{"product_id":"liv-and-let-die-the-inside-story-of-the-war-between-the-pga-tour-and-liv-golf-hardcover","title":"LIV and Let Die: The Inside Story of the War Between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Shipnuck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Shipnuck, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePhil\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the past two years, professional golf has been at war, and Alan Shipnuck has been our most trusted correspondent on the front lines. Following closely on the heels of his bestselling sensation \u003ci\u003ePhil\u003c\/i\u003e, Shipnuck turns to the conflict that made Mickelson, and many other top golfers, villainous in the eyes of the public: LIV Golf's controversial--and belligerent--storming of the professional golf world. (LIV's unofficial motto, immortalized on hats gifted at a staff party: \"Fuck 'Em All.\") \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLIV and Let Die\u003c\/i\u003e, Shipnuck delivers the inside story in real time, with fly-on-the-wall reporting from the 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 lined up for an interview with Shipnuck--because they knew everyone else was talking to him, too. The disruption to an old, proud sport was largely conducted in the shadows, but \u003ci\u003eLIV and Let Die \u003c\/i\u003edelivers numerous revelations about what really happened, and why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShipnuck's unparalleled access and award-winning reporting chops provide rich portraits of the brand names at the center of this sprawling tableau: Greg Norman, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Jay Monahan, His Excellency Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Dustin (and Paulina!) Johnson, Pat (and Ashley!) Perez, Patrick (and Justine!) Reed, Bryson DeChambeau, Jimmy Dunne, and many more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBankrolled by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, LIV Golf has upended the men's professional game with vast riches--blatant \"sportswashing,\" from the mouth of Mickelson himself. Says Brandel Chamblee, \"I think the LIV players are in a morally indefensible position, with a willful blindness to the consequences of their action, making them complicit to the ongoing atrocities.\" Rory McIlroy said of playing a tournament alongside LIV golfers, \"It's going to be hard for me to stomach.\" But the battle to thwart LIV revealed a deeper struggle within the game. \"The Seminole guys, the Augusta National guys, they're used to having all the power in the golf world,\" says LIV's Peter Uihlein. \"They don't like to be challenged. They're not used to it.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe bitter feuding (and trolling) between the PGA loyalists and the LIV camp made the battle between the tours deeply personal--but for the top leaders of the two tours it was strictly business, and in a series of secret meetings they reshaped the future of the sport. \u003ci\u003eLIV and Let Die \u003c\/i\u003eprovides the previously unknown background and crucial context to understand the armistice between the tours that shocked the world in June 2023. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong known as the most fearless writer on the golf beat, Shipnuck has delivered another hotly anticipated book packed with juicy nuggets and in-the-room-where-it-happened action...think Bob Woodward moonlighting on the sports desk. \u003ci\u003eLIV and Let Die \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive account of the biggest (non-Tiger) golf story this century and a lively page-turner that in places reads like a spy thriller.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Shipnuck is the author of nine books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003ePhil\u003c\/i\u003e and the national bestsellers \u003ci\u003eBud, Sweat \u0026amp; Tees\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Swinger\u003c\/i\u003e (with Michael Bamberger). Shipnuck has received thirteen first-place awards from the Golf Writers Association of America, breaking the record of Dan Jenkins, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. After a quarter-century at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGolf\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMagazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Shipnuck is now a partner and executive editor at the golf media company the Fire Pit Collective, where all his writing, podcasts, and video storytelling can be found. Shipnuck lives in Carmel, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 8.3 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752473854240,"sku":"9781668020012","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/79de77bc741d8d033db3f9f098687327.webp?v=1779996774","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/liv-and-let-die-the-inside-story-of-the-war-between-the-pga-tour-and-liv-golf-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}