The default strategy of blowhard narcissists is to declare any rules or institutions hindering their agenda to be invalid and unfair, an argument invariably mounted via a firehose of horseshit that’s nevertheless accepted by credulous conspiracy theorists. So it is with Greg Norman and the Official World Golf Ranking, which has declined to recognize Norman’s...
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Augusta avoids questions over Masters field by inviting LIV Golf’s Niemann – News – Irish Golf Desk
LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann has accepted a Masters invitation as Augusta National works to ensure there are no question marks over the quality of the field set to battle for the green jacket in Georgia from April 11-14. LIV Golf remains beyond the pale for the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) and Niemann, who has...
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Masters issues special invite’s to LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann, two others
On Wednesday morning, The Masters dropped a press release announcing that three players accepted special invites to play in the 88th playing of the event. Those golfers include LIV Golf star Joaquin Niemann, Denmark’s Thorbjørn Olesen and Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune. “The Masters Tournament has a long-standing tradition of inviting leading international players who are not...
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2024 Mexico Open one and done picks, field, top sleepers: PGA Tour predictions, expert golf betting advice
The PGA Tour is set to make its annual trip south of the border this week for the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta Play gets underway on Thursday at Vidanta Vallarta. As the defending tournament champion Tony Finau headlines the 2024 Mexico Open field. The world No. 24 is easily the most accomplished player in...
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2024 Masters field: LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann among three receiving special invites to Augusta National
Fred Ridley, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, announced Wednesday that Joaquin Niemann, Thorbjørn Olesen and Ryo Hisatsune have all accepted special invitations into the 2024 Masters field. Since 1999, the Masters has extended special invitations 15 times, but this is only the second instance of three players receiving special invitations....
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Augusta announces surprise Masters invites to LIV golfer, two others
By: Kevin Cunningham February 21, 2024 LIV pro Joaquin Niemann finished T16 at the 2023 Masters. Andrew Redington/Getty Images The 2024 Masters is inching closer and closer, and news about this year’s tournament is starting to trickle out. But Wednesday saw the biggest news yet: Augusta National is offering an invite to LIV Golf pro...
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Louis Oosthuizen: Former Open champion ‘at peace’ with being excluded from Majors
Louis Oosthuizen says he is at peace with not playing the major championships again following his switch to LIV Golf. The 41-year-old South African is the biggest name in the field for the first tournament of the International Series in Muscat this week. It is a series of 10 tournaments on the Asian Tour, each...
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The Masters awards special invite to LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann
Augusta National Golf Club extended a special invitation to LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann, as well as Ryo Hisatsune and Thorbjorn Olesen, to the 2024 Masters tournament. Niemann, 25, has been vocal about his displeasure regarding the lack of Official World Golf Ranking accreditation for LIV players, which has narrowed the avenues for members of the...
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The Masters: LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann named among invites to compete in 2024 major at Augusta National
LIV Golf League member Joaquin Niemann is among the list of three players who have accepted special invites from Augusta National to compete in the 2024 edition of The Masters. Niemann will make his fifth appearance at The Masters this month, live from April 11-14 on Sky Sports, having impressed on both the DP World...
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Host of LIV pros hunt for backdoor into majors this week on Asian Tour
By: Kevin Cunningham February 21, 2024 Major winners Charl Schwartzel, left, and Louis Oosthuizen, right, are among the LIV pros playing this week’s Internationl Series event in Oman. Charlie Crowhurst/LIV Golf/Getty Images More than two years since the LIV Golf-PGA Tour feud broke out, the ramifications are continuing to permeate the sport. Look no further...
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McIlroy and the “Champions League” he wants for world golf: With the 80 best players
Rory McIlroy has fought strongly against the LIV Golf model from the beginning, although the day it was announced that the PGA Tour and the PIF (Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia) were negotiating the entry of the latter in the capital of the U.S. circuit, something changed. He even left the board of the...
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What Are The Longest Holes In World Golf?
Many golfers will know the feeling of stepping onto the tee box, reading the yardage and thinking… help! For most of us, that feeling presents itself on our local club’s 500 yard par-5, but how would you feel if you stepped up to the tee box of a monster almost twice that length! In this...