Manchester City will make their debut in the FIFA Club World Cup this year thanks to their historic Champions League success.
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become a regular part of the “Gutfeld!” schtick on Fox News late night, and the namesake host dropped a doozy amid a monologue about the merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia-based LIV Golf. This time, the unwise wisecrack earned him 10 seconds of near-silence.Gutfeld served up the blockbuster sports merger as the main topic of his opening monologue, fully aware he was out of his element.
But one sequence of gags led him straight to dead-air:“I mean, it’s Saudi Arabia,” Gutfeld began. “Does the game start making changes? Like hiding IEDs in sand traps?”That got a short burst of nervous laughter from the live audience, and Gutfeld kept rolling:“Are the major tournaments still going to be 72 holes?” he asked, eliciting a mild smattering of guffaws from those whom made the connection before (comedians: never do this) explaining the joke: “Think about it, do you get a virgin for each?”Another modest roll of hesitant titters.
Gutfeld persisted: “If you get a hole-in-one, do you get to meet Osama bin Laden?”A mild laugh at that writer’s-room throwaway. Then he delivered the big thud:“Don’t even get me started about what happens at holes nine and 11.”That’s where the briefest outburst gave way to crickets.
And as has become his signature move, Gutfeld reveled in the silence, mugging uncomfortably at the reaction to his distaste for a full 10-count.“That’s why we don’t do golf jokes!” he said, before throwing the sopping wet blanket over to guest panelist Jamie Lissow.“Alright, I’m going to set you up,” Gutfeld said to the actor/comedian. “I expect three, maybe four golf jokes.
Manchester City will make their debut in the FIFA Club World Cup this year thanks to their historic Champions League success.
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Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The most traditional purveyor of golf and the upstart that hoped to take away its business have agreed to merge, In a stunning development. the PGA Tour agreed to combine its commercial and business rights with the golf-related operations of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which includes the upstart league LIV Golf as well as Europe’s DP World Tour. The two sides had been locked in litigation for months. “After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a historic day for the game we all know and love,” said Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour Commissioner. “Going forward, fans can be confident that we will, collectively, deliver on the promise we’ve always made — to promote competition of the best in professional golf and that we are committed to securing and driving the game’s future.”
The PGA and Saudi-backed LIV Golf announced a merger on Tuesday (June 6) which ends a bitter rivalry and numerous antitrust lawsuits.
Ending years of rancor and legal disputes, the PGA Tour has agreed to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf.