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LIV Golf Gets a Financial Cudgel to Ward Off the Grim Reaper
The upstart golf circuit, LIV Golf, just got a rather hefty financial shot in the arm, like a lightning bolt straight to the heart of its shaky existence. BC Partners Credit is tossing in an initial $300 million.
Read the originalKim's Putt for Freedom, Scott's Double Dip, and the Yanks Get Whupped
Let’s be honest, sometimes the most interesting thing happening on a golf course is trying to remember if you’ve got enough snacks for the back nine. But for young Korean golfers, the pressure of a six-footer can now mean something entirely different: avoiding the army.
Read the originalDouglas Klein Wins WA PGA, Probably Meditating The Whole Way
Douglas Klein didn't just win the CKB WA PGA Championship; he apparently *became* the championship. Watching him play, you'd swear he had Marcus Aurelius whispering sweet Stoic nothings in his ear from the first tee to the last, soggy divot.
Read the originalFitzpatrick's Feet: The Secret Weapon Nobody Saw Coming
You might think Matt Fitzpatrick's recent romp across Europe, culminating in a three-stroke win at the FedEx Open de France, was all about his killer short game or a sudden epiphany about the geometry of a chip shot.
Read the originalSmedley Steals Albert Park Show, Leaves Rivals in His Dust
Carl Smedley has officially ascended to the winners' circle at the Albert Park Golf Legends Pro-Am, and let me tell you, he played a round that was, by all accounts, ridiculously competent. He waltzed around that course with the kind of calm assurance you usually only see in someone who's just found their car keys after a frantic search.
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