🏌🏻 Rahm's 2024 Debut

Good morning! Although a bit too early to place our bets on players, we couldn’t resist getting feelers for the Masters.

We asked you: Who Will Win Masters In 2024? 
The Response: it was a close battle with 63% of us placing our bets on someone from the Top 10 to win the title.

In other news, Jon Rahm makes his debut and appreciates McIlroy’s comments, what to expect from LIV Golf this year, and the key takeaways from PGA Tour’s $3 billion business deal.

That, and a tip to putt better in today’s edition of Golf Reporter.

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⛳ This day in history: On this date in 1922, the USGA established the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. The first event was held in July 1922 at Ottawa Park Golf Course in Toledo, Ohio, won by Edmund R. Held. The event was discontinued after 2014.

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Rahm Makes LIV Debut Tomorrow, Welcomes McIlroy's Comments

Jon Rahm will make his debut at LIV Mayakoba tomorrow and he touched on a lot of issues during his first LIV Golf press conference ahead of the event. He will captain Legion XIII with Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surratt and Kieran Vincent completing the line-up.

Rahm has welcomed McIlroy's change of stance on LIV.

Rahm believes it will be a competitive season as all the LIV Golf teams are strong contenders to win the tournament. He is also confident about his own team's chances as he sets out to lead a team for the first time.

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What To Expect From LIV Golf In 2024

As the LIV Golf 2024 season tees off tomorrow, take a look at the full schedule and complete team rosters.

The 2024 LIV Golf season will feature 13 teams of four players and two 'wildcard' picks. American, Hudson Swafford has been locked in as a full-season wildcard while Laurie Canter will step up as the second wildcard in Mexico this week.

LIV Golf 2024 Schedule

Feb. 2-4: Mayakoba
Feb. 8-10: Las Vegas
March 1-3: Jeddah
March 8-10: Hong Kong
April 5-7: Miami
April 26-28: Adelaide

Check out the complete schedule. 

2024 LIV Golf Team Rosters

🏌🏻 Crushers: Bryson DeChambeau (C), Paul Casey, Charles Howell III, Anirban Lahiri

🏌🏻 RangeGoats: Bubba Watson (C), Peter Uihlein, Matthew Wolff, Thomas Pieters

🏌🏻 Torque: Joaquin Niemann (C) ,Sebastián Muñoz, Mito Pereira, Carlos Ortiz

🏌🏻 4Aces: Dustin Johnson (C), Pat Perez, Patrick Reed, Harold Varner III

🏌🏻 Stinger: Louis Oosthuizen (C), Dean Burmester, Branden Grace, Charl Schwartzel

🏌🏻 Fireballs: Sergio Garcia (C), Abraham Ancer, Eugenio Chacarra, David Puig

🏌🏻 Cleeks: Martin Kaymer (C), Richard Bland, Kalle Samooja (TBC), Adrian Meronk (TBC)

🏌🏻 HyFlyers: Phil Mickelson (C), Brendan Steele, Cameron Tringale, Andy Ogletree

🏌🏻 Ripper: Cam Smith (C), Marc Leishman, Matt Jones, Lucas Herbert (TBC)

🏌🏻 Smash: Brooks Koepka (C), Talor Gooch, Jason Kokrak, Graeme McDowell

🏌🏻 Majesticks: Ian Poulter (C), Lee Westwood (C), Henrik Stenson (C), Sam Horsfield

🏌🏻 Iron Heads: Kevin Na (C), Danny Lee, Scott Vincent, Jinichiro Kozuma (TBC)

🏌🏻 Legion XIII: Jon Rahm (C), Tyrrell Hatton, Kieran Vincent, Caleb Surratt

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What else is making news

PGA Tour: The PGA Tour has launched PGA Tour Enterprises, a new program that transforms players into equity holders. The players will have the opportunity to receive over $1.5 billion in immediate and future equity. 

Full Swing Season 2: The second season of Golf docuseries Full Swing will premiere on Netflix on March 6. It will feature a number of new faces including Rickie Fowler, Tom Kim, Alex Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark, Keegan Bradley, Justin Rose and Ryder Cup captains Luke Donald and Zach Johnson.

Greg Norman: LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner Greg Norman has sent a letter to the entire LIV Golf staff regarding $3 billion investment in PGA Tour. He made it clear that nothing announced by other tours or investment groups changes LIV Golf’s positive trajectory or future plans.

Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Hayden Buckley ranked 140th in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) has replaced Tyrrell Hatton in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am field. Hatton has joined LIV Golf in a massive $63 million deal despite confirming his participation in the tournament.

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PGA Tour's New Business Deal: 11 Things You Need To Know

The PGA Tour has closed a deal with Strategic Sports Group (SSG), a consortium of US sports owners . The agreement will see the partner invest in the Tour's newly-created for-profit entity, PGA Tour Enterprises, helping to cover the domestic rights deal.

Here are the key takeaways from the $3 billion deal:

Who comprises the Strategic Sports Group? Strategic Sports Group (SSG) is a collective of several investors and firms led by the Fenway Sports Group. The group also has Fenway Park and the New England Sports Network under its roof.

How will the players benefit? More than 200 PGA Tour Players will get the opportunity to be equity holders in PGA Tour Enterprises, which projects on giving out $1.5 billion in equity.

Are LIV not a part of this deal at all? SSG made the deal with the PGA Tour under the belief that the PIF would be a part of PGA Tour Enterprises down the line. However, there has been no official confirmation regarding LIV's involvement in the deal.

What is the overall implication of this deal? The deal provides more financial security to the tour and gives some more incentive for its best players to stay. It also provides a platform for uniting the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.

Here’s the full article.

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