Golf Wars

LIV and Golf's Bitter Battle for Power and Identity

Iain Carter (Author)

Golf Wars

LIV and Golf's Bitter Battle for Power and Identity

Iain Carter (Author)

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The enthralling inside story of the battle ripping golf apart, as disclosed by the sport's most powerful figures and biggest stars.

For the past few years the battle for the future of professional golf has been blazing. The Saudi-backed organisation LIV Golf has struck at the very heart of the golfing establishment, seizing some of its best players and setting up rival tournaments. Lead by golf legend Greg Norman, it has enticed the likes of Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, parking its tanks on the manicured greens of the traditional game. With LIV now in its second season and little sign of the struggle abating, BBC Golf Correspondent Iain Carter delivers the fascinating – and ongoing – story of a sporting rebellion.

Golf Wars interviews the key players, both on the course and in the boardroom, to explore how the PGA and other traditional organizations are fighting back. Carter covers every twist and turn and speaks to influential figures including Rory McIlroy, Jay Monahan, Greg Norman, Keith Pelley and Ian Poulter.

Through expert analysis of all sides of this bitter conflict, Iain Carter reveals how the enthralling saga is unfolding and what it means for the future of golf. Has the controversial Saudi Arabian state just bought the game? Is LIV just a sportwashing series of glitzy exhibition tournaments? Or is it a welcome challenge to the golfing hegemony and a long-awaited refresh of tired traditions?

Prologue Reed v Rory
Chapter 1. LIV origins, the back story analysed
Chapter 2. Greg Norman profiled
Chapter 3. Mickelson meltdown and LIV coming into being
Chapter 4. The Legal battle analysed
Chapter 5. LIV in Miami Trump etc
Chapter 6. The PGA Tour response analysed
Chapter 7. The Players Championship leading into Masters
Chapter 8. Augusta Diary
Chapter 9. European Tour response to winning legal battle analysed
Chapter 10. PGA Tour diary
Chapter 11. LIV's summer schedule
Chapter 12. US Open diary
Chapter 13. Where the future battle lines are set
Chapter 14. Open Diary
Chapter 15. Build up to Ryder Cup
Chapter 16. Ryder Cup diary
Chapter 17. The Future
Epilogue

Product details

Published	30 Jul 2024
Format	Hardback
Edition	1st
Extent	272
ISBN	9781399410168
Imprint	Bloomsbury Sport
Dimensions	234 x 153 mm
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Iain Carter

Iain Carter has been the BBC's Golf Correspondent…

A superbly detailed account of an uprising in professional golf.

Andrew Cotter
If John le Carré decided to take on a golf story, this is the book he'd write… Carter takes us behind the scenes to help us better understand the origins of this existential moment for all of professional sports.

Geoff Shackelford, author of books including The Future of Golf
Detailed, revealing and at times shocking, Carter's insider position in golf's civil war gives him a unique insight into the carnage caused by LIV Golf's untold riches and just how deep the rifts in the pro game still run.

Gavin Newsham, award-winning golf writer and co-founder of Golf Punk
Few journalists are closer to the professional game than Iain Carter, who offers detailed and balanced insight on a civil war that has plagued golf during the most tempestuous period in the sport's history.

Alex Narey, author of The World's Greatest Golf Courses From Above
Golf Wars takes us inside [Carter's] sport just as it is being split down the middle … by candidly allowing the reader to see golf through a journalistic lens, Carter reveals as much about the media as he does about the sport

Ed Smith, New Statesman
As Arnold Palmer said, "golf is the closest game to the game we call life"; while this is the remarkable and entertaining story of a revolution in golf, it's also a sobering reminder of the way the world really works ... Iain Carter has been there through it all and applies his trademark integrity and gift for storytelling to a tale with more twists than a Major Championship.

Katherine Downes, BBC and Sky Sports commentator