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Victory Tour

The  Victory Tour  was a concert tour of the United States and Canada by The Jacksons between July and December 1984. It was the first and only tour with all six Jackson brothers (even though Jackie was injured for most of the tour). The group performed 55 concerts to an audience of approximately 2 million. Most came to see Michael Jackson, whose album  Thriller  was dominating the popular music world at the time. Songs from it and his earlier solo album  Off the Wall  made up most of the set list. The tour reportedly grossed approximately $75 million and set a new record for the highest grossing tour. It showcased Michael's single decorated glove, black sequined jacket and moonwalk.

Despite its focus on Michael, it was named after the newly released Jacksons' album  Victory  although none of the album's songs were performed. Marlon confirmed it was because Michael refused to rehearse or perform them. He had, in fact, only joined his brothers, who needed the income while he did not, on the tour reluctantly, and tensions between him and them increased to the point that he announced at the last show that it was the last time they would perform together, ending plans for a European leg.

The Jacksons did make money from the tour, along with promoter Don King. Michael donated his share to several charities as he had promised before it in order to save face over a controversial ticket-lottery system, eventually eliminated, that he had opposed. But the rancour between him and his brothers had a deep and lasting effect on the Jacksons as a family, alienating him from them for most of his life; it effectively ended the Jacksons as a performing group. The tour was also a financial disaster for promoter Chuck Sullivan, who along with his father Billy was eventually forced to sell the New England Patriots football team they owned, along with Foxboro Stadium, the team's home field, as a result of the losses he incurred.

• 1 Background
• 2 Planning and organization
• 3.1 Financial difficulties
• 3.2 Tensions among The Jacksons
• 3.3 Other issues
• 4 Aftermath
• 8 Tour dates[edit]

Background [ ]

In November 1983, The Jacksons announced plans for a major tour in 1984 at a press conference, with boxing promoter Don Kingoffering $3 million in upfront advances. That spring, the  Victory  album was recorded, to be released shortly before the tour itself. On the eve of the tour in July, Michael announced, in response to complaints about the lottery system for allocating tickets, that his entire earnings for the tour would go to charities—The United Negro College Fund, the Michael Jackson Scholarship Fund, Camp Good Times for terminally ill children and the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia and Cancer Research.

At the time the tour was announced, the Jacksons had not lined up a promoter for the shows. In the spring of 1984, Chuck Sullivan, son of Billy Sullivan owner of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL), went to Los Angeles to see if he could get the Jacksons to choose the team's home, Sullivan Stadium, which the family also owned, for the group's Boston-area shows. After using his financial and legal expertise to help his father regain control of the team he had founded and built in the wake of a 1974 boardroom coup, the younger Sullivan, who had promoted concerts as an undergraduate atBoston College and during his Army service in Thailand, had begun staging concerts at the stadium to generate extra income for the team.

Planning and organization [ ]

At a meeting, Frank DiLeo, a vice president at Epic Records, the Jacksons' label, told Sullivan that the group's talks with its original promoter had broken down and they were seeking a replacement. Sensing an opportunity, Sullivan returned to Boston and began putting together the financing to allow Stadium Management Corp. (SMC), the Patriots' subsidiary that operated the stadium, to promote the entire Victory tour. Initially he partnered with Eddie DeBartolo, then owner of another NFL team, the San Francisco 49ers, in putting together a bid offering the Jacksons two-thirds of the tour's gross revenue against a guaranteed $40 million ($90.8 million in modern dollars).

DeBartolo withdrew when he began to see the deal as too risky, but Sullivan persevered by himself, and in late April DiLeo told him at another meeting in Los Angeles that SMC, which had never handled a tour, would be the promoter of the year's most eagerly anticipated concert tour, expected to gross $70–80 million. The deal was very generous to the Jacksons. Sullivan had agreed that they would receive 83.4% of gross potential ticket revenues, which meant in practical terms that the group would be paid as if the show had sold out regardless of whether it actually did. That percentage was at least 25 points above what was at that time the industry standard for artists on tour .

Sullivan Stadium, used as collateral to finance the tour, as seen shortly before its demolition in the early 2000s.

Sullivan also guaranteed the Jacksons a $36.6 million ($83.1 million in modern dollars) advance. He put the stadium up as collateral for a $12.5 million loan to pay the first installment shortly before the tour started. The balance was due two weeks later.

The month after winning the tour bid, Sullivan approached stadium managers at the NFL's meetings, many of whom were there to bid for future Super Bowls. He sought changes to their usual arrangements with touring performers in order to make the Victory Tour more profitable. Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Chiefs, agreed to accept only a $100,000 fee for the three opening concerts instead of its usual percentage of ticket sales and concessions. The Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, provided nearly half a million dollars' worth of free goods and services. Ultimately, 26 of the 55 dates were played in 17 stadiums that were home to NFL teams.

But some others balked at Sullivan's demands. To use John F. Kennedy Stadium, he asked the city of Philadelphia for almost $400,000 in tax breaks and subsidies. Among them were free hotel rooms and suites for all tour workers, free use of the stadium and waiver of concession revenue. He said the Jacksons' presence would generate revenue that would make up the difference, but the city stood firm on some provisions. Outside of negotiations, his behavior on tour further embarrassed the Jacksons on some occasions. At Washington's RFK Stadium, he forgot his pass and was denied entry.

Sullivan was particularly humiliated when the board of selectmen in Foxboro, where his family's team and stadium were located, uncharacteristically denied a permit for the concert, citing "the unknown element." What that meant has never been clear. It has been suggested that they were racially motivated. There  had  been continuing security concerns about the stadium during Patriots' games and previous concerts, but the board had never denied permits on that basis before.

To help defray the tour's costs, the Jacksons sought a corporate sponsor. They had all but concluded a lucrative deal with Quaker Oats when King came to them with a deal he had already signed with Pepsi. Although it would pay them less money, they had to take it and break off talks with Quaker. Part of the deal was that Michael, who did not drink Pepsi, would have to do two commercials. He made sure that his face appeared minimally in them to avoid overexposing his image. During filming of one of the two commercials, Michael suffered second and third degree burns on his scalp when a firework effect malfunctioned, catching his hair on fire. Many people, including friends and associates of his, believe this incident is what sparked his problems with prescription drug abuse.

Ticket controversy and other business issues [ ]

King, Sullivan and Joe Jackson came up with a way to generate additional revenue from ticket sales. Those wishing to attend would have to send a postal money order for $120 ($270 in modern dollars) along with a special form to a lottery to buy blocks of four tickets at $30 apiece, ostensibly to curtail scalpers. Upon receipt the money was to be deposited into a standard money market account earning 7% annual interest; it would take six to eight weeks for the lottery to be held and money to be refunded to the unsuccessful purchasers. Since only one in ten purchasers would win the lottery and receive tickets, there would be more money in the bank for that time period than there were tickets to sell, and they expected to earn $10–12 million in interest.

Joe and his sons were all in favor of the scheme—except Michael, who warned them that it would be a public relations disaster. The $30 ticket price, already higher than most touring acts charged at the time, was compounded by the requirement to buy four. This put tickets out of reach of the many of his fans who were poor African Americans. That community was joined by many commentators in the media in vociferously criticizing the Jacksons over the scheme. Nevertheless, when newspapers published the form for tickets to the first show in Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium in late June, fans lined up at stores before they opened to buy them. A local radio disk jockey said some newspapers were even stolen from lawns.

On July 5, 1984, after receiving a letter from eleven-year-old fan Ladonna Jones, who accused the Jacksons and their promoters of being 'selfish and just out for money,' Michael held a press conference to announce changes in the tour's organization and also to announce that his share of the proceeds from the tour would be donated to charity. Following a controversy with the way tickets were purchased, lead-singer Michael Jackson donated his proceeds (approx. $5 million) from the tour to three charities, including the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia and Cancer Research, The United Negro College Fund, and Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times.

Jones later received VIP treatment at the Dallas concert. The following is Michael's speech at a press conference on July 5, 1984, the day before the tour began:

After, the procedures were modified, but all sales continued to be made by mail (except for the six final shows at Dodger Stadium, where tickets were also sold throughTicketmaster.) Tickets were typically made available only a week to ten days in advance, and many tickets ended up in the hands of ticket brokers.

Financial difficulties [ ]

The tour sold what was then a record number of tickets despite the high price. The opening shows were widely covered in the national media and sold out. "Anybody who sees this show will be a better person for years to come," King told the media before the first date in Kansas City. "Michael Jackson has transcended all earthly bounds. Every race, color and creed is waiting for this tour."

Sullivan had estimated in June that he would make up to $13 million, but by August he had reduced that estimate by more than three-quarters, to $3 million. Transporting the 365-ton (331 t) stage Michael had designed, which took up one-third of a football field (approximately 19,200 square feet (1,780 m 2 )), required over 30 tractor trailers. It was so large it required using some of the seating area, in some venues taking as much as a quarter of the potential available seats off the market.

Before the tour began Sullivan had spent nearly a million dollars on legal fees and insurance. Among the 250 workers on the tour payroll was an "ambiance director" who provided "homey touches" to the traveling parlor the group relaxed in before and after shows. Overhead costs were soon averaging around a million dollars a week, far over expectations, and Sullivan was unable to pay the $24 million balance on the advance. He renegotiated the deal down to 75% of gross potential seat revenues soon after the tour began.

Tensions among The Jacksons [ ]

Tensions between Michael and his brothers increased during the tour. He stayed at his own hotels and flew between stops on a private jet while the rest of the family flew commercial. At one point he demanded that a publicist be fired. When he found out right before a show that she had not been, he refused to go on until she was. Michael had also been disappointed when his idol James Brown declined his invitation to join the group on stage in New York due to Brown's continued outrage about the ticket lottery.

The other Jacksons also had grievances with Michael. He turned down a multimillion-dollar offer from a movie producer to film one of the shows that his brothers had accepted, only to have a crew he had hired show up to shoot its own film several nights later (they have subsequently blocked its release). Despite a pretour agreement that only the Jacksons themselves could ride in the van chartered to take them to shows, Michael began taking child star Emmanuel Lewis along with them. Later, after a similar agreement over a helicopter that took the brothers to a show at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Michael showed up with Julian Lennon, and his brothers glared at him for the entire flight. Before the tour was halfway completed the brothers were taking separate vehicles to concerts.

The brothers all stayed on different floors of their hotels, and refused to talk to each other on the way to shows. Meetings broke down among factions, with two lawyers frequently representing Michael's interests, another Jermaine's, and one more for the other three. "It was the worst experience Michael had ever had with his brothers," said a longtime family friend. "Some were jealous, there was denial, the whole gamut of human emotions."

Other issues [ ]

Health issues also affected the tour. Jackie Jackson missed the first half with a leg injury, supposedly sustained during rehearsals. At one point Michael became so exhausted and dehydrated from the stress of quarreling with his brothers that he was placed under medical care.

By the later shows on the tour its novelty had worn off and the strains were having an effect. The  Victory  album had not sold well, and shows were increasingly failing to sell out. Dates planned for Pittsburgh were canceled; extra shows in Chicago made up the difference. By early October, the time of the shows in Toronto's Exhibition Stadium, a total of 50,000 tickets had gone unsold. Sullivan renegotiated again, getting the Jacksons to agree to revenues based on actual sales.

Things did not improve as the tour reached its final leg on the West Coast. In late November, the shows at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, just outside Phoenix, were canceled. Officially the reason was that Jermaine was too sick with the flu to perform, but there was some speculation that slow ticket sales played a role as well. Sullivan was so short of cash he stopped payment on a $1.9 million check to the group after the Vancouver dates. Immediately afterwards, he suffered a minor heart attack, and left the hospital early to renegotiate with the Jacksons again, claiming losses of $5–6 million. By this time the parties were no longer meeting in person. The Jacksons agreed to waive the stopped payment in return for a greater share of revenue from the six final shows in Los Angeles's Dodger Stadium. Sullivan's estimated profit was down to half a million dollars.

The Jacksons and Don King had made money even though Sullivan had not, and near the end of the tour they began making plans for a European leg. When word reached Michael, he let them know through his representatives that he would not be taking part. At the rain-soaked tour finale in Los Angeles's Dodger Stadium, where many seats were conspicuously empty and the fans in those that were filled were noticeably less enthusiastic than they had been earlier in the tour, Michael announced at the end of the show, to his brothers' shocked expressions, that this would be the last time they all performed together. The plans to go to Europe were ended.

Aftermath [ ]

Michael's announcement generated some great backlash from his brothers. Don King's reaction was blunt:

Michael was so upset when he learned of King's remarks that he called his lawyer John Branca and said "Sue his ass. That guy has been pushing my last nerve since day one." Branca calmed him down and persuaded him to drop the idea.

Financially, the Jacksons themselves ended up making very good money based on excellent ticket sales and the financial deal they struck with Sullivan. The Jacksons netted approximately $36 million, which worked out to about $7 million for each brother, most of which they spent on expensive lifestyles. Michael, who alone did not need the money, donated his share to charity as he had promised. He had also received an $18 million advance from Sullivan for a Michael Jackson designer jeans brand, few of which were ever produced and sold before Sullivan had to stop production.

Estimates of SMC's losses have ranged from $13 million to $22 million ($29.5 million to $49.9 million in modern dollars) Sullivan and his father quietly put the word out around the NFL that the Patriots and their stadium were for sale. Their $100 million asking price for the combined package made more sense when the Patriots qualified for Super Bowl XX after the next season, the first time they had ever done so.

An early deal for the team collapsed, and the Patriots limped on. Even after making the Super Bowl, the team's revenue was not nearly enough for the Sullivans to service the debt from the Victory Tour. At one point they were so close to bankruptcy that the NFL had to advance them $4 million to make their payroll. Sullivan's woes increased when his wife filed for divorce, and he had to set up a luxury box at the stadium as his personal living quarters. He allegedly wrote several letters to Michael Jackson, begging the star for money to bail the team out. Jackson never replied.

The Sullivans finally gave up and sold the Patriots to Victor Kiam in 1988. However, Kiam was unable to keep himself or the team financially stable either, and eventually they were sold again in 1992 to James Orthwein, who nearly moved the team to St. Louis before selling it in 1994 to Robert Kraft, their current owner, under whose management they have won several Super Bowls. Kraft had entered the picture some years ea,rlier, when he bought Sullivan Stadium out of bankruptcy. He has a Victory Tour poster in his office as a reminder of how he was able to realize his lifelong dream of owning the Patriots.

Aside from a few months in mid-1975, the Victory Tour era marked the only time that all six Jackson brothers worked together at the same time as a band. Jackie Jackson missed most of the tour because of a leg injury. That injury was described at the time as a knee injury incurred during strenuous rehearsals. Margaret Maldonado (the mother of two of Jermaine Jackson's children) has alleged that Jackie in fact broke his leg in an automobile accident: his first wife Enid ran him over in a parking lot after catching him with another woman. In any case, Jackie made a speedy recovery and was able to rejoin his brothers on stage for the last portion of the tour. Michael sang all the lead vocals, except for a medley of Jermaine's solo hits.

Eddie Van Halen made at least two special guest appearances doing the "Beat It" guitar solo.

Shortly after the tour ended, Michael returned to his solo career and Marlon left the group to start his own solo career without The Jacksons.

Set list [ ]

The set list included songs from the Jacksons albums  Destiny  and  Triumph . Despite the name of the tour, the  Victory  album was not represented. There were also songs on the list from Jermaine's and Michael's solo careers. Songs from Michael's albums  Off the Wall  and  Thriller  were both represented. The set list did not include "Thriller" itself because Michael did not like the way the song sounded live.

Jermaine sometimes performed the song "Dynamite" during his solo medley in place of the usual "You Like Me, Don't You?".

• 1. "Sword in the Stone"  (Introduction)
• 2. " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin '"
• 3. " Things I Do for You "
• 4. " Off the Wall "
• 5. " Ben "/" Human Nature "
• 6. " This Place Hotel "
• 7. " She's Out of My Life"
• "Let's Get Serious"
• "You Like Me, Don't You?"/"Dynamite"
• "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)"  (with Michael)
• " I Want You Back "
• " The Love You Save "
• " I'll Be There "
• 10. " Rock With You "
• 11. " Lovely One "
• 12. " Workin' Day and Night "
• 13. " Beat It "
• 14. " Billie Jean "
• 15. " Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) "  (featuring snippets of "State of Shock" and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough")
• Four concerts, although not in high quality, have been leaked: An almost complete recording of the second concert of the tour recorded in Kansas City, and three complete shows recorded in Dallas, New York City and Toronto.
• Jackie Jackson made his first appearance on the tour in Montreal during the song "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)". He would continue to join in during the last song on every tour.

