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The PGA Championship is underway on Thursday, but you wouldn't be able to tell from the top of the leaderboard. Some players that many golf fans may not be as familiar with, such as Ryan Gerard, are near the top of the leaderboard and have played some great golf during this first round at Quail Hollow while many of the game's biggest stars have struggled.
LIV Golf's investors are reaching into their pockets again for funding, with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund nearing $5 billion in spending on the three-year-old league.
McKenzie met up with Scot O'Neil, who replaced Greg Norman as LIV Golf CEO earlier this season. The breakaway Saudi golf league currently visits nine different countries on the 2025 schedule.
Keegan Bradley has some hurdles in evaluating the performance of LIV players, but said that will not make them any less eligible to make the Ryder Cup team.
European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald would love for Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton to be available later this year but is not getting involved in their appeal of sanctions to maintain eligibility for the team event.
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Following a few not-so-fortuitous final rounds, Bryson DeChambeau fought tooth and nail to avoid another at LIV Golf Korea. And that he did. DeChambeau fired a final round of 6-under 66 and reached 19 under for the tournament to fend off Crushers GC teammate, Charles Howell III, for a narrow two-stroke victory.
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Bryson DeChambeau is back in the winner's circle. He won for the first time since his victory at the 2024 U.S. Open, shooting a back-nine 30 on Sunday to win 2025 LIV Golf Korea by two shots over Crushers GC teammate Charles Howell III.
Joaquin Niemann has flown under the radar despite racking up the wins in LIV Golf. While Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Brooks Kopeka steal the headlines, the Chilean has quietly racked up an