LIV Golf

Danny Lee birdied his final two holes for a 2-under 69 and then won LIV Golf Tucson on the second hole of a four-man playoff on Sunday.

He shot a 72 and finished one shot out of the playoff. But he took a triple bogey on the par-3 eighth, and then failed to birdie the par-5 17th. Lee chose to use putter, even though he was some 10 feet off the green. He pushed it to the right. He gave it a rap and it was going fast when it rattled against the pin and disappeared for the winner. 18 on the first extra hole.

Iron Heads' Lee finished at nine-under and got into the playoff with Carlos Ortiz, Brendan Steele, and Louis Oosthuizen, before the 32-year-old New ...

But he took a triple bogey on the par-3 eighth, and then failed to birdie the par-5 17th. He shot a 72 and finished one shot out of the playoff. Lee finished at 9-under 275 and got into the playoff with Carlos Ortiz (65), Brendan Steele (70) and Louis Oosthuizen (70). 267 in the world. Lee chose to use putter, even though he was some 10 feet off the green. He pushed it to the right.

Danny Lee poses with the trophy for winning the LIV Golf League event in Tuscon. He won a four-man playoff to earn $4 million. Christian Petersen.

“I just love [the team aspect] for me,” Lee said. He could see that my game is so close to being great, but he told me that this environment of LIV Golf is probably better for me than staying out on the PGA Tour. Tucson wasn't in my head, but Mayakoba, I always played well there, Greenbrier, I won there, and then Singapore, Sentosa, which we're going to come back to, I have played well there before. While Lee and his Irons Heads were third at 19 under par, Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC ran away with the title at 25 under to win by four shots over Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces GC. Ortiz was eliminated after the first extra hole, where Lee missed a six-foot birdie putt to win everything. He joined LIV Golf last month at the invitation of Kevin Na, who captains the Iron Heads GC team.

Danny Lee has birdied his final two holes for a two-under 69 and then won LIV Golf Tucson on the second hole of a four-man playoff by making a 25-foot ...

But he took a triple bogey on the par-3 eighth, and then failed to birdie the par-5 17th. He shot a 72 and finished one shot out of the playoff. Lee chose to use putter, even though he was some 10 feet off the green. He gave it a rap and it was going fast when it rattled against the pin and disappeared for the winner. New Zealander Lee finished at nine-under 275 and got into Sunday’s playoff with Carlos Ortiz (65), Brendan Steele (70) and Louis Oosthuizen (70). Dustin Johnson won the playoff outside Boston last year.

Garcia, who joined LIV Golf last summer, complimented the PGA Tour after recent changes led to designated no-cut events with limited fields and increased ...

"I feels like it could have been a good opportunity to at least be in the playoff." On Sunday, he was using the claw grip. More satisfying was captain Garcia celebrating on the 18th green with Fireballs teammates after winning the team championship. He secured his spot with a birdie on 16. "I'm happy about what's happening on the PGA Tour because I have a lot of friends there and they deserve to get everything that they're getting," he said. He was 7-under 206 for the 54-hole event at Gallery Golf Club, closing with a 73 Sunday.

Lee, just two events into his LIV Golf career, won for the first time since 2015.

Currently, the LIV Golf League is without Official World Golf Ranking points, which has seen a number of players like Patrick Reed, Dustin Johnson and ...

To date, his best round came in 2016, where he shot a six-under-par 66 having been seven-under through nine holes. Now, in a response on Twitter, one Tour professional has stated that "it's sad" to see his drop in form, specifically in the LIV Golf League. Thank you for being an amazing Dad and I'll see you in the next life. He is different and a great player who’s made some odd (bad, probably) decisions." Matt joined Golf Monthly in February 2021 covering weekend news, before also transitioning to equipment and testing. In the post, DeChambeau wrote: "Love you Dad.

The South African lost the lead late in Tucson and came up short in a playoff, but is doing well to compete through pain.

New Zealand's Danny Lee won a dramatic four-way playoff at the LIV Golf Tucson as Sergio Garcia's Fireballs GC took out the team event by four strokes on ...

New Zealand's Danny Lee fired a 2-under 69 in the third round before prevailing in a four-man playoff on Sunday to win LIV Golf Tucson in Marana, Ariz.

Outside of the three-way tie for second place in individual play, Charles Howell III recorded an even-par 71 in the third round to finish fifth at 8-under 205. "It's great," Ortiz said of having his team pull out a win. Sergio Garcia, Abraham Ancer and Eugenio Chacarra joined Ortiz in relishing the victory.

The overall individual purse at The Gallery in Tuscon is $20 million, with the winner claiming $4 million for his victory.

The winning team claims a $3 million prize money payout with the second-place team grabbing $1.5 million. The winner claims $4 million with everybody guaranteed to take home at least a six-figure check, with a last-place showing good enough to bank $120,000, which is just a little more than the equivalent of 18th at this week’s Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour. The field in the no-cut 54-hole event is the customary 48 players.

Remember when LIV Golf was supposed to take over the sport? It's definitely not doing that with it's television ratings so far on The CW Network.

[stacked against the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic](https://nypost.com/2023/02/28/liv-golf-ratings-look-even-worse-after-pga-tour-domination/) in late February — which spawned a weaker total field of golfers than usual — there was absolutely no comparison with the Saudi-backed league. [Kevin Van Valkenburg of the golf-centric No Laying Up reports](https://twitter.com/KVanValkenburg/status/1637539776285868036) that LIV Golf scored a 0.14 rating in the key 18-49 demographic across 33 markets from their Arizona-based showcase on Saturday. According to a report, the ratings spiraled downward during its second event of the year this weekend in Tucson, Ariz.

New Zealand's Danny Lee ended his eight-year title drought with victory in a playoff to win LIV Golf's Tucson event on Sunday.

New Zealand’s Danny Lee ended his eight-year title drought with victory in a playoff to win LIV Golf’s Tucson event on Sunday. But the 32-year-old held his nerve in a four-player playoff to nail a 25-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to end his lengthy absence from the winner’s circle.

Danny Lee birdied his final two holes for a final-round 69 before winning LIV Golf Tucson on the second hole of a four-man playoff by making a 25-foot ...

But he took a triple bogey on the par-three eighth, and then failed to birdie the par-five 17th. He shot a 72 and finished one shot off the playoff. After Oosthuizen and Steele both missed long birdie putts, Lee chose to use his putter, even though he was some 10 feet off the green. Lee finished on nine under and got into the playoff with Carlos Ortiz (65), Brendan Steele (70) and Louis Oosthuizen (70). I thought winning was just not my thing. Today has changed that."

New Zealand's Danny Lee fired a 2-under 69 in the third round before prevailing in a four-man playoff on Sunday to win LIV Golf Tucson in Marana, Ariz.

Outside of the three-way tie for second place in individual play, Charles Howell III recorded an even-par 71 in the third round to finish fifth at 8-under 205. Sergio Garcia, Abraham Ancer and Eugenio Chacarra joined Ortiz in relishing the victory. Advertisement

Lee took home $4 million for the individual win and led Iron Heads GC to a third-place team finish worth $500000.

LIV is offering its traditional $25 million purse in Tucson, with $4 million set for the individual winner.

New Zealand's Danny Lee won the second LIV Golf event of 2023 with the world No.267 winning a four-way play-off to claim a first individual prize of ...

Despite the apparent flop of the first event in Mexico LIV Golf chiefs “LIV has diversified its consumption model, tailoring our distribution to the way viewers consume their content – and these numbers reflect the new ways that sports are watched." Golf reporter Kevin Van Valkenburg tweeted: "LIV Golf ratings for the Tucson event. However, with the high profile LIV Golf stars failing to match their price-tags television ratings were again down. However, at the season opener in Mayakoba the series ranked 0.2 in the television ratings, which was less than “World’s Funniest Animals” - another CW show. There was a dramatic finish to decide the second-round winner with Danny Lee triumphing from a four-way play-off to scoop the £3.27million ($4m) first prize.