Tour dates[edit] [ ]

• 1 List of unreleased songs
• 2 Bigi Jackson
• 3 Michael Jackson

Victory Tour

Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark 's Victory Tour poster.

A Victory Tour was an annual occasion when the Capitol required the most recent victor to travel across Panem with their mentor , escort , prep team , and stylist . Designed to dishearten the districts and reinforce the Capitol's power over them, the tour was placed "almost midway" between the annual Hunger Games in order to keep the horror fresh and immediate. [1]

• 1.1 Districts
• 1.2 The Capitol
• 1.3 Home district
• 2.1 11th Hunger Games
• 2.2 38th Hunger Games
• 2.3 67th Hunger Games
• 2.4 74th Hunger Games
• 4 References

Description [ ]

Before the Victory Tour commenced, the prep team and stylists were to arrive at the victor's residence in the Victors' Village, preparing them for public appearances. [2] The first appearance was a brief interview at their home in the Victors' Village, after which they immediately left for the districts.

Districts [ ]

Generally, the tour began in District 12 , then went in descending district order to 1, then the Capitol. The victor's own district was skipped in the order and saved for a final celebration. The victor gave a speech in each location, written by their escort and mentor, typically giving thanks to the Capitol for their "generosity" and offered condolences to the fallen tributes' family members. They can also add their own personal comments if they had any allies from a particular district. Victors were also sometimes presented with plaques [3] or given tours of the places they visited. The victor would then attend a dinner before boarding the train again and going onto the next district. [4]

The Capitol [ ]

Capitol feast at presidential mansion.

After appearances in the districts, the victor went to the Capitol for an interview with Caesar Flickerman , followed by a banquet at the president's mansion . The Capitol celebrated with a huge dinner with dancing and celebration. It was supposed to be the grandest of all the celebrations in the Victory Tour. [4] Effie Trinket mentioned that interviewers, photographers, Gamemakers, and high-ranking Capitol elites were in attendance. [5]

Home district [ ]

The tour concluded in the victor's home district. A large dinner would be held, courtesy of the Capitol, then a victory rally the next day in the town square marked the final day of the tour. [6]

History [ ]

11th hunger games [ ].

In The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes , Victory Tours had not yet been invented. This made Mags Flanagan , victor of the 11th Hunger Games , the first to embark on a Victory Tour, as revealed by her Capitol Couture posters. [7] The prequel novel's epilogue also indicated that her Games were the first to feature a monetary prize for the victor, a new house in the Victors' Village , and food parcels for the entire district. [8]

38th Hunger Games [ ]

According to Capitol Couture, Porter Millicent Tripp was the victor of the 38th Hunger Games . During the final battle, she sustained a spinal injury, so she had to wear a halo brace throughout her tour. [9] Since Mags' tour was the first, this means that Porter's would have been the 28th to occur chronologically.

67th Hunger Games [ ]

Augustus Braun , also introduced by Capitol Couture, won the 67th Hunger Games . He was a very popular victor during his tour, and he was considered a figure of reconciliation between the districts and the Capitol. [10] Since Mags' tour was the first, this means that his would have been the 57th to occur.

74th Hunger Games [ ]

Katniss and Peeta's second poster.

This was the 64th Victory Tour chronologically, and the first to ever celebrate dual victors, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark . It took place during a period of civil unrest inspired by their rebellious actions during the Games, so they were under threat from President Snow to sell their love story not only to the districts, but to him, or he would retaliate against their families. [11]

• Katniss mentioned that District 12 always celebrated their Harvest Festival on the final day of the tour. [6] Her description of the holiday resembles American Thanksgiving , which is celebrated in mid-November.

References [ ]

• ↑ Catching Fire , Chapter 1
• ↑ Catching Fire , Chapter 3
• ↑ Catching Fire , Chapter 4
• ↑ 4.0 4.1 Catching Fire , Chapter 5
• ↑ The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• ↑ 6.0 6.1 Catching Fire , Chapter 6
• ↑ MAGS, THE 11TH VICTOR - Capitol Couture
• ↑ The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes , Epilogue
• ↑ PORTER, THE 38TH VICTOR - Capitol Couture
• ↑ AUGUSTUS BRAUN, THE 67TH VICTOR - Capitol Couture
• ↑ Catching Fire , Chapter 2
• ↑ The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes , Chapter 1
• Hunger Games
• 1 Coriolanus Snow
• 2 Lucy Gray Baird

Victory Tour (The Jacksons tour)

The Victory Tour was a concert tour of the United States and Canada by Michael Jackson and The Jackson family between July and December of 1984. It was the first and only tour with all six Jackson brothers (even though Jackie was injured for most of the tour). The group performed 55 concerts to an audience of approximately 2 million. Most came to see Michael, whose album Thriller was dominating the popular music world at the time. Songs from it and his earlier solo album Off the Wall made up most of the set list . The tour reportedly grossed approximately $75 million and set a new record for the highest grossing tour . It showcased Michael's single decorated glove, black sequined jacket and moonwalk .

Despite its focus on Michael, it was named after the newly released Jacksons' album Victory although none of the album's songs were performed and Marlon confirmed it was because Michael refused to rehearse or perform them; in fact, he had only reluctantly joined his brothers, who needed the income while he himself did not, on the tour and tensions between him and them increased to the point that he announced at the last show that it was the last time they would perform together, ending plans for a European leg.

The Jacksons did make money from the tour, along with promoter Don King . Michael donated his share to several charities as he had promised before it, but the rancour between him and his brothers had a deep and lasting effect on the Jacksons as a family , alienating him from them for most of his life and it effectively ended the Jacksons as a performing group. The tour was also a financial disaster for promoter Chuck Sullivan, who along with his father Billy was eventually forced to sell the New England Patriots football team they owned, along with Foxboro Stadium , the team's home field, as a result of the losses he incurred.

• 1 Background
• 2 Planning and organization
• 3.1 Financial difficulties
• 3.2 Tensions among The Jackson family
• 3.3 Other issues
• 4 Aftermath
• 7 Tour dates
• 8.1 Performers
• 8.2 Credits
• 9 References

In November 1983, The Jacksons announced plans for a major tour in 1984 at a press conference, with boxing promoter Don King offering $3 million in upfront advances. That spring, the Victory album was recorded, to be released shortly before the tour itself. On the eve of the tour in July, Michael announced, in response to complaints about the lottery system for allocating tickets, that his entire earnings for the tour would go to charities—The United Negro College Fund , the Michael Jackson Scholarship Fund, Camp Good Times for terminally ill children and the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia and Cancer Research. [2]

At the time the tour was announced, the Jacksons had not lined up a promoter for the shows. In the spring of 1984, Chuck Sullivan, son of Billy Sullivan owner of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL), went to Los Angeles to see if he could get the Jacksons to choose the team's home, Sullivan Stadium , which the family also owned, for the group's Boston-area shows. After using his financial and legal expertise to help his father regain control of the team he had founded and built in the wake of a 1974 boardroom coup , the younger Sullivan, who had promoted concerts as an undergraduate at Boston College and during his Army service in Thailand, had begun staging concerts at the stadium to generate extra income for the team. [3]

Planning and organization

At a meeting, Frank DiLeo, a vice president at Epic Records , the Jacksons' label, told Sullivan that the group's talks with its original promoter had broken down and they were seeking a replacement. Sensing an opportunity, Sullivan returned to Boston and began putting together the financing to allow Stadium Management Corp. (SMC), the Patriots' subsidiary that operated the stadium, to promote the entire Victory tour. Initially he partnered with Eddie DeBartolo , then owner of another NFL team, the San Francisco 49ers , in putting together a bid offering the Jacksons two-thirds of the tour's gross revenue against a guaranteed $40 million ($91.1 million in modern dollars [1] ). [3]

DeBartolo withdrew when he began to see the deal as too risky, but Sullivan persevered by himself, and in late April DiLeo told him at another meeting in Los Angeles that SMC, which had never handled a tour, would be the promoter of the year's most eagerly anticipated concert tour, expected to gross $70–80 million. The deal was very generous to the Jacksons. Sullivan had agreed that they would receive 83.4% of gross potential ticket revenues, which meant in practical terms that the group would be paid as if the show had sold out regardless of whether it actually did. That percentage was at least 25 points above what was at that time the industry standard for artists on tour. [3]

