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Golfer Anirban Lahiri targets Olympic spot: ‘I can’t cry about it, it’s upto me’

Anirban Lahiri, a former World No. 33 and one of India’s top golfers, has had many reasons to be content with his move away from the professional tours to the Saudi-backed upstart LIV Golf tour. Financial security, fixed schedule, and ‘work-life balance’ are some.However, the move is now coming in the way of his next goal – to represent India at the Olympics again. Since playing on the LIV tour does not grant world ranking points, Lahiri, who moved away from competing on the PGA Tour in the US to LIV in 2022, only has an outside chance to be on the flight to Paris in the summer. Only 60 players will make it to the Olympics golf event decided by the Olympic Golf Ranking (OGR) based on world rankings. The top 15 players (maximum of four per country) receive automatic entry, and outside th...
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Cameron Smith sees bright future for golf in PGA Tour-LIV merger | Golf News – Times of India

British Open champion Cameron Smith remains optimistic about the future of golf, despite the uncertainties surrounding the proposed merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF). Smith, who was one of the notable players to join the PIF-backed breakaway LIV Golf tour, acknowledges the legal challenges that ensued from the move.Last month, a surprise announcement revealed a "framework agreement" for a merger between the PGA and DP World Tours and the PIF's golf-related commercial businesses, including LIV Golf. However, the specifics of the deal and how it will be implemented, particularly concerning the participation of LIV Golf players on the PGA Tour, are still unclear.Despite the ongoing uncertainties, Smith maintains a positive outlook on the sport's future, hig...
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PGA Tour players react to LIV merger, say they found out on Twitter

PGA Tour players were apparently blindsided by the news Tuesday morning that their tour had agreed to merge with rival league LIV Golf and accept funding from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. “I love finding out morning news on Twitter,” two-time major champion Collin Morikawa tweeted. Multiple news outlets reported that PGA Tour players were not told ahead of time that the news was coming before a press release was posted online and PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Saudi PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan appeared together on CNBC for an interview. Al-Rumayyan said Tuesday that LIV CEO Greg Norman, a former PGA player who became a Tour nemesis by aligning with the competitor, was in the dark on the merger until moments before a national TV interview announcing the deal. “I made ...
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Brooks Koepka extends Masters lead before round three suspended due to rain | Golf News – Times of India

AUGUSTA: LIV Golf's Brooks Koepka extended his Masters lead to four shots over Spaniard Jon Rahm before third-round play at windy and cold Augusta National Golf Club was suspended for the day due to intense rain that waterlogged the course.Koepka, who began the day two shots clear of Rahm with amateur Sam Bennett a further two strokes back, had one birdie through six holes and was staring at an 11-foot par putt at the seventh when play was suspended at 3:15 p.m. ET (1915 GMT) with no players having completed their rounds.It marked the second consecutive day that rain interrupted play at the year's first major as 39 golfers returned early on Saturday to complete their second round."Yeah, it's obviously super difficult," said Koepka. "Ball's not going anywhere. You've got rain to deal wit...