The controversial Saudi-backed tour held its second event of the year in Tucson, Arizona last weekend. LIV drew only a 0.14 rating across 33 markets in the ...

While the PGA is being accused of violating antitrust laws by banning LIV players from its tour, golf's preeminent circuit countersued its Saudi-backed rivals, accusing the outfit of interfering with its deals. LIV Golf is heavily funded by Saudi Arabia's sovereign-wealth fund, which has committed at least $2 billion to the circuit. Phil Mickelson was paid a reported $200 million to defect to LIV Golf. 'It was a chance to be a lead analyst. I felt a bit constrained toward the end [at NBC] and at the end of my CBS tenure as well. Maybe have that edginess, but to push the irreverent envelope a little bit. The tour is also involved in a legal battle with the PGA Tour for interfering with its contracts with players. And more than anything else, to be me,' he added. The controversial Saudi-backed tour held its second event of the year in Tucson, LIV Golf struck a multi-year deal with the CW Network in January after failing to come to terms with ESPN, Fox Sports or any other major sports broadcaster. - The controversial Saudi-backed tour held its second event of the year in Tucson - After drawing a 0.2 in the key demo for the opener, ratings fell to a dismal 0.14

If Sergio pees in the bushes and no one was there to see it, did he actually pee in the bushes?

[RELATED: LIV Golf’s attempt to trademark logo blocked by Miami nightclub, you can’t make this stuff up](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/liv-golf-attempt-to-trademark-logo-blocked-by-miami-nightclub) Finally, that despite the billions of dollars in its offshore bank accounts, LIV Golf remains a complete and total circus. It’s been a tough start to LIV Golf season two.

Opinion: Money or morals? Celebrate golfer Danny Lee, or mourn murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi?

Howell, once world No 15 is now outside the top 300. His only victory was nearly eight years ago. Lee, once world No 34, is now outside the top 200. It was gripping, and untainted. And all citizens should have the right to speak their minds without fear of imprisonment." Old yes, curmudgeon, no. Old curmudgeon? * It was a dilemma that was bound to arise. Some see it as funded by a murderous regime. A PGA Tour win would have been celebrated unreservedly. Some see LIV as a breath of fresh air in a staid and traditional sport.

Cam Smith and Jediah Morgan were tossing around a rugby ball. Harold Varner III approached a random kid and tickled him without ever breaking stride. Pat Perez ...

“I would be in favor of giving more of the purse to the teams, absolutely. At the players meeting at the Ritz, LIV leadership introduced the notion of spreading out the $5 million team purse to the top five finishers, an idea that had been hashed out during a captains-only meeting last month at LIV Mayakoba. Lee (photo at top of story) is a previous winner on the PGA and DP World Tours, to say nothing of the U.S. From a pure business point of view, it would have made more sense from the very beginning to put all of the purse toward the teams [as LIV does now with its season-ending $50 million extravaganza]. (Al-Rumayyan is also chairman of Saudi Aramco, which reported a $161 billion profit in 2022.) Norman is the frontman, but al-Rumayyan, who is often referred to internally at LIV as “The Investor,” is calling the shots. Because of the accelerated timeline on launching the team component, LIV gave each franchise a line of credit to help cover expenses this year, which, in addition to travel costs, includes paying social-media staffers, team managers, branding experts and financial advisers. To get things off the ground in 2022, LIV covered all of the travel expenses for the players and (most of) their entourages, but now those costs have been offloaded to each team. And now there is talk that [LIV leadership] wants to put more of the total purse toward the team component. On Friday in Tucson, the music came courtesy of a DJ with minimal star power. Its executives refer to 2023 as Year 1, and the original plan was to hold 10 tournaments this season and introduce the fully baked-out team component in 2024 as part of a slate of 14 events. LIV could just add $10 million to each purse for the team component and everyone would be happy, right? The lobby was also alive with khaki-clad agents, with their telltale leather-encased notebooks, and a phalanx of hot blondes, including Paulina Gretzky spilling out of a micro mini-dress.

Of the different stats being thrown around from ratings measurement reports, one thing has been consistent: The numbers are BAD. From No Laying Up's Kevin Van ...