Sullivan also guaranteed the Jacksons a $36.6 million ($83.4 million in modern dollars [1] ) advance . He put the stadium up as collateral for a $12.5 million loan to pay the first installment shortly before the tour started. The balance was due two weeks later. [3]

The month after winning the tour bid, Sullivan approached stadium managers at the NFL's meetings, many of whom were there to bid for future Super Bowls . He sought changes to their usual arrangements with touring performers in order to make the Victory Tour more profitable. Kansas City 's Arrowhead Stadium , home of the Chiefs , agreed to accept only a $100,000 fee for the three opening concerts instead of its usual percentage of ticket sales and concessions . The Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida , provided nearly half a million dollars' worth of free goods and services. Ultimately, 26 of the 55 dates were played in 17 stadiums that were home to NFL teams. [3]

But some others balked at Sullivan's demands. To use John F. Kennedy Stadium , he asked the city of Philadelphia for almost $400,000 in tax breaks and subsidies. Among them were free hotel rooms and suites for all tour workers, free use of the stadium and waiver of concession revenue. He said the Jacksons' presence would generate revenue that would make up the difference, but the city stood firm on some provisions. [3] Outside of negotiations, his behavior on tour further embarrassed the Jacksons on some occasions. At Washington 's RFK Stadium , he forgot his pass and was denied entry. [4]

Sullivan was particularly humiliated when the board of selectmen in Foxboro , where his family's team and stadium were located, uncharacteristically denied a permit for the concert, citing "the unknown element." What that meant has never been clear. It has been suggested that they were racially motivated. There had been continuing security concerns about the stadium during Patriots' games and previous concerts, but the board had never denied permits on that basis before. [4]

To help defray the tour's costs, the Jacksons sought a corporate sponsor. They had all but concluded a lucrative deal with Quaker Oats when King came to them with a deal he had already signed with Pepsi . Although it would pay them less money, they had to take it and break off talks with Quaker. Part of the deal was that Michael, who did not drink Pepsi, would have to do two commercials. He made sure that his face appeared minimally in them to avoid overexposing his image. During filming of one of the two commercials, Michael suffered second and third degree burns on his scalp when a firework effect malfunctioned, catching his hair on fire. Many people, including friends and associates of his, believe this incident is what sparked his problems with prescription drug abuse. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Ticket controversy and other business issues

King, Sullivan and the Jacksons' father Joe Jackson (who no longer managed any of his sons by now) came up with a way to generate additional revenue from ticket sales. Those wishing to attend would have to send a postal money order for $120 ($270 in modern dollars [1] ) along with a special form to a lottery to buy blocks of four tickets at $30 apiece, ostensibly to curtail scalpers . Upon receipt the money was to be deposited into a standard money market account earning 7% annual interest; it would take six to eight weeks for the lottery to be held and money to be refunded to the unsuccessful purchasers. Since only one in ten purchasers would win the lottery and receive tickets, there would be more money in the bank for that time period than there were tickets to sell, and they expected to earn $10–12 million in interest. [8]

Joe, Jackie , Tito , Jermaine , Marlon and Randy were all in favor of the scheme, but Michael was not and he warned them that it would be a public relations disaster. The $69 ticket already higher than most touring acts (namely Prince and Bruce Springsteen ) charged at the time, was compounded by the requirement to buy four. This put tickets out of reach of the many of his fans who were poor African Americans. That community was joined by many commentators in the media in vociferously criticizing the Jacksons over the scheme. [8] Nevertheless, when newspapers published the form for tickets to the first show in Kansas City 's Arrowhead Stadium in late June, fans lined up at stores before they opened to buy them. A local radio disk jockey said some newspapers were even stolen from lawns. [9]

On July 5, 1984, after receiving a letter from eleven-year-old fan Ladonna Jones, who accused the Jacksons and their promoters of being 'selfish and just out for money,' Michael held a press conference to announce changes in the tour's organization and also to announce that his share of the proceeds from the tour would be donated to charity. Following a controversy with the way tickets were purchased, lead-singer Michael Jackson donated his proceeds (approx. $5 million) from the tour to three charities, including the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia and Cancer Research, The United Negro College Fund , and Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times. [10]

Jones later received VIP treatment at the Dallas concert. The following is Michael's speech at a press conference on July 5, 1984, the day before the tour began:

"We're beginning our tour tomorrow and I wanted to talk to you about something of great concern to me. We've worked a long time to make this show the best it can be. But we know a lot of kids are having trouble getting tickets. The other day I got a letter from a girl in Texas named Ladonna Jones. She'd been saving her money from odd jobs to buy a ticket, but with the current tour system, she'd have to buy four tickets and she couldn't afford that. So, I've asked our promoter to work out a new way of distributing tickets, a way that no longer requires a $120.00 money order. There has also been a lot of talk about the promoter holding money for tickets that didn't sell. I've asked our promoter to end the mail order ticket system as soon as possible so that no one will pay money unless they get a ticket. Finally, and most importantly, there's something else I am going to announce today. I want you to know that when I first agreed to tour, I decided to donate all the money I make from our performances to charity."

After, the procedures were modified, but all sales continued to be made by mail (except for the six final shows at Dodger Stadium , where tickets were also sold through Ticketmaster .) Tickets were typically made available only a week to ten days in advance, and many tickets ended up in the hands of ticket brokers.

Financial difficulties

The tour sold what was then a record number of tickets despite the high price. [11] The opening shows were widely covered in the national media and sold out. "Anybody who sees this show will be a better person for years to come," King told the media before the first date in Kansas City. "Michael Jackson has transcended all earthly bounds. Every race, color and creed is waiting for this tour." [8]

Sullivan had estimated in June that he would make up to $13 million, but by August he had reduced that estimate by more than three-quarters, to $3 million. Transporting the 365-ton (331 t) stage Michael had designed, which took up one-third of a football field (approximately 19,200 square feet (1,780 m 2 )), required over 30 tractor trailers . It was so large it required using some of the seating area, in some venues taking as much as a quarter of the potential available seats off the market. [4]

Before the tour began Sullivan had spent nearly a million dollars on legal fees and insurance. Among the 250 workers on the tour payroll was an "ambiance director" who provided "homey touches" to the traveling parlor the group relaxed in before and after shows. Overhead costs were soon averaging around a million dollars a week, far over expectations, and Sullivan was unable to pay the $24 million balance on the advance. He renegotiated the deal down to 75% of gross potential seat revenues soon after the tour began. [3]

Tensions among The Jackson family

Tensions between Michael and his brothers increased during the tour. He stayed at his own hotels and flew between stops on a private jet while the rest of the family flew commercial. At one point he demanded that a publicist be fired and when he found out right before a show that she had not been, he refused to go on until she was. Michael had also been disappointed that his idol James Brown declined his invitation to join the group on stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City due to Brown's continued outrage about the ticket lottery. [8]

The other Jacksons also had grievances with Michael. He turned down a multimillion-dollar offer from a movie producer to film one of the shows that his brothers had accepted, only to have a crew he had hired show up to shoot its own film several nights later (they have subsequently blocked its release). Despite a pretour agreement that only the Jacksons themselves could ride in the van chartered to take them to shows, Michael began taking child star Emmanuel Lewis along with them. Later, after a similar agreement over a helicopter that took the brothers to a show at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey , Michael showed up with Julian Lennon (son of slain ex- Beatle John Lennon ), and his brothers glared at him for the entire flight. Before the tour was halfway completed the brothers were taking separate vehicles to concerts. [8]

The brothers all stayed on different floors of their hotels, and refused to talk to each other on the way to shows. Meetings broke down among factions, with two lawyers frequently representing Michael's interests, another Jermaine's, and one more for the other three. "It was the worst experience Michael had ever had with his brothers," said a longtime family friend. "Some were jealous, there was denial, the whole gamut of human emotions." [8]

Other issues

Health issues also affected the tour. Jackie Jackson missed the first half with a leg injury, supposedly sustained during rehearsals. At one point Michael became so exhausted and dehydrated from the stress of quarreling with his brothers that he was placed under medical care. [8]

