https://www.scmp.com/rss/517856/feed The latest stories and features on golfer Dustin Johnson, including professional golf news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters Bryson DeChambeau addressed speculation that he could be leaving LIV Golf after this season by pledging, “As long as LIV is here, I ⁠would figure out a way for it to ⁠make sense.” DeChambeau told Flushing It Golf, in an interview ⁠published on Wednesday, that he is still working on “a potential contract” as he plays out the final season of his original LIV Golf deal. The circuit is facing questions about its future as rumours circulate that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund may be preparing... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3351084/bryson-dechambeau-not-leaving-liv-golf-working-contract-he-plays-out-final-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3351084/bryson-dechambeau-not-leaving-liv-golf-working-contract-he-plays-out-final-season?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:10 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball A sense of relief rivalling the one that followed his first professional win is how Jon Rahm described his emotions on sealing victory at HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong on Sunday. Beating Thomas Detry by three shots finally snapped the Spaniard’s drought of 18 months between individual triumphs, stretching back to the stop in Chicago in the 2024 season. There have been numerous team victories since then, with Legion XIII and in the Ryder Cup, but he said this one “just feels like a big weight off my... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3345871/liv-golf-hong-kong-jon-rahm-4aces-finally-end-their-winless-streaks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3345871/liv-golf-hong-kong-jon-rahm-4aces-finally-end-their-winless-streaks?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:39:29 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Anthony Kim joined LIV two years ago and by his own admission “was flat-out terrible”, now after winning in Adelaide he believes his best golf is in front of him. Victory at the league’s second tournament of the year, where he fired a final round of nine-under-par to beat Jon Rahm by three shots, was not just notable for the emotion it elicited from across the sport, but also because it was so unexpected. The American, who had been a wild card until joining Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces ahead of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3345281/flat-out-terrible-liv-golf-champion-anthony-kim-says-his-best-yet-come?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3345281/flat-out-terrible-liv-golf-champion-anthony-kim-says-his-best-yet-come?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:00:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse An “overwhelmed” Anthony Kim outplayed two-time major winners Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau to capture his maiden LIV Golf title on Sunday and first on any tour since 2010, to complete an amazing redemption story. The 40-year-old American, who battled drug and alcohol issues in the 10 years he was away from the game, fired a nine-under-par 63, surging home with five birdies on the back nine to claim victory in Adelaide by three shots. He began the day five behind former world No 1 Rahm and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3343623/anthony-kim-completes-remarkable-comeback-story-victory-liv-golf-adelaide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3343623/anthony-kim-completes-remarkable-comeback-story-victory-liv-golf-adelaide?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:53:58 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Sta Elena Golf Club does not yet have an official course record and the preferred lies in place this week means the International Series Philippines will pass without one being set, but on another day Sampson Zheng may well have laid claim to the title. The 24-year-old carded an almost flawless 10-under-par 62 on Saturday, moving to 17 under overall and in tie for the lead with local star Miguel Tabuena and Thailand’s Sarit Suwannarut. Tabuena hardly struggled, firing in two eagles on the way to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3330317/asian-tour-red-hot-putter-puts-zheng-control-international-series-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3330317/asian-tour-red-hot-putter-puts-zheng-control-international-series-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:30:08 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport It turns out Dustin Johnson did not need that close a look at Sta Elena Golf Club after all and Sarit Suwannarut is suffering few ill effects from his final-round meltdown in Macau. The Thai golfer, who went into last weekend with a two-shot lead and promptly carded a three-over 73, fired off an opening eight-under-par 64 in the International Series Philippines to lead the star-studded field by a shot on Thursday. Sarit, who wound up fourth at the SJM Macau Open, was just ahead of Japan’s Kazuki... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3330103/asian-tour-sarit-shows-few-signs-macau-meltdown-johnson-makes-solid-start-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3330103/asian-tour-sarit-shows-few-signs-macau-meltdown-johnson-makes-solid-start-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:48:04 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport The International Series tees off in the Philippines on Thursday, with Dustin Johnson running out of time to extend his impressive record of winning a tournament every year for the past decade. A two-time major champion, Johnson has tasted victory consistently since his rookie PGA Tour season in 2008, when he won the Turning Stone Resort Championship. But the 41-year-old 4Aces captain struggled in LIV Golf this year, with his best finish a third place in Indianapolis, the final event of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3329984/international-series-reaches-philippines-time-running-out-johnson-win-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3329984/international-series-reaches-philippines-time-running-out-johnson-win-year?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:00:15 +0000 The PGA Tour is getting a US$3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group in a deal that would give players access to more than US$1.5 billion as equity owners in the new PGA Tour Enterprises. The launching of PGA Tour Enterprises, with SSG as a minority partner, comes eight months after the Tour signed a framework agreement with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf for a commercial venture, and ultimately led to private equity groups wanting to join. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3250484/pga-tour-strikes-us3-billion-deal-fenway-led-investment-group-players-get-equity-ownership?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3250484/pga-tour-strikes-us3-billion-deal-fenway-led-investment-group-players-get-equity-ownership?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:46:08 +0000 The third season of the LIV Golf League starts in Mexico on Friday with a new team, a higher profile, and a further thawing of relations between it and one of the Saudi-backed circuit’s fiercest critics. Jon Rahm’s arrival as the captain of Legion XIII has given the tour another major winner, and his recruitment of Ryder Cup teammate Tyrrell Hatton two more players ranked among the top 20 in the world. Recognising the impact their departure from the PGA Tour is likely to have, Rory McIlroy... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3250397/liv-golf-mcilroy-says-pga-tour-wins-diminished-absence-rahm-hatton-and-others-eyes-their-return?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3250397/liv-golf-mcilroy-says-pga-tour-wins-diminished-absence-rahm-hatton-and-others-eyes-their-return?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jan 2024 06:30:17 +0000 Masters champion Jon Rahm jumped from the PGA Tour to Saudi-backed LIV Golf on Thursday in a big-money move that has sent another shock wave through the sport. The 29-year-old becomes the biggest name to sign on with the rebel circuit funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) since Australian Cameron Smith joined after winning the 2022 Open Championship. “I am proud to join LIV Golf and be part of something new that is bringing growth to the sport,” said Rahm, in a statement from LIV... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3244305/masters-champion-jon-rahm-sends-shock-waves-through-game-ditching-pga-tour-liv-golf?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3244305/masters-champion-jon-rahm-sends-shock-waves-through-game-ditching-pga-tour-liv-golf?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Dec 2023 01:04:46 +0000 A lot has changed for Taichi Kho in the year since he was last on England’s northwest coast, not least in his status as a golfer. Twelve months ago, the Hongkonger was competing in The Amateur Championship and in final qualifying for The Open Championship, and not having a particularly happy time of it on the links courses. Now he’s back, a professional with an Asian Tour title already under his belt and a more philosophical view of the test that awaits him in this week’s Open at Royal Liverpool... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3228121/open-championship-hong-kongs-kho-ready-special-moment-he-looks-embrace-challenge-lies-ahead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3228121/open-championship-hong-kongs-kho-ready-special-moment-he-looks-embrace-challenge-lies-ahead?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:55:26 +0000 Scott Vincent has no idea what the future might hold for him in LIV Golf, and he’s OK with that. With more than half the season gone, the Zimbabwean was on the edge of the protected places heading into this week’s event in England, with the top 24 players at the end of the year guaranteed to come back in 2024. Most of the rest of the field will face a battle in November or December to retain their spots, despite the uncertainty surrounding the game’s immediate future. That uncertainty has... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3227012/liv-golf-london-vincent-happy-make-most-incredible-journey-future-hangs-balance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3227012/liv-golf-london-vincent-happy-make-most-incredible-journey-future-hangs-balance?