LIV Golf's Continued Hard Feelings and Changing C-Suite, and the Future of DP World Tour Fields

The 'Teegate' incident with Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy wasn't the only example this week of the antagonism that still surrounds the Saudi-backed league, Bob Harig writes.

For the first time in 2023, Jon Rahm didn't win when he teed it up, instead Max Homa prevailed in a Farmers Insurance Open loaded with intrigue. Here's links to Bob Harig's Weekly Read notes from around the game.

From 'Teegate' to TV Shunning, the Hard Feelings Around LIV Golf Aren't Subsiding

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Richard Bland, a late bloomer on the DP World Tour before leaving for LIV Golf, is a great story of persistence. Yet you would hardly know he was in contention at the DP World Tour's Hero Dubai Desert Classic this week by watching the broadcast, yet another sign of the antagonism surrounding LIV Golf that isn't going away, Bob Harig writes. Not to mention the tossed tee that had the golf world buzzing for days.

Upcoming Hearing Will Shape Future DP World Tour Fields

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Speaking of the DP World Tour, what might its fields look like in another month or so? An upcoming arbitration panel hearing in London will decide that, and as Bob Harig writes it's not quite an open-and-shut situation.

LIV Golf's C-Suite Continues to Transform in Advance of Second Season

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Greg Norman's power increased in LIV Golf with its managing director's departure, and that's not the only change in the executive ranks of the Saudi-backed startup, Bob Harig writes. But the question of who is really running LIV Golf is still unanswered, though the PGA Tour has an opinion.

Weekly Read Fore! Things: Max Homa's Rally, Jon Rahm's Run and Two Cuts Made in One Week

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The Farmers Insurance Open delivered plenty of intrigue with its Saturday finish, most notably Max Homa winning in part due to a fade by Jon Rahm, who was chasing a third consecutive win. But what about the guy who finished 72nd? Bob Harig explains the curious week for Scott Brown.