By the later shows on the tour its novelty had worn off and the strains were having an effect. The Victory album had not sold well, and shows were increasingly failing to sell out. Dates planned for Pittsburgh were canceled; extra shows in Chicago made up the difference. By early October, the time of the shows in Toronto 's Exhibition Stadium , a total of 50,000 tickets had gone unsold. Sullivan renegotiated again, getting the Jacksons to agree to revenues based on actual sales. [3]

Things did not improve as the tour reached its final leg on the West Coast . In late November, the shows at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona , just outside Phoenix , were canceled. Officially the reason was that Jermaine was too sick with the flu to perform, but there was some speculation that slow ticket sales played a role as well. Sullivan was so short of cash he stopped payment on a $1.9 million check to the group after the Vancouver dates. Immediately afterwards, he suffered a minor heart attack, and left the hospital early to renegotiate with the Jacksons again, claiming losses of $5–6 million. By this time the parties were no longer meeting in person. The Jacksons agreed to waive the stopped payment in return for a greater share of revenue from the six final shows in Los Angeles 's Dodger Stadium . Sullivan's estimated profit was down to half a million dollars. [3]

The Jacksons and Don King had made money even though Sullivan had not, and near the end of the tour they began making plans for a European leg. When word reached Michael, he let them know through his representatives that he would not be taking part. At the rain-soaked tour finale in Los Angeles 's Dodger Stadium , after 6 sold out shows, Michael announced at the end of the show, to his brothers' shocked expressions, that this would be the last time they all performed together. The plans to go to Europe were ended. [8]

Michael's announcement generated some great backlash from his brothers. Don King's reaction was blunt:

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There's no way Michael should be as big as he is and treat his family the way he does. He feels his father done him wrong? His father may have done some wrong, but he also had to do a whole lot right ... What Michael's got to realize is that he's a nigger ... He's one of the megastars of the world, but he's still going to be a nigger megastar. He must accept that. Not only must he understand that, he's got to accept it and demonstrate that he wants to be a nigger. Why? To show that a nigger can do it.

Michael was so upset when he learned of King's remarks that he called his lawyer John Branca and said "Sue his ass. That guy has been pushing my last nerve since day one." Branca calmed him down and persuaded him to drop the idea. [8]

Financially, the Jacksons themselves ended up making very good money based on excellent ticket sales and the financial deal they struck with Sullivan. The Jacksons netted approximately $36 million, which worked out to about $7 million for each brother, most of which they spent on expensive lifestyles. Michael, who alone did not need the money, donated his share to charity as he had promised. He had also received an $18 million advance from Sullivan for a Michael Jackson designer jeans brand, few of which were ever produced and sold before Sullivan had to stop production. [8]

Estimates of SMC's losses have ranged from $13 million to $22 million ($29.6 million to $50.1 million in modern dollars [1] ) Sullivan and his father quietly put the word out around the NFL that the Patriots and their stadium were for sale. Their $100 million asking price for the combined package made more sense when the Patriots qualified for Super Bowl XX after the next season , the first time they had ever done so. [3]

An early deal for the team collapsed, and the Patriots limped on. Even after making the Super Bowl, the team's revenue was not nearly enough for the Sullivans to service the debt from the Victory Tour. At one point they were so close to bankruptcy that the NFL had to advance them $4 million to make their payroll. Sullivan's woes increased when his wife filed for divorce, and he had to set up a luxury box at the stadium as his personal living quarters. He allegedly wrote several letters to Michael, begging the star for money to bail the team out, but Michael never replied. [4]

The Sullivans finally gave up and sold the Patriots to Victor Kiam in 1988. However, Kiam was unable to keep himself or the team financially stable either, and eventually they were sold again in 1992 to James Orthwein , who nearly moved the team to St. Louis before selling it in 1994 to Robert Kraft , their current owner, under whose management have appeared in several Super Bowls, winning four. Kraft had entered the picture some years earlier, when he bought Sullivan Stadium out of bankruptcy. He has a Victory Tour poster in his office as a reminder of how he was able to realize his lifelong dream of owning the Patriots. [4]

Aside from a few months in mid-1975, the Victory Tour era marked the only time that all six Jackson brothers worked together at the same time as a band. Jackie Jackson missed most of the tour because of a leg injury. That injury was described at the time as a knee injury incurred during strenuous rehearsals. [12] Margaret Maldonado (the mother of two of Jermaine Jackson 's children) has alleged that Jackie in fact broke his leg in an automobile accident: his first wife Enid ran him over in a parking lot after catching him with another woman. In any case, Jackie made a speedy recovery and was able to rejoin his brothers on stage for the last portion of the tour. [12] [13]

Michael sang all the lead vocals, except for a medley of Jermaine's solo hits.

Eddie Van Halen made at least two special guest appearances doing the " Beat It " guitar solo.

Shortly after the tour ended, Michael returned to his solo career and Marlon left the group to start his own solo career without The Jacksons .

The set list included songs from the Jackson's albums Destiny and Triumph . Despite the name of the tour, the Victory album was not represented. There were also songs on the list from Jermaine's and Michael's solo careers. Songs from Michael's albums Off the Wall and Thriller were both represented. The set list did not include " Thriller " itself because Michael did not like the way the song sounded live.

• "Sword in the Stone" (Introduction)
• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "
• " Things I Do for You "
• " Off the Wall "
• " Human Nature " (contain excerpts from " Ben ")
• " This Place Hotel "
• " She's Out of My Life "
• Jermaine Jackson Medley: " Let's Get Serious " / "You Like Me, Don't You?"/"Dynamite" / " Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True) " (with Michael )
• The Jackson 5 Medley: " I Want You Back " / " The Love You Save " / " I'll Be There "
• " Rock with You "
• " Lovely One "
• " Workin' Day and Night "
• " Beat It "
• " Billie Jean "
• " Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) " (contain excerpts from " State Of Shock " and " Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough )"
• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' " replaces " Can You Feel It ".
• " Human Nature " replaces " Ben ".
• The "Jermaine Jackson Medley" replaces "Movie Rap".
• " I'll Be There " replaces " ABC " in the Jackson 5 Medley.
• " Beat it " replaces " Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough ".
• Jermaine sometimes performed the song "Dynamite" during his solo medley in place of the usual "You Like Me, Don't You?".

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• 09/03/84: Philadelphia , United States, JFK Stadium ; CANCELLED (Extremely bad weather conditions.) [15] This show was rescheduled to September 28, 1984. [16]
• 10/05/84: Philadelphia, United States, JFK Stadium; Cancelled and rescheduled to September 1, 1984 in mid-August. (Because the Labour Day weekend was more lucrative and did not fall during Yom Kippur, the most holy Jewish holiday.) [15]
• 10/06/84: Philadelphia, United States, JFK Stadium; Cancelled and rescheduled to September 2, 1984 in mid-August. (Because the Labour Day weekend was more lucrative and did not fall during Yom Kippur, the most holy Jewish holiday.) [15]
• 10/13/84: Pittsburgh, United States, Three Rivers Stadium; CANCELLED (The show were moved to Chicago.) [17]
• 10/14/84: Pittsburgh, United States, Three Rivers Stadium; CANCELLED (The show were moved to Chicago.) [17]
• 11/23/84: Phoenix , United States, Sun Devil Stadium ; CANCELLED (Jermaine Jackson had flu.) [18] [19]
• 11/24/84: Phoenix, United States, Sun Devil Stadium; CANCELLED (Jermaine Jackson had flu.) [18] [19]
• At the final concert in Los Angeles , California, Michael announced that the Victory Tour was the Jacksons' last tour. This came allegedly as a shock to his brothers and father, who had planned for the tour to continue in Europe . [8] According to other sources (at least on November 20, 1984) it was already publicly known that the tour disbands after its Los Angeles stop. [19]

