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LIV GOLF

LIV Golf's reported preliminary schedule for the 2024 season features more events booked opposite those of the PGA Tour.
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Sep 27, 2023
No Trump courses on preliminary 2024 LIV Golf schedule: report
The Saudi-backed upstart series will have hosted five events on Trump layouts in its first two seasons.
Japan Times
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Jul 14, 2023
Rory McIlroy would retire before joining LIV Golf
'If LIV Golf was the last place to play golf on earth I would retire. That's how I feel about it,' McIlroy said
Japan Times
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Jul 4, 2023
PGA officials, but not LIV, to testify before U.S. lawmakers
Testimony had been sought from LIV chief executive Greg Norman and Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) governor Yasir al-Rumayyan but neither will appear at the July 11 hearing.
Japan Times
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Jun 28, 2023
PGA-LIV filing shows undecided nature of historic merger
A filing describing the merger shows the deal’s broad outlines, but also how much of the biggest union in golf history still needs to be worked out.
Japan Times
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Jun 15, 2023
Questions about potential LIV-PGA merger loom over U.S. Open
'We all want to know the why,” Colin Morikawa said. 'We’re so interested in the why. For us, for me right now, it’s just like what’s going to happen?'
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Jun 14, 2023
Players seek to keep U.S. Open focus amid merger turmoil
Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka are among the favorites this week at Los Angeles Country Club, along with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.
Japan Times
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Jun 10, 2023
Saudi Arabia furthers ‘sportswashing’ ambitions with PGA merger
Human rights, it turns out, are a bore and an obstacle. 'Sportswashing,” as it is known, is powerful and effective.
Japan Times
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Jun 9, 2023
Rory McIlroy eager to put focus back on golf
McIlroy was one of the staunchest critics of the breakaway LIV Golf circuit, which lured top PGA Tour and DP World Tour stars with signing bonuses and record purses.
Japan Times
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Jun 7, 2023
PGA Tour and LIV announce shock merger to end bitter split
No details were given as to how the agreement will impact the current competitive golf landscape.
Japan Times
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May 22, 2023
Brooks Koepka savors return to top after winning PGA Championship
Koepka's two-shot victory over world No. 2 Scottie Scheffler and Norway's Viktor Hovland was a landmark win for LIV Golf and also showed he can still close out a major.
Japan Times
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May 16, 2023
Top exec rebukes LIV but seeks civility at PGA Championship
LIV Golf and the PGA Tour have taken their fight to court, but a trial is at least a year away.
Japan Times
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Apr 23, 2023
Big crowds watch Talor Gooch win LIV Golf in Australia
While the Saudi Arabia-backed tour has faced resistance from traditionalists and struggled to crack the U.S. market in particular, the fervor in Adelaide was undeniable.
Japan Times
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Apr 10, 2023
LIV Golf stars make mark at Masters
Nobody from among the LIV Golf contingent at this year's Masters was able to slip into the green jacket, but a few players from the controversial Saudi-backed circuit left an indelible mark on the leaderboard at Augusta National on Sunday.
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Apr 6, 2023
The tangled inner world of LIV Golf
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been a public cheerleader for LIV, which played two tournaments at his company’s courses last year.
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Apr 4, 2023
LIV-PGA feud set aside, but Greg Norman eyes fiery finish at Masters
The LIV Golf chief said he had 'goosebumps' when considering the possibility that one of the breakaway circuit's 18 players could don the green jacket on Sunday.
Japan Times
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Mar 8, 2023
PGA Tour turning the page with sweeping changes
Commissioner Jay Monahan described the updates to the tour as part of an ongoing evolution that addresses the changing needs of players, partners and fans.
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Feb 23, 2023
Controversial LIV Tour prepares to open second season
Reigning British Open champion Cameron Smith and two-time major winner Dustin Johnson are among the big names as the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf League opens its 2023 campaign on Friday.
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Feb 21, 2023
LIV Golf completes lineup ahead of new season opener
The controversial series lured many big names from the U.S. PGA Tour and DP World Tour with record purses of $25 million for 54-hole events.
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Feb 15, 2023
Tiger Woods laments 'turbulent' time for golf
While banned from PGA Tour events, LIV players have been invited to compete at the Masters, with tensions potentially expected at the traditional champions' dinner.
Japan Times
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Jan 31, 2023
Trump courses will host three tournaments for Saudi-backed LIV Golf
The tour's schedule shows the Saudi-backed startup will remain allied with, and beneficial to, one of its foremost defenders and political patrons as he seeks a return to power.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.

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