PGA Tour
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned GolfTV shutting down
International golf streaming service GolfTV, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, is ending.
The service has emailed customers to say the last day of operation will be December 12
Mickelson insists LIV Golf is ‘force that’s not going away’
Golfer declares continued progress as McIlroy fears 'irreparable split' in the sport
PGA Tour Champions 2023 schedule announced
PGA Tour Champions, the PGA Tour's senior circuit, announced its schedule for 2023, which will feature 28 total events and more than $66m (€66.2
PGA Tour unveils four additional $20m elevated-status events
The PGA Tour has confirmed that the Waste Management Phoenix Open, RBC Heritage, Wells Fargo Championship, and Travelers Championship will have elevated $20m (€20m) purses and guaranteed appearances b…
Korn Ferry Tour releases schedule, 37.6 per cent purse increase
The PGA Tour announced the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour schedule, which will begin in January and consist of 26 tournaments across five countries and 18 states, will feature the highest purse in Tour history at…
Arne Rees on establishing a new sports investment entity
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Arne Rees, co-founder of the newly formed Velocity Capital Management. Fisher and Russo also discuss the $30m (€31.2m) round of funding for Athletes Unlimited, continued change and turbulence in United States college sports, the National Football League’s accelerating push for greater internationalization, collector impacts surrounding the historic home run chase of Major League Baseball superstar Aaron Judge, and heightened legal friction between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
PGA Tour files counterclaim against LIV Golf
Property levies claims of tortious interference against its Saudi-backed rival
Mickelson, three others depart antitrust lawsuit against PGA Tour
Six-time major winner says he no longer needs to be involved
PGA Tour signs Kowa as first marketing partner in Japan
The PGA Tour and pharmaceutical company Kowa have agreed to a multiyear partnership that will put Kowa’s Vantelin as the official pain relief gel, cream, patch, tape, and support sleeve of the PGA Tour.
PGA Tour, Autograph unveil NFT partnership
The PGA Tour has teamed up with Autograph, the digital collectibles and non-fungible token (NFT) startup co-founded by star National Football League quarterback Tom Brady, to create an NFT platform which …
EXCLUSIVE: LIV Tour targets $120m-plus annual sponsorship income
The LIV Tour, the new disruptive golf series bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, is hoping to reel in more than $120m (€119.8m)
Mickelson targets PGA Tour for ‘magically’ finding millions to increase prize funds
Phil Mickelson has taken a swipe at the PGA Tour for "magically" finding the money to increase the prize funds at many of its tournaments in the wake of the increasing threat of the Saudi-backed breakaway…
NBC Sports remains bullish on PGA Tour despite LIV Golf threat
NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua says he remains bullish about the future of the PGA Tour despite a number of leading players continuing to join the rival Saudi-backed breakaway tour LIV Golf
Ahmad Nassar on a new commercial reality for pro tennis
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Ahmad Nassar, newly named as executive director of the Professional Tennis Players Association and chief executive of its for-profit affiliate Winners Alliance. Fisher and Russo also discuss the state of tennis amid the start of the 2022 US Open, the development of TMRW Sports with star golfers Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, the debut of FanDuel TV, a competitive and operational shift for the Savannah Bananas, and the state of Major League Baseball’s special events following the 'Field of Dreams' and MLB Little League Classic games.
PGA Tour doubles Player Impact Program to $100m, further increases prize funds
The PGA Tour has unveiled a series of further structural changes in response to the players-only meeting held last week and in the wake of the ever-growing threat from LIV Golf, including elevating the…
Sentry extends as Tournament of Champions title sponsor through 2035
Sentry Insurance, the Stevens Point, Wisconsin-based insurance company, has extended its title sponsorship of the PGA Tour's Sentry Tournament of Champions in a deal through 2035.
Southern Company extends Tour Championship partnership through 2027
The PGA Tour and Atlanta, Georgia-based energy firm Southern Company have renewed their Tour Championship-focused partnership through 2027.
Woods-led players’ meeting proposes ‘tour within tour’
The PGA Tour could potentially create a "tour within a tour" to help fend off the ever-growing LIV Golf challenge, with the new structure under consideration featuring 18 no-cut tournaments featuring the…