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Jul 2023 06:22:00 +0000 Talor Gooch birdied the final hole of a thrilling LIV Golf Andalucia to grab a one-shot win over Bryson DeChambeau, sealing his third title of the season. The 31-year-old American sent a curling 15-foot putt into the heart of the hole on 18 to finish with a four-under-par 67, leaving him 12-under overall at Real Club Valderrama. Gooch’s win was his third of the season, following ones in Adelaide and Singapore, and he is the first player on the circuit to win three times. Brooks Koepka and Dustin... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3226331/talor-gooch-holes-dramatic-birdie-final-hole-win-liv-golf-andalucia-claims-third-title-stellar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3226331/talor-gooch-holes-dramatic-birdie-final-hole-win-liv-golf-andalucia-claims-third-title-stellar?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jul 2023 02:32:22 +0000 Dustin Johnson and Jason Kokrak share the lead at the LIV Golf Andalucia, but only one of the American golfers had played the course before Friday. Kokrak put up a 67 in the first round at Real Club Valderrama in Sotogrande, to put a shiny bow on what he called a “kind of a crazy situation”. The summary of events goes like this: starting in Detroit on Monday, Kokrak encountered multiple airport delays, resulting in missed connections and personalised clubs, trackable with location AirTags, never... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3226207/liv-andalucia-jason-kokrak-finds-missing-clubs-grabs-share-lead-alongside-dustin-johnson?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3226207/liv-andalucia-jason-kokrak-finds-missing-clubs-grabs-share-lead-alongside-dustin-johnson?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Jul 2023 01:25:09 +0000 The civil war that had torn golf apart was supposed to be over, but LIV Golf continues to offer indications that it will press on into 2024 and perhaps beyond. A sponsorship deal announced by one of the breakaway circuit’s teams suggests that, regardless of this month’s announcement of a merger with the PGA Tour, the Saudi-funded LIV will be around for a while yet. That merger, agreed between the Tour, DP World Tour and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia – LIV’s financial backer –... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3224987/liv-golf-signals-its-business-usual-despite-agreeing-merger-pga-tour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3224987/liv-golf-signals-its-business-usual-despite-agreeing-merger-pga-tour?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jun 2023 06:19:22 +0000 The region’s best golfers will gather for the Korea Open in the next few days as the Asian Tour resumes after a six-week break, with the deal to merge the PGA Tour and LIV Golf likely to still be the main topic of conversation. While rumour and self-proclaimed experts on social media have filled the large void left by a lack of information, the question of what it means for the Asian Tour, LIV Golf and the game in general remains unanswered. Such is the state of play that Jon Rahm’s brief... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3224565/pga-liv-merger-where-does-asian-tour-stand-after-deal-ended-golfs-civil-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3224565/pga-liv-merger-where-does-asian-tour-stand-after-deal-ended-golfs-civil-war?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jun 2023 07:00:10 +0000 The Asian Tour must not be sidelined in any negotiations regarding the future of golf, commissioner Cho Minn Thant said on Friday. After overseeing a rapid rise in the organisation’s standing within the game globally, the Tour has grown to the extent it could be considered on a par with its European counterpart, the DP World Tour. Much of that is down to the significant amount of money pumped into the Asian game by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which on Tuesday announced its shock... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3223593/asian-tour-boss-says-circuit-must-have-proper-seat-table-when-golfs-future-decided?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3223593/asian-tour-boss-says-circuit-must-have-proper-seat-table-when-golfs-future-decided?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:43:58 +0000 The Asian Tour is now a higher priority for golfers around the world and the days when it played second fiddle to the European Tour are over, according to its CEO. Cho Minn Thant said in many ways the roles had been reversed, with players using the DP World Tour to fill gaps in their schedule rather than planning their year around those events. Calling the support from the likes of Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Jazz Janewattananond, who has played in multiple Asian Tour events this year and finished... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3218192/asian-tour-ceo-says-circuit-no-longer-playing-second-fiddle-european-rival-thinks-golfers-should?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3218192/asian-tour-ceo-says-circuit-no-longer-playing-second-fiddle-european-rival-thinks-golfers-should?