Lead Performers

• Michael Jackson : vocals
• Randy Jackson – vocals , percussion , keyboards
• Jermaine Jackson : vocals; bass
• Tito Jackson : vocals; guitar
• Marlon Jackson : vocals; percussion
• Jackie Jackson : vocals; percussion (First performance during the Quebec concerts.)
• Keyboards: Rory Kaplan, Pat Leonard & Jai Winding
• Guitar: David Williams & Gregg Wright
• Drums: Jonathan Moffett
• Tour Coordinator and Co-Producer with the Jacksons: Larry Larson
• Assistant Coordinator: Marla Winston
• Production Manager: Peyton Wilson
• Assistant Production Managers: Gary Bouchard & Debbie Lyons
• Stage Manager: Mike Hirsh
• Assistant Stage Manager: Pee Wee Jackson
• Production Consultant: Ken Graham
• Site Coordinators: John "Bugzee" Hougdahl, Jose Ward
• Stage Construction and Engineering: Plainview, Inc. – John McGraw
• Robotic Lighting: Design – Michael Jackson
• Eidophor Video Projection: M.B. Productions, Inc.
• Design Execution & Manufacturing: Applied Entertainment Systems
• Lighting Company: TASCO
• Site Coordinators : Bugzee Hougdahl & Jose Ward
• Sound Company: Clair Brothers Audio
• House Mixers: ML Procise & Mike Stahl
• Monitor engineer: Rick Coberly
• Laser Effects: Showlasers, Inc., Dallas, Texas
• Laser Special Effects Operator: Michael Moorhead
• Laser Technician: Steve Glasow
• Musicians Costumes Design: Enid Jackson
• Magical Illusions: Franz Harary
• Video Director: Sandy Fullerton
• Jackson Crew Sportswear: Nike
• Community Affairs: Harold Preston
• Consultant to Community Affairs: Cynthia Wilson
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• ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/29/local/la-me-ln-michael-jackson-aeg-20130426
• ↑ http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2011/11/frank_cascio_book_pepsi_ad_to_blame_for_michael_jackson_drug_addiction.html
• ↑ http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/10/michael-jackson-pepsi-commercial-burned-scalp-medical-records/
• ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
• ↑ Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times
• ↑ 12.0 12.1 Jet Magazine; July 9, 1984 https://books.google.com/books?id=yLADAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA56&ots=m23wqSHXti&dq=jet%20magazine%20jackie%20jackson%20knee&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false
• ↑ Margaret Maldonado Jackson, "Jackson Family Values" ISBN 0-7871-0522-8
• ↑ http://www.knoxville.com/news/2009/jun/26/at-height-of-his-fame-jackson-thrilled-knoxville/
• ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VxgiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AaYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2710,3914465&dq=the+jacksons+victory+tour+philadelphia+rained+out&hl=en
• ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YrU_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=JFcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5516,1771186&dq=the+jacksons+victory+tour+philadelphia+rained+out&hl=en
• ↑ 17.0 17.1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EwUiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lGIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4475,3501996&dq=the+jacksons+victory+tour+pittsburgh+cancel&hl=en
• ↑ 18.0 18.1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zLMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sYIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4554,1758295&dq=the+jacksons+victory+tour+cancel&hl=en
• ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ca9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2UwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6472,3745940&dq=the+jacksons+victory+tour+phoenix&hl=en
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Vintage Times-Union: In 1984, the Jacksons Victory Tour took over Jacksonville's old Gator Bowl

In July 1984, Michael Jackson, then at his peak as the King of Pop, came to Jacksonville for the Jacksons' Victory Tour featuring him and his brothers, though mostly him. Almost 136,000 tickets were sold for three nights at the old Gator Bowl, the fourth stop on the record-breaking tour.

Reporting on the first night at the stadium, The Times-Union's Don Meitin said rain threatened but never arrived: "And at 9:41 p.m., the Jacksons — Michael, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy — emerged from a shower of fireworks and smoke. With their first song, they told the crowd they 'Wanna Be Startin’ Something,' and the crowd shouted back: 'Go to it.'

July 22, 1984: 45,000 see opening show of Jacksons’ Victory Tour in Jacksonville

July 22, 1984:   Jacksons’ Victory Tour show offers lights, lasers ... perfection

Start something, they did.

The fans stood and stomped their feet on the Gator Bowl’s aluminum bleachers along with the music. Later, they followed the concert tradition of waving cigarette lighters making the stadium look like it was filled with fireflies.

"Great show and, yes, worth $30," Scott Hunter of Jacksonville said at the time.

Also in the crowd: Mayor Jake Godbold, perennial civic booster. The music wasn't really the mayor's style, but he was there for all three performances, noting with satisfaction how everyone, black and white, old and young, was dancing.

The stadium would later be razed for the most part in 1994 to make way for a new stadium for the NFL expansion Jaguars.

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Pittsburgh, PA

Allegheny County Airport, West Mifflin, PA 15122, USA

Binghamton, NY

GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK AIRPORT 2534 AIRPORT ROAD JOHNSON CITY, NY 13790

Plattsburgh, NY

15 Alabama Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12903, USA

Kingston, ON

Kingston Norman Rogers Airport 1114 Len Birchall Way Kingston, ON, K7M 4M1

Gatineau, QC

Vintage Wings of Canada, 1699 Rue Arthur-Fecteau, Gatineau, QC J8R 2Z9, Canada

Peterborough, ON

Peterborough Municipal Airport

London International Airport, 10 Seabrook Way, London, Ontario, Canada

Akron Fulton International (AKC), 1800 Triplett Blvd, Akron, OH 44306, USA

Lima Allen County Airport

Cincinnati, OH

262 Wilmer Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA

La Porte, IN

La Porte Municipal Airport 2341 Stare Rd. 39S La Porte, IN 46350

Owensboro, KY

Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport, Airport Road, Owensboro, KY, USA

Great Bend, KS

Great Bend Municipal Airport, 6th Street, Great Bend, KS 67530, USA

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Tour de Slovakia: Anders Foldager captures uphill victory on stage 2

Overall GC lead shifts to shoulders of Jayco-AlUla rider

Denmark’s Anders Foldager has made it two out of two for Jayco-AIUIa in the Tour de Slovakia as he netted a solo uphill victory on stage 2 for the Australian team.

After the race shattered on the final short climb at the end of a rugged 192-kilometre trek from Nitra to Hilohovec, Foldager crossed the line one second clear of Jenno Berckmoes (Lotto-Dstny) and Lukas Kobis (Elkov-Kasper). Former double world champion Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep) finished fourth.

Third across the line on stage 1 in the team time trial won by Jayco-AIUIa, Foldager now moves into the overall lead, taking over from teammate Max Walscheid.

The young Dane will now have to defend his lead on the considerably flatter stage 3, a 161-kilometre run from Piest’any to Dubnia nad Vahom.

“It was a hot, tough day today, but we got the win,” Foldager, also now the leader in the points ranking, said in a statement on the race website.

“This is our second win [TTT], too, so we can be satisfied. Tomorrow [Friday] we’ll go for a hat-trick as it’s expected to be a bunch sprint and we have good riders here for that kind of finish, too.”

A 144-strong pack took to the start of stage 2, with former Criterium du Dauphiné stage winner Mark Padun (Corratec-Vini Fantini) one DNS after finishing outside the time limit and after a very fast start, three riders eventually went clear: Matúš Štoček (ATT), Jente Klaver (VolkerWessels) and Dimitri Peyskens (Bingoal WB). 

Their lead rose to over five minutes before Jayco-AIUIa took a firmer grip on chasing behind. Meanwhile, Štoček picked up all the points on the six classified climbs of the day, including the lone category 1 ascent, the  Dlhý vŕšok and Klaver and Peyskens divided up the intermediate sprints. 

Peter Sagan (Pierre Baguette), riding what will likely be his last road race, reportedly struggled on some of the later climbs but after a 20-kilometre chase managed to regain contact.

With 50 kilometres to go, the trio’s gap began sinking remorselessly as they moved onto the much flatter finale and Soudal-QuickStep, likely riding for Alaphilippe, picked up the pace. Nine kilometres from the finish, the trio were finally reeled in, and the bunch lined out in anticipation of the final short but punchy ascent to Hlohovec castle.

After a hard fight on the 700-metre climb, Foldager emerged from the woods into bright sunlight with a scant second’s advantage over his closest pursuers. It wasn’t a huge margin, but enough to net the 2023 Tour de L’Avenir and Giro Next Gen stage winner the first victory of his professional career, and the race lead to boot.

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Scottie Scheffler defeats Tom Kim in playoff at Travelers for sixth victory of season

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CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler had to wait out a climate protest on the 18th green and Tom Kim's tying birdie on the last hole of regulation.

Those events only delayed what seems to be inevitable on the PGA TOUR this season: the best golfer in the world walking off with the trophy.

