner taking all the cash.

Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan took to Twitter last night to defend Phil Mickelson, after the golfer apologised for a series of controversial statements he had made about Saudi Arabia.The journalist called out the “ongoing cancellation” of the athlete and even offered to play a round of golf with him.Piers, 56, tweeted out to his 7.9 million followers: “Golf’s ongoing cancellation of Phil Mickelson has now forced him out of the Masters. “You don’t have to agree with the things he said recently, for which he apologised, to think this is now turning into an unedifying sporting crucifixion. “I’ll play with you,” he added, tagging Phil in his post.Phil, 51, is set to miss The Masters for the first time in 28 years, after being removed from the list of competitors for next month's tournament.The golf star is currently taking a break from the sport following the fall-out from his comments about the PGA Tour and a potential Saudi-backed rival circuit.Phil announced towards the end of February he was taking a break from golf "to work on being the man I want to be".He also apologised for his "reckless" comments about a proposed Saudi-backed breakaway league.The controversy began last month when author Alan Shipnuck, who was writing an unauthorised biography on Phil, released excerpts from the book in which the golfer called the Saudis "scary", but said he was willing to look past their human rights records to gain leverage with the PGA Tour.Saudi Arabia's government has denied accusations of human rights abuses and Phil has apologised for his comments, claiming they were off the record.In the comments section of Piers’ tweet, people were split on the journalist's attitude towards the golf pro.Stephen Mills pointed out:

Rory McIlroy has slammed golf rival Phil Mickelson as ‘naive, selfish, egotistical and ignorant’ following the American’s recent comments surrounding the Saudi Super Golf League plan.The proposal for a breakaway organisation sent shockwaves through the golfing world in recent months, as it looks to lure in some of the sport’s biggest players with mega-money offers.The idea - led by former world No 1 Greg Norman - has split opinion, with golf’s traditional leading circuits the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour heavily opposed to the series.One man who has found himself at the centre of the discussion is six-time major champion Mickelson, with the 51-year-old heavily linked with a Saudi switch.Mickelson - who has won nearly £70million in career earnings on the America-based circuit - previously accused the PGA of ‘obnoxious greed’ amid reports of multi-million pound offers being made by the Saudi-backed series to the world’s best golfers.Three weeks on, the six-time major winner has made headlines once more, after comments emerged from a soon to be released biography ‘Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf’s Most Colorful Superstar'.Mickelson described the Saudi state as ‘crazy motherf*****s’, however defended a decision to compete in the controversial series in order to gain leverage on the PGA Tour.He said: “They execute people over there for being gay.

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ongoing feud with Brooks Koepka, he has claimed that he “lives rent free in his head”, while declaring he wants nothing to do in a war of words. Yet it is fair to say that in the last 14 months - since he emerged from the first lockdown with 40lbs more of bulk - that he has become the most talked about active player in the game.

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are tied in a play-off. They’re coming down the fairway when Tiger spots an opportunity: Phil’s ball is lying in the rough, very close to him.

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The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxNFL iconic quarterback Tom Brady launched into a bizarre attack on rival player Aaron Rodgers on Wednesday by using a meme to mock the Green Bay Packers ace.Brady, who has enjoyed a good-spirited rivalry with Rodgers throughout their lengthy careers, took to Twitter on Wednesday and posted a number of memes at Rodgers' expense. The online onslaught came after it was announced that Brady and Rodgers will square off on the golf course in July.The pair will play head-to-head in a pairs game, with Brady teaming up with recently-crowned PGA Championship-winner Phil Mickelson and Rodgers playing alongside Bryson DeChambeau.

PGA Championship.Koepka finished T2 at Kiawah Island, two shots adrift of winner Phil Mickelson and seven clear of PGA Tour number four, DeChambeau.The pair have an infamous long-running feud dating back to January 2019 when Koepka complained about DeChambeau’s slow play.But things appeared to get more heated in South Carolina at the weekend after the latter interrupted the former’s TV interview.Koepka, seemingly already agitated, had to pause mid-answer after DeChambeau appeared to utter something while walking past in the background.

Man of the hour! Phil Mickelson made history with his 2021 PGA Championship win on Sunday, May 23.

Phil Mickelson thrilled a vocal South Carolina crowd by hanging on to win the US PGA last night – and become the oldest Major winner in history.