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Apr 2023 23:00:25 +0000 The head of the DP World Tour wants to punish members who have competed on the Asian Tour, after a court in the UK ruled he had a right to enforce conflicting-release rules. But forcing players to chose between the two organisations could backfire on Keith Pelley, with the pathway from the Asian Tour to the riches of the LIV Golf circuit expected to expand next season. Pelley, the DPWT’s CEO, issued his threat during an interview on ‘the bunkered podcast’ in which he revelled in a legal victory... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3217639/dp-world-tour-chief-keith-pelley-threatens-asian-tour-players-sanctions-revels-court-win-over-liv?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3217639/dp-world-tour-chief-keith-pelley-threatens-asian-tour-players-sanctions-revels-court-win-over-liv?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:12 +0000 The International Series reached Vietnam last week, the fourth event in a season that is taking the Asian Tour to the Middle East, the UK and many places in between. Adding a tournament in St Andrews weeks after confirming that the Hong Kong Open would be one of the elevated events, means there are now 10 stops on the schedule for 2023. The expansion will not stop there, and officials have previously said they would like as many as 14 tournaments, while Cho Minn Thant, the Tour CEO, hailed the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3217266/asian-tours-growing-popularity-sign-golfs-status-quo-changing-foothold-europe-just-beginning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3217266/asian-tours-growing-popularity-sign-golfs-status-quo-changing-foothold-europe-just-beginning?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:17 +0000 November’s Hong Kong Open has been included on this year’s International Series on the Asian Tour, elevating the event’s status as it returns to the city for the first time in three years. Offering a US$2 million purse, as opposed to the US$1 million up for grabs at last week’s World City Championship, the prestigious tournament will be also played at Hong Kong Golf Club. The last of three high-profile events to be held at the Fanling course this year, with the Aramco Team Series taking place in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3215193/golf-revived-hong-kong-open-november-handed-international-series-spot-asian-tour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3215193/golf-revived-hong-kong-open-november-handed-international-series-spot-asian-tour?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Mar 2023 02:17:10 +0000 John Rahm has called them laughable, Cameron Smith believes they are in danger of becoming obsolete, and Asian Tour boss Cho Minn Thant has said he was “shocked” by the way golf world ranking points were allocated this week. The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am traditionally has one of the weaker fields on the PGA Tour’s calendar, and this week the likes of Kurt Kitayama, world No 43, and Brandon Wu, world 197, are rubbing shoulders at the top of their respective leader boards with NFL quarterback Aaron... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3209100/pga-tour-pebble-beach-pro-am-highlights-shocking-state-golfs-world-ranking-system-asian-tour-boss?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3209100/pga-tour-pebble-beach-pro-am-highlights-shocking-state-golfs-world-ranking-system-asian-tour-boss?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Feb 2023 09:00:14 +0000 Cameron Smith believes golf’s world rankings are on the verge of becoming meaningless, and said while having them “would be nice” they were not essential. The Australian is still ranked No 4 despite his switch to LIV Golf, and could add a healthy number of points to his total at this week’s PIF Saudi International. Smith is one of 12 major winners in the strongest field ever assembled for an Asian Tour event, with the likes of Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed all... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3208791/saudi-international-open-champion-cameron-smith-says-golfs-world-rankings-danger-becoming-obsolete?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3208791/saudi-international-open-champion-cameron-smith-says-golfs-world-rankings-danger-becoming-obsolete?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Feb 2023 02:30:09 +0000 A fit-again Sergio Garcia has not given up on his chances of playing in this year’s Ryder Cup, but knows he will need to be one of captain Luke Donald’s picks if that is to happen. The Spaniard has won more points, 28½, than anyone in the competition’s history, and said Donald would need the strongest team available if he wanted to beat the US in Rome in September. Garcia was a member of the side that was hammered 19-9 at Whistling Straits Golf Course two years ago, a victory the Americans... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3208775/sergio-garcia-holding-ryder-cup-dream-says-europe-captain-luke-donald-will-need-his-strongest-team?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3208775/sergio-garcia-holding-ryder-cup-dream-says-europe-captain-luke-donald-will-need-his-strongest-team?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:01:14 +0000 Cameron Smith will spearhead the strongest and deepest field in Asian Tour history when the PIF Saudi International gets under way on Thursday. The Open champion and world No 4 is one of 12 major winners in a tournament that also includes two of the best young amateurs in the game, Ratchanon ‘TK’ Chantananuwat and Ding Wenyi, and Hong Kong’s Matthew Cheung. Cheung received a late invite after earning his tour card in some style little more than a week ago, when he went 10-under over the last two... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3208571/asian-tour-cameron-smith-head-strongest-field-date-hong-kongs-cheung-gets-late-saudi-international?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3208571/asian-tour-cameron-smith-head-strongest-field-date-hong-kongs-cheung-gets-late-saudi-international?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Jan 2023 06:42:58 +0000 There will be a dose of star power on display at next month’s PIF Saudi International, with Open Championship winner Cameron Smith added to the field for the first event of the Asian Tour’s 2023 season. The Australian, who is presently ranked No 3 in the world, will join defending champion Harold Varner III and the 30 top-ranked players on the Tour at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club from February 2 to 5. Smith is in red-hot form going into the tournament, having won the Fortinet... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3205680/asian-tour-open-champion-cameron-smith-added-field-pif-saudi-international?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3205680/asian-tour-open-champion-cameron-smith-added-field-pif-saudi-international?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Jan 2023 08:47:19 +0000 Al Nassr’s surprise capture of football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is the latest in a string of high-profile sports acquisitions by oil-rich Saudi Arabia. The conservative Gulf monarchy, often criticised over its human rights record, is attempting to burnish its image and attract foreign interest as it diversifies its economy away from oil. Here are some of the moves that have turned Saudi Arabia into a major player in sport: Desert winter, Olympic goals Saudi Arabia, a mostly desert country... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3205394/saudi-arabias-sporting-cash-splurge-cristiano-ronaldo-and-newcastle-liv-golf-and-f1?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3205394/saudi-arabias-sporting-cash-splurge-cristiano-ronaldo-and-newcastle-liv-golf-and-f1?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Jan 2023 06:57:13 +0000 Age is just a number, right? For most of us that rings true, but in the world of competitive sport, the older you get, the harder it usually is to win. Years of wear and tear, while pushing your body to the outer limits of human potential, eventually takes its toll. But there are exceptions to the rule. Innovations in sports science, treatment, training and diet have seen professional athletes push themselves harder and for longer than ever before. The issue of age has garnered some attention... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3205106/lebron-james-vows-defy-age-7-sporting-stars-who-still-shone-their-40s?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3205106/lebron-james-vows-defy-age-7-sporting-stars-who-still-shone-their-40s?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:15:08 +0000 It started with tennis superstar Novak Djokovic being deported from Australia and ended with Lionel Messi lifting the World Cup in Qatar, 2022 will go down as one of the more memorable years in sporting history. Russian bans dominated headlines, as did the death of cricket legend Shane Warne. While it is hard to look past Lionel Messi leading Argentina to World Cup glory as the story of the year, here is our list of the 10 stories that shaped sport in 2022. Djokovic deported Novak Djokovic flew... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3204357/2022-year-review-djokovic-deportation-messi-magic-top-10-sports-stories-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3204357/2022-year-review-djokovic-deportation-messi-magic-top-10-sports-stories-year?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Dec 2022 04:00:11 +0000 Augusta National will open their doors to LIV Golf’s biggest names, confirming that players from the breakaway tour will be eligible to compete in the 2023 Masters if they meet the established qualifying criteria. The decision will be viewed as a major victory for the Saudi-backed series with the PGA Tour having suspended players jumping across to the rebel circuit. LIV Golf has lured away some of the US-based PGA Tour’s top players with huge sums of money, leading to a simmering feud within the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3204058/liv-golf-players-eligible-2023-masters-augusta-national-chairman-honouring-tradition-having?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3204058/liv-golf-players-eligible-2023-masters-augusta-national-chairman-honouring-tradition-having?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Dec 2022 02:10:34 +0000 In a year when everything from stocks and bonds to cryptocurrencies have tumbled, an investment in Singapore’s most elite golf club stands out. The cost for an expatriate to join the 36-hole Sentosa Golf Club overlooking the Singapore Strait has more than doubled since the end of 2019 to S$840,000 ($618,000), according to brokerage Singolf Services Pte. For citizens and permanent residents, the membership price has surged to as much as S$500,000. It’s another way the city state is defying... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3203525/elite-singapore-golf-club-entry-fee-skyrockets-us618000-expats-thanks-wealthy-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3203525/elite-singapore-golf-club-entry-fee-skyrockets-us618000-expats-thanks-wealthy-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Dec 2022 04:07:40 +0000 Next year’s Phoenix Open, Heritage tournament, Wells Fargo Championship and Travelers Championship will have purses boosted to US$20 million and guaranteed appearances by top golfers, the US PGA Tour announced Wednesday. The moves complete a PGA revamp to combat the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series that was announced by tour commissioner Jay Monahan in August at the Tour Championship. Star PGA players such as four-time major winner Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3196577/pga-boosts-2023-purses-four-events-liv-fight-revamp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3196577/pga-boosts-2023-purses-four-events-liv-fight-revamp?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:15:10 +0000 LIV Golf has returned home this weekend, with the breakaway tour stopping in Jeddah for the first time in its inaugural season, and three former Saudi champions are aiming to recreate past glories at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club. Dustin Johnson won the Saudi International on the same course in 2019 and 2021, while Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell claimed victory there in 2020, and American Harold Varner III took this year’s title in February with a stunning 92ft putt for eagle on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3195839/liv-golf-harold-varner-iii-returns-scene-finest-hour-invitational-series?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3195839/liv-golf-harold-varner-iii-returns-scene-finest-hour-invitational-series?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:58:30 +0000 Hideki Matsuyama said on Tuesday that he was fully committed to playing on the PGA Tour, as he prepared to defend his title at this week’s Zozo Championship in his native Japan. Matsuyama, who became his country’s first male major winner at the Masters last year, will face a field including Tokyo Olympic champion Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and rising South Korean Kim Joo-hyung as the Tour returns to Narashino Country Club. Several top stars, including two-time major winner Dustin Johnson... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3195583/hideki-matsuyama-shuns-liv-millions-commits-pga-tour-eve-zozo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3195583/hideki-matsuyama-shuns-liv-millions-commits-pga-tour-eve-zozo?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:15:10 +0000 Greg Norman said the decision to exclude LIV players from official world rankings would ultimately hurt the major championships, after the governing body responsible for overseeing them said it would not rule immediately on the new outfit’s strategic partnership with the Mena Tour. The LIV Golf CEO said what should have been a straightforward process to include LIV events on the Tour’s schedule, there by allowing his players to gain ranking points, had become unnecessarily complicated and mired... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3195219/greg-norman-says-decision-exclude-liv-players-world-golf-rankings-hurts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3195219/greg-norman-says-decision-exclude-liv-players-world-golf-rankings-hurts?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Oct 2022 10:41:30 +0000 LIV Golf has struck a strategic alliance with the Dubai-based Mena Tour in the hopes of securing Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points for its players, just days ahead of its debut event in Thailand. If approved by the OWGR, the deal, announced early on Thursday by Mena, would mean stars including Open Championship winner Cameron Smith, the No 3 player in the world, and LIV Golf Invitational Boston winner Dustin Johnson, could earn world ranking points for competing in LIV events. But in a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3195005/liv-golf-secures-world-ranking-points-under-strategic-alliance-dubai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3195005/liv-golf-secures-world-ranking-points-under-strategic-alliance-dubai?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Oct 2022 04:37:58 +0000 For two surging golf stars in Asia, this weekend’s LIV Golf Invitational in Bangkok is a chance to introduce a new generation of fans to a style of golf unlike anything they’ve experienced. Phachara “PK” Khongwatmai and Sadom Kaewkanjana, two promising players from Thailand, said LIV’s idea to embrace a newer style of tournament, one that incorporates music, entertainment, a more casual dress code and a team format, would resonate with younger audiences across the region. The hefty prize money... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3194941/music-shorts-and-tuk-tuks-players-embrace-liv-golfs-revamped-tournament?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3194941/music-shorts-and-tuk-tuks-players-embrace-liv-golfs-revamped-tournament?