Shrugging off a protest that interrupted the tournament on the 72nd hole while the leaders were lining up their putts, Scheffler won the Travelers Championship on the first hole of sudden death on Sunday for his sixth win of the year, the most in one season on the PGA TOUR since Tiger Woods had six in 2009.

“When something like that happens, you don’t really know what’s happening, So it can kind of rattle you a little bit,” Scheffler said.

“That can be a stressful situation, and you would hate for the tournament to end on something weird happening because of a situation like that,” he said. “Tom and I both tried to calm each other down so we could give it our best shot there on 18.”

Scheffler closed with a 5-under 65 and a 22-under 258 total at the TPC River Highlands, and Kim matched him with a final-round 66.

Scottie Scheffler’s interview after winning in a playoff at Travelers

Tom Hoge and Sungjae Im tied for third, two shots back, with Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau, Justin Thomas and Akshay Bhatia tied for fifth at 18-under. Bhatia was also in the final group that was disrupted by the protest.

“I was scared for my life,” he said. “I didn’t even really know what was happening. ... But thankfully the cops were there and kept us safe, because that’s, you know, that’s just weird stuff.”

It was Scheffler’s fourth victory of the year in the TOUR's $20 million, limited-field Signature Events, earning him a payday of $3.6 million. He also won the Masters and THE PLAYERS Championship.

And Scheffler still has two months to go.

“As much as I love him, I would have loved to take that away from him,” said Kim, who shares a birthday and a friendship with Scheffler. “But I’m happy for him, and after I tapped out, after he tapped out, he said some really nice words and it meant a lot to me.”

Tom Kim and Scottie Scheffler shake hands on the 18th hole of TPC River Highlands. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Scheffler had a one-stroke lead heading to the 18th green on Sunday when six people stormed the course, waving smoke bombs that left a red and white powdery residue on the putting surface. Some wore white T-shirts with the words “NO GOLF ON A DEAD PLANET” in black lettering.

They were tackled by police and taken off.

After a delay of about five minutes, when tournament officials used towels and blowers to remove the powder and any other marks that might affect play, Scheffler left a 26-foot putt from the fringe on the edge of the cup and tapped in for par.

Kim then made a 10-foot birdie putt for a 66 to match Scheffler.

“Obviously it is a disruption and you don’t want it to happen, but for me it just kind of slowed things down,” Kim said. “It took the meaning of the putt away for a second. Because for the past 17 and a half holes all you’re thinking about is golf, and suddenly when that happens your mind goes into a complete — like, you’re almost not even playing golf anymore. I thought it was a dream for a second.”

The hole location on the 18th was moved for the playoff to avoid the parts of the green affected by the protesters.

“It’s fun competing against your friends,” Scheffler said. “But at the same time, it’s difficult. Because part of me wants him to miss the putt and part of me wants him to make the putt. ... But he should remember that putt he made on 18, because it was pretty special. And he’s a great player and a great champion."

Coming off a tie for 41st in the U.S. Open – by far his worst finish of the year -- Scheffler trailed Kim by three strokes after the first round, by two after the second round and by one heading to the tee on Sunday.

Scheffler took a one-shot lead over Kim with three straight birdies on Nos. 13-15 — he had putts for eagle on two of them. While Hoge signed for a 62 to finish at 20 under, and Im joined him there, Scheffler and Kim matched pars over the next two holes to set up the surprising finish.

Scheffler and Kim share a June 21 birthday — Scheffler is six years older — and they celebrated with New Haven pizza before the tournament about 30 miles north. The Dallas-area residents played together in the final group on Sunday, chatting and joking around.

But only one of them could hold the trophy at the end.

And just like it’s been so often, it was Scheffler.

Kim said being in a pack of leaders with his birthday buddy allowed him to focus on his own game.

“You don’t need to worry about him, because he’s going to play well,” Kim said. “Obviously he’s a phenomenal player, world No. 1, all those titles. But at the same time for me he’s just Scottie Scheffler, he’s just a good friend.

“To come down with someone that I play a lot of golf with, who beats me a lot at home — and, unfortunately, he beat me in the playoff too,” Kim said. “But it definitely made it a lot more enjoyable out there.”

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What to expect when the Savannah Bananas return to Indy for 2024 Banana Ball World Tour

INDIANAPOLIS -- With a self-reported total attendance of more than 500,000 across all of their 2023 events, the Savannah Bananas are returning to the venue they set a single-game attendance record at last season. Victory Field in downtown Indianapolis held approximately 15,000 people to watch the Bananas.

The Bananas return to Indianapolis for the second summer in a row for three games from Thursday through Saturday; tickets for all three games at Victory Field are already sold out. Each contest is set to begin at 7 p.m. and conclude around 9 p.m.

Savannah's 2024 Banana Ball World Tour began in Tampa Bay, Florida, in February. Since then, the Bananas have played in 12 states before making it to Indiana for the first time since June 2023. By the end of their tour, the Bananas will have competed in 19 of 50 United States.

What rules do the Savannah Bananas use?

The exhibition baseball team is not focused on bringing its fans a traditional look at the National Pastime, as the Georgia-based club throws out almost all of the traditional rules in favor of fun. Although many of the Bananas roster members have backgrounds playing competitive baseball, some are former MLB players, the organization gives fans a ballpark experience no professional team can duplicate.

While the Bananas were a college summer league team from 2016-2022, they have been strictly an entertainment group for the last two years.

Dakota Albritton plays on stilts. Alex Ziegler is known for his ability to balance anything on his nose. Even WWE Superstar and pop culture icon John Cena has played a game with the Bananas.

What to expect at a Savannah Bananas game

The Bananas do the best they can to ensure their events last no longer than two hours to keep their audience engaged. To do so, they made sure their rules helped the process along while also making for the most entertaining experience possible.

If the score is tied when the two-hour time limit hits, a "ShowDown Tiebreaker" will commence. In a three-round affair, points can only be scored if the lone batter in each round scores.

To make scoring easier, the first round is contested with just the pitcher, catcher and one fielder standing in the batter's way. In the second round, that one fielder is taken out of the equation. The one fielder is inserted back into the mix in the third and final round, but the batter hits with the bases loaded.

How do the Bananas keep score?

Against their typical opposing Party Animals, scoring for Banana Ball is as follows: The squad who scores the most runs in an inning earns a point. There is not a set amount of innings for the Bananas, instead, no new inning will begin after an hour and 50 minutes of play has passed.

Whichever team has the most points at the end of play wins, but the journey to get there is rather unique. The Bananas do not allow mound visits, nor do they allow a batter to step outside the batter's box.

There are no walks in Banana Ball. If a fourth ball is thrown in an at-bat, the hitter begins their sprint around the bases. In the meantime, every member of the defense (other than the pitcher or catcher) must touch the ball before attempting to get the runner out.

If a batter doesn't feel like completing their plate appearance or if there is a passed ball during their at-bat, the hitter can steal first base. While in the field, simply catching a fly ball or fielding a ground ball routinely is not enough.

Oftentimes players will perform coordinated dances during play or fielders will attempt back flips before catching a ball. Even fans can affect the outcome of a game, with rules set in place stating that if a fan catches a foul ball, it officially counts as an out.

While the Bananas embrace their comparisons to the Harlem Globetrotters and recognize how ground-breaking the Globetrotters were in the world of entertainment-focused basketball, the Bananas' game is slightly different: the outcome isn't scripted. Their record against the Party Animals is 22-17.

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Sunday golf: Scheffler wins 6th of the year at Travelers. Yang wins 1st LPGA major

Cromwell, Conn. — Scottie Scheffler beat Tom Kim with a par on the first playoff hole to win the Travelers Championship on Sunday — waiting out a disruption by climate protesters who sprayed powder on the 18th green — for his sixth win of the year.

That's the most in one PGA Tour season since Tiger Woods won six in 2009 and the most by a player before July since Arnold Palmer in 1962.

It was Scheffler's fourth victory of the year in the PGA Tour's $20 million signature events, earning him a payday of $3.6 million. He also won the Masters and The Players Championship.

Scheffler closed with a 5-under 65 to post 22-under 258 at the TPC River Highlands. After the disruption on the 18th, which delayed play for about five minutes after police tackled the protesters, Scheffler left a 26-foot putt from the fringe on the edge of the cup and tapped in for par. Kim then made a 10-foot birdie putt for a 66 to catch Scheffler.