“So those numbers were not taken into account from the small sample.” “This is why we wanted to be thorough and take our time and not leap or react to initial stories which were incomplete,” explained LIV Golf’s chief media officer, Will Staeger. “So just taking a small sample is just not going to be accurate given the distribution strategy of our partner on linear,” he continued, noting how some Nexstar stations, like WGN in Chicago, are more widely viewed than CW affiliates. “The way that we are distributed on Nexstar and CW platforms includes both the CW affiliates throughout the country, but also a web of Nexstar owned stations and some independent stations.” [The New York Post](https://nypost.com/2023/03/19/liv-golfs-tv-ratings-somehow-get-worse-with-tucson-event/)‘s translation of the February numbers: “Just 286,000 viewers on Saturday and 291,000 on Sunday on its CW broadcasts,” compared to 1.61 million who tuned in Saturday and 2.38 million on Sunday for the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic on NBC. [all those jokes made earlier this year](https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/liv-golf-cw-network-deal) when the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour found a broadcast home with the CW Network.

Despite the success of LIV Golf's maiden campaign in 2022, reports have suggested that a group of members of the series' roster have been left with a number ...

"From a pure business point of view, it would have made more sense from the very beginning to put all of the purse toward the teams But that would have been a vast departure from what the world of golf has known forever, and we wouldn’t have been able to sign all the players. This has proven to be another problem, with the unknown golfer adding: "But even with more tournaments there is no bump in the guaranteed money they signed for. Even those in charge of the Saudi-backed circuit were surprised by its impressive rise, and thus went on to introduce a bumper-14 tournament campaign for 2023.

MARANA, Ariz. – More than 2,800 days removed from his previous victory, Danny Lee finally celebrated again. All the pain, frustration and disappointment he ...

You get to play with the best in the world, and there's a team aspect. For a golfer who wondered if he’d ever win again, it was a great way to wash off the last few years of frustration. On his next trip down 18, his approach landed pin-high but to the right, off the green near the stands. He finds himself looking at leaderboards and checking out his team’s standing instead of his own position – a common refrain among the 48 players in the field. To get outside his own bubble and become a part of a golfing family. That his teammates need him to perform, and that no matter how he stood on the individual leaderboard, every shot still matters for the team score. “I tend to play too many weeks in a row,” Lee said. He looked at the 2023 LIV schedule that includes Mayakoba, a place he enjoys playing; Greenbrier, a course he’s won on; and Sentosa in Singapore, another course that’s familiar to him. Of his 23 starts in 2022, Lee missed the cut 12 times and was forced to withdraw on three other occasions. Na hoped a good support team could help Lee get out of his own way and resurrect his game. He was a champion once more, and he wasn’t about to hide his joy. Lee moved to New Zealand; Na and Kim to America.

Despite the success of LIV Golf's maiden campaign in 2022, reports have suggested that a group of members of the series' roster have been left with a number ...

"From a pure business point of view, it would have made more sense from the very beginning to put all of the purse toward the teams But that would have been a vast departure from what the world of golf has known forever, and we wouldn’t have been able to sign all the players. "It would maximise the team values, because their valuations are based on revenue," the executive revealed. This has proven to be another problem, with the unknown golfer adding: "But even with more tournaments there is no bump in the guaranteed money they signed for. Another player also shared their concern, adding: "Why are we standing on a podium spraying each other with champagne when we don’t get the money?’ So that’s interesting. Even those in charge of the Saudi-backed circuit were surprised by its impressive rise, and thus went on to introduce a bumper-14 tournament campaign for 2023. The latter was seemingly a surprise to many.

It's definitely not doing that with it's television ratings so far on The CW Network. Watch every round of the PGA Tour LIVE & Exclusive on Fox Sports, ...