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:30:18 +0000 LIV Golf kingpin Greg Norman has said he was no longer prepared to negotiate with PGA Tour chiefs while denying the Saudi-funded circuit was a “breakaway” league. In an interview with The Australian newspaper, Norman said he had offered to meet with his US counterparts but they had repeatedly declined, instead focusing on reforming their tour to hang on to leading players. “That’s why we are where we are today,” Norman said. “We tried awfully hard, I know I did personally for the past year …... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3192541/liv-golfs-greg-norman-has-no-interest-talking-pga-tour-says-theyre?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3192541/liv-golfs-greg-norman-has-no-interest-talking-pga-tour-says-theyre?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Sep 2022 02:10:35 +0000 Scottie Scheffler’s overnight five-shot lead shrunk to two following a rampant finish by Xander Schauffele at the Tour Championship as Korea’s Sungjae Im moved to tied fourth following a 5-under 65 in the second round. The 24-year-old Im enjoyed a superb chip-in eagle on the sixth hole and five birdies in the FedExCup Playoffs Finale at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta for a 12-under total, after entering the staggered-start format on 4-under. He trails Scheffler by seven strokes after the world... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3190401/pga-tour-championship-south-koreas-sungjae-im-closes-scottie-schefflers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3190401/pga-tour-championship-south-koreas-sungjae-im-closes-scottie-schefflers?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Aug 2022 07:23:50 +0000 Open champion Cameron Smith has again refused to deny reports he has agreed to join the rebel LIV Golf Invitational Series on a reported US$100 million deal. The Telegraph has reported the world No 2 would play at LIV’s event in Boston in September. Smith declined to comment on the report as he builds for the first event of the lucrative FedExCup playoffs in Memphis this week. “You know, my goal here is to win the FedExCup Playoffs,” the 28-year-old told reporters. “That’s all I’m here for. If... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3188389/british-open-champion-cameron-smith-tight-lipped-us100m-liv-golf-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3188389/british-open-champion-cameron-smith-tight-lipped-us100m-liv-golf-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:42:22 +0000 Taichi Kho will resume his second round of the Mandiri Indonesia Open on Saturday morning just two shots off leader Itthipat Buranatanyarat, after another impressive performance in the Asian Tour event. The Hong Kong amateur, who is three-under-par through 14 holes and 11-under overall, lies in a three-way tie for third at Pondok Indah Golf Course, alongside Berry Henson and Minkyu Kim. Taiwan’s Chang Wei-lun sits alone in second at 12-under, although like Kho he still has to complete his second... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3187913/asian-tour-hong-kongs-taichi-kho-keeps-touch-leaders-indonesia-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3187913/asian-tour-hong-kongs-taichi-kho-keeps-touch-leaders-indonesia-open?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:02:00 +0000 Former US Masters champion Patrick Reed will compete in next week’s International Series Singapore and the International Series Korea, the following week, the Asian Tour announced on Tuesday. The America’s presence will strengthen further an entry list that already includes order of merit leader Sihwan Kim, one of 16 top 20 Asian Tour players expected to compete at the Tanah Merah Country Club from August 11 to 14. Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho will also be playing in the two tournaments as part of a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3187418/asian-tour-former-us-masters-champion-patrick-reed-signs-international?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3187418/asian-tour-former-us-masters-champion-patrick-reed-signs-international?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:01:24 +0000 Henrik Stenson’s decision that cost him the European Ryder Cup captaincy paid large and immediate dividends on Sunday, when he won the LIV Golf Invitational at Bedminster and picked up more than US$4 million for three days’ work. Staked to a three-shot lead going into the third and final round at Trump National, Stenson opened with a 20-foot birdie putt and never let anyone get closer than two shots the rest of the way. He closed with a 2-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Matthew Wolf (64)... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3187263/henrik-stenson-wins-liv-golf-event-and-gets-us4-million-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3187263/henrik-stenson-wins-liv-golf-event-and-gets-us4-million-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:19:22 +0000 The 48 players in the LIV Golf League will compete in 14 tournaments with US$405 million in combined purses in 2023. Organisers announced the plans for next year on Wednesday, the day before the start of the upstart league’s third-ever tournament, this one in Bedminster, New Jersey. The controversial Saudi-backed series is holding eight tournaments with US$255 million in prize money this year, its inaugural season. Sergio Garcia to ‘hold off’ on plan to resign from DP World Tour Star players... