Two-time major winner Dustin Johnson heads up controversial new Saudi golf tour opener
By Matias Grez, CNN
Greg Norman Sport News
Dustin Johnson signs up for opening event of controversial LIV Golf Series
Dustin Johnson will play in the opening event of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series next week in Hertfordshire.
Dustin Johnson confirmed for LIV Golf Invitational Series opener at Centurion
Former world No 1 Dustin Johnson was a surprise inclusion for the opening LIV Golf Invitational Series event in a field which also includes former Masters champion Sergio Garcia, although Phil Mickelson was not on the initial list.
Johnson makes U-turn to headline Saudi-backed event; Mickelson not listed
Dustin Johnson, the former world No 1 who committed himself to the PGA Tour in February, has been named in the field for the opening Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series event in Hertfordshire starting next week.
Jack Nicklaus says his allegiance is with the PGA Tour
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jack Nicklaus said he met with the organizers of a Saudi Arabian-financed golf league but had no interest in being the face of a rival circuit to the PGA Tour.
Padraig Harrington: Phil Mickelson should be defending US PGA title
Padraig Harrington feels it is a concern for golf that Phil Mickelson will not defend his title at this week's US PGA Championship.
Shark: did the golfing gods really single out Greg Norman for misery?
In recent years it’s become fashionable for sport documentaries to include a self-referential element in which the protagonist reviews footage of their own triumphs and disasters. The facial reactions in these segments often say more than hours of talking head analysis ever could: the vision of Michael Jordan, tablet in lap, choking up with laughter as Gary Payton’s account of the 1996 NBA finals series is played back to him remains the defining image of 2020’s The Last Dance. For Shark, premiering in the US on Tuesday night, directors Jason Hehir (who also directed The Last Dance) and Thomas Odelfelt replace the tablet with a laptop kept open on a small side table next to the seated Greg Norman.
PGA players, leaders see LIV Golf as fight for sport's future
Rory McIlroy, who wrote off the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational series as "dead in the water" in February, said on Tuesday it instead will "shape the future of professional golf."