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The PGA Tour and the DP World Tour have unexpectedly partnered up with LIV Golf, a rival league backed by the Saudi Arabian government, causing controversy due to Saudi Arabia’s poor human rights record. LIV Golf was previously the enemy of the PGA Tour after recruiting some of the world’s best golfers with large guaranteed contracts, resulting in PGA officials stating that anyone who played with LIV would not be welcome on the tour. Many players, including Len Mattiace, who is from Jacksonville, expressed their surprise at the partnership. The merger affects players who stayed with the PGA Tour and…

PGA Tour has merged with its rival LIV Golf, which is backed by Saudi Arabia. A new, jointly-owned, for-profit entity is to be created with the aim of delivering “maximum excitement and competition among the game’s best players.” The new board of directors for the unnamed organisation will include Jay Monahan as chief executive officer and Public Investment Fund Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan as chairman, with an executive committee including both men as well as PGA Tour Policy Board Chairman, Ed Herlihy, and PGA Tour Policy Board member, Jimmy Dunne. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and the Public Investment Fund…

St. Johns County officials are set to determine the future of the property previously occupied by The World Golf Hall of Fame at World Golf Village. The renowned Hall of Fame recently ended its quarter-century run along I-95 and officials will now meet to discuss what will take its place. CLICK TO READ SOURCE Images/Source: WJXT

The Sheriff of St. Johns County, Rob Hardwick, presented his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year to the county commissioners. His proposal requests an increase of $13 million from the current budget, totaling $118 million. Salaries would receive an additional $4 million and retirement benefits an additional $5 million. The Commission will not vote on the budget at the meeting but will once the county’s property appraiser and clerk of courts present their budgets on June 20. The full budget proposal can be found on the Sheriff’s website. CLICK TO READ SOURCE Images/Source: WJXT