PGA TOUR

2023 - 3 - 22

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Why Justin Suh has been using the same putter model since eighth ... (pgatour.com)

An endless supply of putters is available to PGA TOUR players every week. The practice green at a TOUR event is circled by reps from all the major ...

The Cobra staffer uses a similar philosophy with the rest of his clubs. Suh’s putter features a set of soft polymer grooves on the face to increase launch and a set of metal grooves to promote faster speeds off the face. After more than a decade, Suh is so comfortable with the unique technology that he doesn’t even consider testing other putters. Now that old Nike putter will be in use at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play after Suh snuck in as the 63rd seed. With Nike no longer making equipment, he also bought a third Method putter on eBay a few years ago. An endless supply of putters is available to PGA TOUR players every week.

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Cameron Young's Front Nine Scorecard at the WGC-Match Play ... (Sports Illustrated)

Young made nine straight 3's during his opening stretch at Austin Country Club.

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'It was pretty ridiculous' - PGA TOUR (pgatour.com)

Cameron Young, in his first round with his new (veteran) bag man Paul Tesori, made nine straight 3s for a front-nine 27 on the way to a 3-and-2 victory over ...

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Hoag Hospital helps Hope Tran give back - PGA TOUR (pgatour.com)

For more than 25 years, the Hoag Classic has generated tens of millions of dollars to benefit Hoag Hospital and other local charities.

“Hoag is more than just the best hospital in Orange County,” Hope said. “My father was treated with such compassion and kindness, all without even knowing I worked at Hoag,” Hope said. “About that time, my manager at the Hospital came to me and told me there was now scholarship money for non-Nursing students,” she said. “Hoag Hospital saved my life when they accepted me into their family,” Hope said. “Being awarded the scholarship and recognized as one of 13 Kingston Technology – Hoag Classic Scholars for 2022 is a blessing. Her hope is to be selected for the doctorate program in Population Health in 2024. “I don’t see how I could’ve done that without the educational assistance they have made available to me.” “The Hoag Classic has been a major contributor to that.” Interestingly, Hope and one of her two brothers enlisted in the U.S. The day I got that approval stamp was the most amazing thing ever in my life.” “Lucky for us and with God’s grace, we made it and no one died,” she said. For more than 25 years, the Hoag Classic has generated tens of millions of dollars to benefit Hoag Hospital and other local charities.

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Former PGA Tour Player Eviscerates Transgender Golfer In ... (OutKick)

Former PGA Tour player John Peterson absolutely torched transgender golfer Hailey Davidson in an all-time back-and-forth on Twitter.

Davidson tried, and failed, in trying to say Peterson isn’t a role model for his kids. John Peterson is a former national champion at LSU, a former PGA Tour player, a father of four, and someone who possesses common sense. It all started when Monday Q Info shared a picture of a leaderboard from a women’s mini-tour event in Florida.

Inaugural weeklong First Tee Leadership Academy to be held in ... (pgatour.com)

Held in PGA TOUR Superstore's homebase of Atlanta, 48 teens will develop new leadership skills by learning about the powerful impact sports has on community ...

"We have built a strong partnership with the First Tee and will continue to work together to empower young people with leadership skills built on values such as resilience, integrity and self-confidence that will help them succeed throughout the course of their life.” For more than a decade, PGA TOUR Superstore and the Arthur M. “We are proud to provide national opportunities like the new Leadership Academy to help them build on that foundation and take their life and leadership skills to the next level as they think about their future and plans after high school. PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla – First Tee, a youth development organization that uses golf to teach life skills and positive values, is expanding its roster of impactful national participant opportunities to include a new Leadership Academy in partnership with PGA TOUR Superstore. Participants will also experience the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta University Center and the Bobby Jones Golf Club. Atlanta has burst on to the world stage as the civil rights capital, the technology hub of the south, a destination for marquee sporting events, elite colleges and universities, and so much more.

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LIV Golf Claims PGA Tour Exec Illegally Worked to Kill TV Deals (Front Office Sports)

Lawyers representing LIV Golf alleged in a court filing that London-based PGA Tour exec worked to thwart television deals.

Pascal, the managing director of PGA Tour International UK and senior VP of international media, is scheduled to be deposed on Monday in London, although the PGA Tour has sought a remote deposition. Pascal is a foundational witness whose testimony will inform later discovery in important ways.” “Based on [PGA] Tour documents and other sources, LIV believes Mr.

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LIV Golf accuses PGA Tour of sabotaging a previously-signed media ... (GolfDigest.com)

Attorneys for LIV Golf claim a network signed a contract with the Saudi-backed circuit only to back out once the PGA Tour intervened, according to the ...

However, it is unlikely the media partner in question is FOX, as the tour has no relationship with the entity in question. FOX founder and media tycoon Rubert Murdoch has a personal relationship with LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman; the two attempted to create a “World Golf Tour'' in the mid-1990s, with Murdoch’s FOX Sports securing the TV rights. LIV Golf claims that because of the interference it had to sign "with a secondary network, with LIV being its first sporting event." In January 2022, LIV Golf hired former FOX Sports President David Hill to help with production, and FOX News had a heavy presence at LIV Golf’s third event held at former President Trump’s Bedminster, N.J., property. The network being referred to is the CW Network, LIV's only U.S. “Time and again, after the live meeting or phone call, the broadcaster did an about face and informed LIV the negotiations (in one case, a signed contract) could not proceed.

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LIV Golf Claims PGA Tour Executive 'Used Illegal Means' To Squash ... (OutKick)

New court filings find that LIV Golf is claiming that a PGA Tour executive used "illegale means" to squash any potential TV deals.

