GOLF: A GOOD DAY FOR THE REBELS TIMELINE..HOW GOLF SPLIT INTO TWO
OCT 2021: Private meeting with golf media to outline plans for a new Saudi Arabia-backed golf series.
MARCH 2022: Schedule is announced. The CEO and commissioner of LIV Golf Investments says the league would rival the PGA Tour.
MAY 10, 2022: PGA Tour denies players permission to play in London.
MAY 31, 2022: Centurion Club field announced, Dustin Johnson the main contender. JUNE 6, 2022: Phil Mickelson not on initial list of players but makes his return.
JUNE 9, 2022: PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan suspends those who opt to play in LIV Golf Invitational Series. JUNE 11, 2022: Charl Schwartzel wins first LIV Golf event at Centurion.
JUNE 21, 2022: Brooks Koepka signs with LIV Golf. AUG 2, 2022: Mickelson among 11 LIV Golf players filing lawsuit against PGA Tour.
AUG 16, 2022: Tiger Woods, Rory Mcilroy host players only meeting at BMW Championship to discuss LIV situation.
AUG 30, 2022: Open champ Cam Smith signs with LIV Golf. SEPT 28, 2022: Jay Monahan dismisses idea of PGA Tour and LIV Golf coexisting. OCT 6, 2022: LIV members will not earn Official World Golf Ranking points in Bangkok or Jeddah, as OWGR review changes to MENA Tour.
OCT 29, 2022: R&A will allow LIV players at 2023 Open.
OCT 30, 2022: Dustin
Johnson leads 4Aces GC to first LIV championship.
NOV 15, 2022: Mcilroy says ‘Greg Norman needs to go’. DEC 16, 2022: LIV Golf’s COO Atul Khosla resigns.
DEC 20, 2022: LIV players allowed at 2023 Masters.
JAN 19, 2023: LIV Golf and The CW Network agree TV deal. FEB 17, 2023: LIV Golf’s lawsuit against PGA Tour handed blow in federal court. MAR 1, 2023: PGA Tour approves radical changes, reducing fields in elevated events and ending cuts.
MAY 3, 2023: Lee Westwood, Richard Bland, Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter quit DP World Tour. MAY 4, 2023: Donald Trump ties to LIV Golf investigated by US Department of Justice.
MAY 17, 2023: Mickelson and other LIV players interviewed for Justice Department’s PGA Tour investigation.
MAY 18, 2023: Judge grants LIV Golf stay of discovery, rules against PGA Tour in latest filing. JUNE 6, 2023: PGA Tour merges with LIV Golf to form new global golf entity.