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R&A shuns LIV boss Norman from Open festivities

8:30 AM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The R&A announced Saturday that it hasn’t invited two-time Open Championship winner and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman to the event’s 150th anniversary celebration at St. Andrews next week. Those celebratory events include the Champions Dinner and the R&A Celebration of Champions competition. Norman, who won The Open …

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Golf bettors back Barkley, but Curry? ‘No, hell no’

8:50 AM ET Bettors believe Charles Barkley is poised for his best performance at the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament. Stephen Curry disagrees. Caesars Sportsbook is offering odds on Barkley to finish in the top 70 of the 87-golfer field this week in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Barkley finished in a tie for 76th last …

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WGC event canceled due to COVID restrictions

8:13 AM ET The WGC-HSBC Champions, scheduled for Oct. 27-30 in Shanghai, has been canceled because of COVID-19 restrictions in China, the PGA Tour announced Wednesday. The tour said the decision was made along with the China Golf Association. It is the third straight season in which the WGC-HSBC Champions was canceled because of COVID-19 …

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Grace wins first LIV event in U.S., pockets $4.4M

10:02 PM ET ESPN News Services NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — Branden Grace won LIV Golf’s first stop on American soil, an event that drew critics and protesters alike because of the upstart series’ funding by Saudi Arabia. Grace closed with a 7-under 65 on Saturday to finish at 13 under in the 54-hole tournament at …

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