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Former winning European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley reckons LIV Golf was destined to fail from the outset, following news that BC Partners Credit, the lead investor in “LIV 2.0,” had withdrawn from the project after struggling to convince several star players to fully commit to the league going forward. In a statement, LIV Golf said only that attempts to implement its Restructuring Support Agreement with BC Partners had foundered. Speaking on RTEs Morning Ireland, McGinley outlined a number ...

Rory McIlroy was not about to allow a simple rules infraction get under his skin. Whether or not McIlroy ‘improved’ his lie on the 12th hole during the opening round of the Abu Dhabi Championship, the current World No. 2 proved on day two of the event just what a great golfer he is. McIlroy’s second round of 63 took him into the clubhouse lead at 11-under on the host Yas Links layout, a position he enjoyed for much of the afternoon before finally being overtaken, albeit by just ...

How many great rounds of golf commence with a bogey. Rory McIlroy’s second round of a nine-under-par 63 did on day two of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship but then he proceeded to grab the current clubhouse lead on the Yas Links course in the UAE capital. McIlroy’s clubhouse leading effort included 11 birdies plus bogeys at the first and also the 14th holes. The current World No. 2 capped his best ever round on the host course with five birdies in a row from the ninth hole on the host ...

LIV Golf is shutting down after close to five years declaring Thursday that an effort to relaunch after losing its original Saudi backers has been scrapped. The announcement follows reports that BC Partners Credit, the lead investor in “LIV 2.0,” had withdrawn from the project after struggling to convince several star players to fully commit to the league going forward. In a statement, LIV Golf said only that attempts to implement its Restructuring Support Agreement with BC Partners had foundered. LIV ...

Six-time majors winning Rory McIlroy has been hit with a controversial two-shot penalty in his opening round of the 2026 Abu Dhabi Adcar Championship. McIlroy is eyeing his first career win in 15 starts in the event to boost his hopes of grabbing a record-qualling eighth Race to Dubai title next week in Dubai. But that task has been made a whole lot harder following a situation in his opening round on Thursday on the host Yas Links layout. After posting what he thought was a round of a four-under ...

Jon Rahm admitted posting ‘a very good score’ of a seven-under par tally to be sharing second place heading to the second round of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship. The Spaniard didn’t drop a shot in signing for a seven-under-par 65 to be sharing second and three shots adrift of Italian Francesco Laporta on the Yas Links layout in the UAE capital. “Obviously a very good score”, said Rahm in playing the course for a first time. “I think the highlight today was my ...

Nelly Korda clinched the points-based LPGA ‘Player of the Year’ on Tuesday, her second such award in three years and moving her one victory away from qualifying for the LPGA Hall of Fame. Korda won four times this year, including two majors at The Chevron Championship and the U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera, her signature win during another dominant season. She won the award when double major winner Haeran Ryu of South Korea had to withdraw last week in Malaysia due to injury, and ...