Zach Helfand’s main job is editing The New Yorker’s “Talk of the Town” section, but for the past few months he has been working on a feature story about the battle between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. That article appears in this week’s print edition of the magazine and was published online under the title “Will the Saudis and Donald Trump Save Golf—or Wreck It?” Zach (@zhelfand) tells Garrett about his reporting process, the benefits of his outsider status in the golf world, and what he observed at the PGA Tour’s Tour Championship and LIV’s events at Trump Bedminster and the International. He also reveals how he wrangled a now-widely-aggregated interview with Majed Al Sorour, CEO of the Saudi Golf Federation and one of the major decision makers behind LIV.
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Is Golf Still Booming?
The Uncertain Future of the European Tour
Denny McCarthy on Putting Prowess, LIV, and the New PGA Tour
Andy’s Scottish Adventure, Part 2: North Berwick, The Old Course, Dunbar, Kilspindie
Reviewing the PGA Tour’s Big Changes
Superintendent Series: Jeff Austin on Reviving Yale Golf Course
What’s Next in the Legal Fight Between LIV and the PGA Tour?
It’s Time for Chambers Bay to Get Another Major
Bandon Deep Dives: Bandon Dunes
To Fend Off LIV, the PGA Tour Needs to Change. Here’s How.
Andy’s Scottish Adventure, Part 1: Muirfield, Gullane, Elie
What Saudi Arabia Really Wants Out of LIV Golf
James Duncan on Working with Coore & Crenshaw and Building Brambles
Takeaways from the 2022 Open Championship
The Evolution of the Old Course
Five Things About the 2022 Open Championship with Michael Clayton
On My First Visit to St. Andrews...
We Regret to Inform You That LIV’s Golf Product Does Not Stink
Yolk with Doak 35: All Things St. Andrews
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