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Rahm Bounces from LIV, Leaves PGA Tour Guessing
Well, folks, it turns out Jon Rahm’s brief, lucrative dalliance with LIV Golf is over. The man who made those Saudi-funded shotgun starts look almost… normal… has decided to bolt. The Associated Press dropped the news that Rahm and LIV have hammered out a deal to go their separate ways, a split that apparently needs a judge’s nod sometime in November.
Read the originalSaudi International Finale Evaporates Amidst Missile Mayhem
So, the grand finale of the Asian Tour's 2025/2026 season, a rather ambitious $5 million shindig penciled in for Riyadh Golf Club, has been unceremoniously punted into the "whenever-the-heck-we-feel-like-it" pile.
Read the originalChoi’s Shanghai Smolder: A Blistering 64 and a Whole Lotta Questions
Hye-Jin Choi swaggered into Shanghai and apparently decided the Buick LPGA Shanghai was her personal showcase, dropping an absurd 8-under 64 on Thursday. This South Korean powerhouse is already a legend back home with a baker’s dozen of wins, and she’s clearly here to remind the LPGA faithful that the chase for her first stateside victory is officially on.
Read the originalPGA Tour Cuts Ties With Jet Company That Apparently Flew on Pure Hot Air
So, the PGA Tour, in what I can only assume was a moment of startling clarity, has decided to ditch Oneflight International. This isn't exactly a shocker, considering the private jet charter company decided to, you know, *stop flying*.
Read the originalGimme Gate: Golf World Argues Over Tap-Ins While Influencer Gets Roasted
The internet's resident golf goddess, Paige Spiranac, has once again landed herself in the hot seat over a golf debate as old as Caddyshack: the dreaded "gimme." Apparently, the monumental crime of not holing out every single putt, even the ones that practically whisper "I'm in" as they roll towards the cup, has somehow managed to ignite the fury of the purists.
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