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To understand the PGA Tour-LIV Golf battle, start with conflicting-event releases

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A tumultuous year in golf has taught us some things that perhaps many were fine without ever knowing.

The intricacies of the Official World Golf Ranking. The PGA Tour’s status as a 501c-6 (with its individual events acting as 501c-3 charitable organizations). The millions of dollars it (rightly) keeps in a reserve fund. And the Tour’s rules for how it allows members to compete in conflicting events around the world.

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