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3186840/liv-golf-reveals-14-event-plan-us405m-purses-2023?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3186840/liv-golf-reveals-14-event-plan-us405m-purses-2023?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Jul 2022 02:11:12 +0000 Newly crowned Open champion Cameron Smith reacted angrily when asked if he was on the verge of joining the highly lucrative LIV Golf Invitational Series moments after winning at St Andrews, but reports suggest the Australian is among many players who are about to jump ship. “I just won the British Open and you are asking about that?” Smith told reporters. “That is not that good. My team around me worry about that stuff. I am here to win golf tournaments.” Sky Sports also reported that Henrik... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3185616/open-champion-cameron-smiths-fury-liv-golf-question-aussie-tipped-join?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3185616/open-champion-cameron-smiths-fury-liv-golf-question-aussie-tipped-join?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:24:07 +0000 The 150th Open Championship tees off on the Old Course at St Andrews on Thursday with organisers keen for the focus to remain on the historic tournament despite the ongoing fallout caused by the breakaway LIV Golf series. A clutch of players who joined the Saudi-backed tour are taking part in this week’s Open after the R&A opted not to ban the rebels, in contrast to moves made by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour. Former Open champion Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Sergio... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3185213/150th-open-championship-tournament-gets-under-way-amid-ongoing-fallout?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3185213/150th-open-championship-tournament-gets-under-way-amid-ongoing-fallout?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Jul 2022 02:45:13 +0000 The PGA Tour is robbing fans by preventing LIV Golf participants from playing in PGA Tour events, according to a lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County. The civil lawsuit, filed on behalf of Larry Klayman and against the PGA Tour and its partner, DP World Tour [European Tour], is seeking class-action status and says suspending golfers who play in the LIV tournaments deprives PGA golf fans of seeing some of the best golfers in the world and is “anti-competitive behaviour” in a free-market... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3183581/pga-tour-sued-over-liv-golfers-ban-lawsuit-claims-fans-being-cheated?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3183581/pga-tour-sued-over-liv-golfers-ban-lawsuit-claims-fans-being-cheated?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Jun 2022 02:13:53 +0000 The PGA Tour is planning to revamp its schedule with a series of lucrative new tournaments, reports said Tuesday, as four-time major champion Brooks Koepka became the latest star to defect to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan detailed proposed changes to the tour schedule at a packed meeting of players early Tuesday at this week’s Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, according to reports. Proposals outlined by Monahan include boosting purses to at... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3182582/pga-planning-revamp-head-liv-brooks-koepka-defects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3182582/pga-planning-revamp-head-liv-brooks-koepka-defects?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Jun 2022 03:39:05 +0000 Collin Morikawa held a share of the US Open lead after a riveting second round on Friday while defending champion Jon Rahm and tournament favourite Rory McIlroy sat one shot back on a star-laden leader board. Twice major champion Morikawa fired a four-under-par 66 that was the day’s low round and left him at five under on the week at The Country Club outside Boston and level with little-known qualifier Joel Dahmen (68). “No one has taken it deep so far and kind of run away, but you know what,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3182192/us-open-collin-morikawa-shares-lead-ahead-rory-mcilroy-john-rahm-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3182192/us-open-collin-morikawa-shares-lead-ahead-rory-mcilroy-john-rahm-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Jun 2022 02:21:45 +0000 Billy Horschel enjoyed what every golf father dreams about earlier this month when his three young children and wife ran onto the 18th green at Muirfield Village in Ohio to celebrate his four-shot victory at the Memorial Tournament. The American’s seventh PGA Tour victory also put him in the spotlight ahead of the US Open, the year’s third major, which gets under way at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts on Thursday. Horschel heads into it as a 45/1 contender, according to bookmaker... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3181792/us-opens-dark-horse-billy-horschel-backs-himself-after-memorial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3181792/us-opens-dark-horse-billy-horschel-backs-himself-after-memorial?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:30:14 +0000