1’s Masters menu revealed as awkward reunion looms](https://www.foxsports.com.au/golf/cheeseburgers-and-cookies-world-no-1s-masters-menu-revealed/news-story/1207c2592007fca7c6f95eb2047b3073) Separate broadcasts of the event on Golf Channel drew between 342,000 to 631,000. [‘It was a big fella’: Aussie misses $6m LIV payday after run-in with rattlesnake](https://www.foxsports.com.au/golf/marc-leishman-gives-up-lead-in-horror-final-round-at-liv-event-in-arizona/news-story/3c011d15ef0d3626132bcc7411b0c606) [Longtime friend rips ‘nutbag’ Mickelson as LIV feud rolls on](https://www.foxsports.com.au/golf/nutbag-longtime-friend-fred-couples-rips-phil-mickelson-as-liv-golf-feud-rolls-on/news-story/3bed37c72921e29cf13184fc493f761b) [Cheeseburgers and cookies: No. Just last month, LIV Golf had their TV debut for its first 2023 event in Mexico, and the ratings were disastrous. [Kevin Van Valkenburg of the golf-centric No Laying Up reports](https://twitter.com/KVanValkenburg/status/1637539776285868036) that LIV Golf scored a 0.14 rating in the key 18-49 demographic across 33 markets from their Arizona-based showcase on Saturday. According to a report, the ratings spiralled downward during its second event of the year this weekend in Tucson, Ariz.

Kiwi golfer Danny Lee says he made the “life-changing decision” to join LIV Golf after a phone call from his good friend and current tour teammate Kevin Na.

Every shot counts, if it was like -- you just want to get involved in a team event. You get to play with one of the best in the world, and there’s a team aspect. I made probably the best decision to play on LIV Golf. On a fourth or fifth week in a row and when you have a really, really bad first round, sometimes it’s really mentally hard to grind it out for that second round to make the cut. “That kind of stuff was a little different, but here you only have 14 events. “The reason he told me that was probably I tend to play too many weeks in a row, and ...

LIV Golf made its way to Tucson for the first time this past weekend. Over three days, many notable moments happened at the Gallery Golf Club but none ...

“I’m happy I was able to come in for the team,” Ortiz said. The closest Lee came to winning there was a fourth-place finish in 2013 when he finished 11-under par for the tournament. They beat out 4Aces GC, which finished four strokes behind in the team competition that is a hallmark of the LIV tour. Lee pocketed a share of his team’s $500,000 prize for finishing third. Lee won in a four-way playoff at the Gallery Golf Club in the second LIV event of the 2023 season and pocketed $4 million. (Lopez-Chacarra) was the one consistent at keeping the team right there, but (Garcia) played great yesterday, (Ancer) played great the first round, I played great today, so that’s what you need to win. Oosthuizen and Steele made par on the third and Lee’s approach missed the green by about 10 feet. In 11 PGA Tour seasons, the New Zealander had won just one tournament and a total of a little over $15 million in prize money. He missed the cut in seven of 11 tries at TPC Scottsdale. “I just want to be the best I can be. He missed five cuts, including at the Genesis. LIV Golf is funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and the tour offers purses far larger than those on the PGA Tour.

Greg Norman would be concerned over the TV ratings for the new Saudi-backed league. Find out more here.

Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia have locked horns on a number of occasions during the PGA Tour's battle with LIV Golf, and following another week of ...

"The same way that they're happy that I'm here and doing what we're doing. "I think, at the end of the day, we are where we want to be. "At the end of the day, we're very happy where we are. Despite being on the opposite side of the fence, Garcia admitted he was 'happy' for the players who were benefitting on the PGA Tour. And now Garcia has spoken out more on the feud, after the being quizzed on the criticism of the Saudi-backed series by both McIlroy and Fred Couples, who recently described the Spaniard as a 'clown' in an explosive interview. Once friends and Ryder Cup teammates, Garcia and McIlroy's relationship has broken down since the Spaniard's mega-money switch to the Saudi-funded series.

Patrick Reed was one of a number of players looking to return to the PGA Tour this week at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, but the 2018 Masters ...

This therefore means that Reed and co have broken the entry conditions for this week's tournament. (or) violates any of the Tournament Regulations of the Host Tour." Those who chose to join the Saudi-backed series have been issued suspensions by the PGA Tour.