Alan Shipnuck, the New York Times bestselling author of Phil,
returns with a major new work of insider reporting on the battle for the
soul of professional golf between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV
Golf League.
The golf world is at war, and Alan Shipnuck is our most trusted
correspondent on the front lines. Following closely on the heels of his
bestselling sensation Phil, Shipnuck turns to the conflict that has
made Mickelson, and many other top golfers, villainous in the eyes of
the public: LIV Golf's bid to usurp the PGA Tour.
In LIV and Let Die, Shipnuck delivers the inside story in real time,
with fly-on-the-wall reporting from the decadent yachts where LIV was
hatched and within the corridors of power as the PGA Tour flailed to
fend off the threat. Shipnuck has traveled seamlessly between both
tours, having countless conversations with players, caddies, CEOs,
agents, financiers, lawyers, flaks, fans, and Instagramming wives to
deliver a no-holds-barred account of the most chaotic moment in golf
history. Anyone who has a stake in professional golf is lining up for an
interview with Shipnuck--because they know everyone else is talking to
him, too. The disruption to an old, proud sport was largely conducted in
the shadows but LIV and Let Die delivers numerous revelations about
what really happened, and why.
Shipnuck's unparalleled access and award-winning reporting chops
provides rich portraits of the brand-name protagonists to this sprawling
story: Tiger Woods, Donald Trump, Greg Norman, Saudi Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman, Dustin Johnson, Jay Monahan, Rory McIlroy, Jack
Nicklaus, His Excellency Yasir al-Rumayyan, Pat (and Ashley!) Perez,
Brooks Koepka, Patrick (and Justine!) Reed, Bryson DeChambeau, and many
more.
Bankrolled by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, LIV Golf has upended
the men's professional game with vast riches, but Human Rights Watch
calls the Saudi endeavor "an effort to distract from its serious human
rights abuses by taking over events that celebrate human achievement."
LIV Golf has become a moral and political question, and Shipnuck unpacks
the many freighted issues with nuance and expertise. Long known as the
most fearless writer on the golf beat, Shipnuck has delivered another
hotly anticipated book. It is the definitive account of the one biggest
golf stories this century and a lively page-turner that in places reads
like a spy thriller.
