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Tommy Martin: LIV came to disrupt golf, but golf doesn’t want to be disrupted

News that the Saudis have had a mad notion that they want to start generating a return from their investments has caused ructions in the wider world of sport.

Tommy Martin: LIV came to disrupt golf, but golf doesn’t want to be disrupted — MAD FOR IT: Jon Rahm of Legion XIII plays his shot from the second tee during day one of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec on April 16, 2026 in Mexico City. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

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Tommy Martin is a broadcaster and presenter who writes on a broad range of Irish and international sport’s topics.

It really is all coming up Rory right now.

Just days after he conquered Augusta for the second consecutive year with a display of his signature topsy turvy genius, another erstwhile nemesis seemed set to fall at his feet.

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