[Front Office Sports](https://frontofficesports.com/liv-golf-alleges-pga-tour-exec-used-illegal-means-to-kill-tv-deals/), the court documents alleging that the PGA Tour interfered with LIV Golf acquiring a TV deal were filed in federal court late Wednesday night. Pascal is a foundational witness whose testimony will inform later discovery in important ways.” “Based on [PGA] Tour documents and other sources, LIV believes Mr.

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LIV Golf alleges PGA Tour exec sunk TV deals with 'illegal' tactics (Sportsnaut)

LIV Golf claims in court filings that a PGA Tour executive undercut their attempts to land television deals at every turn last year.

He is set to be deposed by LIV attorneys on Monday, but the PGA Tour has sought it to be a remote deposition, as opposed to an-in person conversation in London. A government that has a long history of human rights violations and is likely a reason many major networks in the United States have stayed away from making deals with LIV. “Based on Tour documents and other sources, LIV believes Mr.

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LIV Golf Makes Claim That PGA Tour Used 'Illegal Means' To Stop ... (BroBible)

The Saudi-backed startup golf league has proven a thorn in the side for the long-established PGA Tour since its creation a year ago. From poaching players, to ...

The league has since agreed to a TV deal with The CW in the United States. LIV attorneys claim his effort were the reason why the league did not have a TV deal in 2022. “Based on [PGA] Tour documents and other sources, LIV believes Mr.

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LIV Golf Bemoans TV Deal With CW Network in Court Filing (Sportico.com)

LIV Golf argues that the PGA Tour has tried to block it from success. In a court document, the PGA Tour is blamed for LIV Golf's TV partner options.

Pascal used illegal means to dissuade numerous broadcasters in international markets from signing broadcast contracts with LIV and even from reporting about LIV events in their news content.” In arguing they need to depose Pascal sooner rather than later, LIV attorneys depicted him as sabotaging their potential TV deals. The filing mainly details a scheduling disagreement over where and when LIV can depose Thierry Pascal, the London-based senior vice president of international media for the PGA Tour International. A joint statement by PGA Tour and LIV Golf attorneys, filed in a California federal court on Wednesday, illustrated how LIV contends the PGA Tour is trying to undermine its future—with LIV attorneys d The two sides asked U.S. [PGA Tour](https://www.sportico.com/t/pga-tour/) and [LIV Golf](https://www.sportico.com/t/liv-golf/) attorneys, filed in a California federal court on Wednesday, illustrated how LIV contends the PGA Tour is trying to undermine its future—with LIV attorneys describing LIV’s broadcast partner, the CW Network, as a mere “secondary network” that lacks experience in sports broadcasting.

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Ex-PGA Tour pro, transgender female golfer trade barbs on social ... (Fox News)

A former PGA Tour golfer and a transgender female golfer who tried to qualify for the LPGA last year traded barbs on Twitter on Wednesday.

[in Florida](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/florida). [CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM](https://www.foxnews.com/sports) Peterson played in 93 PGA Tour tournaments and finished with two Top 10s in his career. According to the outlet, Davidson last competed as a male at Davidson attempted to earn an LPGA Tour card last year. [Caitlyn Jenner](https://www.foxnews.com/media/caitlyn-jenner-supports-transgender-golfer-fighting-join-lpga-tour-totally-different-lia-thomas) in her decision to try to qualify for the LPGA.

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LIV Golf claims PGA Tour 'used illegal means to dissuade numerous ... (USA TODAY)

Documents submitted Wednesday include a LIV Golf accusation that the PGA Tour intervened in its dealings with potential broadcast networks.

[signed a multi-year revenue-sharing TV deal](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/01/19/liv-golf-news-tv-broadcast-deal-the-cw-network/) with LIV in January. "Based on (PGA Tour) documents and other sources, LIV believes Mr. Pascal is a foundational witness whose testimony will inform later discovery in important ways." [Golfweek](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/) was first to [report LIV was nearing a deal](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/09/27/liv-golf-fox-sports-buy-time-to-air-tournaments/) with Fox Sports last September. More from the filing: "Time and again, after the live meeting or phone call, the broadcaster did an about-face and informed LIV the negotiations (in one case, a signed contract) could not proceed. [PGA Tour](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/category/professional/pga-tour/) executive has led to some new allegations in the ongoing legal battle between the Tour and [LIV Golf](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/category/liv-golf/).

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LIV Golf claims PGA Tour 'used illegal means to dissuade numerous ... (usatoday.com)

The struggle to agree on the deposition terms for a PGA Tour executive has led to some new allegations in the ongoing legal battle between the Tour and LIV ...

Golfweek was first to [report LIV was nearing a deal](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/09/27/liv-golf-fox-sports-buy-time-to-air-tournaments/) with Fox Sports last September. “Based on (PGA Tour) documents and other sources, LIV believes Mr. Pascal is a foundational witness whose testimony will inform later discovery in important ways.”

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LIV Golf accuses PGA Tour of using 'illegal means to dissuade ... (Golf Channel)

LIV Golf argued that the breakaway circuit was unable to sign a domestic broadcast rights deal in the United States in 2022.

LIV also claimed that after meeting with Pascal “time and again … More telling than Van Keulen’s ruling is where LIV’s attorneys appear to be heading in the discovery process. The dispute centered on when Thierry Pascal, the senior vice president international media for PGA Tour International, would submit to be deposed by LIV Golf attorneys.

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LIV Golf Claims Rival PGA Tour Official Sabotaged TV Deals (Bloomberg)

A PGA Tour Inc. executive unlawfully pushed broadcasters to turn their backs on potential LIV Golf streaming deals, the Saudi-backed upstart alleged in its ...

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