The hole location on the 18th was moved for the playoff to avoid the parts of the green affected by the protesters. Scheffler hit his approach to 11 feet while Kim found a plugged lie in the front bunker and made bogey. Scheffler two-putted for par and the victory.

LPGA Tour and PGA of America

Sammamish, Wash. — Amy Yang built a huge lead and survived a couple of late mistakes to win her long-awaited first major title on Sunday, a three-shot victory in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.

Yang closed with an even-par 72 at Sahalee to finish at 7-under 281. She was nearly flawless for the first 15 holes and reached 10 under for the tournament for a seven-shot lead before running into a little bit of trouble, dropping three shots in two holes. None of her pursuers was able to mount a significant charge.

At age 34, Yang is the oldest major winner on the LPGA Tour since Angela Stanford won the 2018 Evian Championship at age 40.

Yang's sixth LPGA victory was her first since last year's CME Group Tour Championship, which was also the most recent victory by a South Korean player. She earned a spot in the Paris Olympics, where she will represent South Korea for the third time.

Lilia Vu and Jin Young Ko each shot 71 to tie for second at 284. Vu shot three rounds under par, but couldn't overcome a 75 in the first round.

LIV Golf League

College Grove, Tenn. — Tyrrell Hatton won the inaugural LIV Golf Nashville on Sunday, easily holding off Jon Rahm and two-time U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau for the Englishman's first victory since January 2021 at Abu Dhabi.

Hatton took a three-stroke lead into the round, and shot a 6-under 65 to polish off a six-stroke win over Sam Horsfield at The Grove.

This was Hatton's ninth event since joining LIV Golf, and a tie for fourth had been his best finish. His lone PGA Tour victory was the 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational. With captain Rahm shooting a 68, Hatton helped Legion XIII also win its third team title.

Rahm played his first event since an infection on his left foot kept him out of the U.S. Open after withdrawing from LIV Golf Houston during the second round. He tied for third with DeChambeau (68), Joaquin Niemann (62) and Lee Westwood (66).

European tour

Amsterdam — Guido Migliozzi of Italy holed a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th and then birdied it twice more in sudden death to win the KLM Open in a three-man playoff on Sunday.

Migliozzi birdied two of his last three holes for a 1-under 70, joining Marcus Kinhult of Sweden and Joe Dean of England, who earlier birdied the 18th and each posted a 68.

All three players birdied the 18th on the first playoff hole, but the Italian was the only player who managed birdie on the second extra hole, two-putting from about 60 feet for his first European tour victory in nearly two years.

Migliozzi and Dean earned the two spots available for the British Open next month at Royal Troon through the Open Qualifying Series. Dean earned the exemption over Kinhult based on a better world ranking.

PGA Tour Champions

Endicott, N.Y. — Padraig Harrington won the Dick's Sporting Goods Open for the third consecutive year on Sunday, making a key par save on the par-3 17th to hold on for a 4-under 68 and a one-shot victory over Mike Weir.

Weir was playing two groups ahead of Harrington and closed within one shot by making birdie on the 17th hole. Harrington missed the green to the right and faced a difficult lie, with the ball sitting down on a slight slope.

He chipped it about 8 feet past the hole and made the par putt, and then closed out with a par on the 18th at En-Joie Golf Club to finish at 15-under 201.

The victory comes one week after Harrington was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame during the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

Weir closed with a 67. Ken Duke (68), Mark Hensby (66) and Ken Tanigawa (70) tied for third, two shots behind. Tanigawa was part of a three-way tie for the 36-hole lead with Harrington and Stephen Ames.

Korn Ferry Tour

Norman, Okla. — John Pak capped off his first Korn Ferry Tour victory on Sunday when he closed with a 2-under 70 for a three-shot victory in the inaugural Compliance Solutions Championship.

Pak had a seven-shot lead going into the final round thanks to a 65 on Saturday. He responded to an early bogey with a birdie, played the front nine of the Jimmie Austin OU course even, and played bogey-free on the back nine with birdies on both the par 5s.

Jackson Suber, the alternate who replaced an injured Jon Rahm at the U.S. Open and then made the cut, closed with a 63 to finish alone in second and move to No. 22 on the points list.

Steven Fish (67) finished alone in third.

Pak, who swept all the college awards in 2021 as a senior at Florida State, finished at 23-under 265 and moved from No. 51 to No. 9 on the points list.

Other tours

Soo Bin Joo shot 3-under 69 on Sunday and won the Island Resort Championship in an Epson Tour event that was reduced to 36 holes because of rain. Former LSU star Ingrid Lindblad had a 66 and was among five players who tied for second. ... Ryo Ishikawa closed with a 4-under 68 for a one-shot victory in the Japan Players Championship, his 19th career victory on the Japan Golf Tour. ... Minkyu Kim won the Kolon Korea Open for the second time with a 5-under 66, giving him a three-shot victory over Younghan Song. Kim and Song each earned a spot in the British Open through the Open Qualifying Series. ... Frederik Kjettrup of Denmark won in his second start as a pro when the Florida State alum closed with a 2-under 68 for a one-shot victory in The Beachlands Victoria Open in Canada on the PGA Tour Americas. ... John Parry won his third Challenge Tour title when he closed with a 2-under 68 and won the first hole of a playoff with a par to defeat Per Langfors in the Blot Open de Bretagne. ... Marta Martin of Spain closed with a 9-under 63 for a four-shot victory over Rosie Davies in the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour. ... Sakura Koiwai won for the second time this year on the Japan LPGA with a 7-under 65 for a six-shot victory in the Earth Mondahmin Cup. ... Hungkyung Park closed with a 2-under 70 and won a three-way playoff on the fourth extra hole to capture the Hankyung Ladies Cup on the Korea LPGA.

Victory Tour (The Jacksons)

The Victory Tour was a concert tour of the United States and Canada by the American pop band, the Jacksons , from July to December 1984. It was the only tour with all six Jackson brothers, even though Jackie was injured for some of it. The group performed 55 concerts to an audience of approximately 2.5 million. [1] Of the 22 locations performed at, 19 were large stadiums. Most came to see Michael , whose album Thriller was dominating the music world at the time. Many regard it as his Thriller Tour , with most of the songs on the set list coming from his Thriller and Off the Wall albums.

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The tour reportedly grossed approximately $75 million ($ 220 million in 2023 dollars [2] ) and set a new record for the highest-grossing tour . [3] It showcased Michael's single decorated glove, black sequined jacket, and moonwalk . The tour was choreographed by Paula Abdul , [4] [5] and promoted by Don King . Despite the billing of being a 'world tour', the shows were staged to the United States and Canada alone. It would be the last touring show featuring all of the brothers (although they later reunited for a two-nighter in 2001 called Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration , which stayed in Madison Square Garden ), and was marketed as such.

Despite its focus on Michael, the tour was named after the Jacksons' album Victory . The album was released four days before the tour's first show in Kansas City and turned out to be a commercial success. However, besides some ad libbing during the show's encore, none of the album's songs were performed on the tour. Jermaine had a successful new album out as well ( Jermaine Jackson , also known as Dynamite , which had been released in April 1984) and some material from that album was performed. Also, all three of the Jacksons' sisters released new albums that year, but Rebbie , La Toya , and Janet were not part of the tour (aside from a cameo appearance for a few moments at the end of the final show with other family members).

According to Marlon , Michael refused to rehearse or perform any of the songs from Victory and was also reluctant on embarking on the tour himself; it took his mother Katherine and fans to persuade him before he finally agreed. Marlon also stated that Michael had only reluctantly joined his brothers, who needed the income while he himself did not. [6] On the tour, tensions between Michael and his brothers increased so much that at the December 9 concert he announced that it would be the last time they would perform together, ending plans for a European and Australian leg of the tour in the spring and summer of 1985.

The Jacksons and Don King did make money from the tour. Michael donated his share to several charities as he had promised prior to the tour, but the rancor between him and his brothers had a deep and lasting effect on the Jacksons as a family , alienating him from them for most of his later life, and effectively ended the Jacksons as a performing group. The Jacksons made one more album in 1989, but aside from the concert celebrating Michael's thirty years as a solo artist in 2001, they never toured again during Michael's lifetime.

The tour was also a financial disaster for promoter Chuck Sullivan and his father Billy ; the losses from the tour eventually forced them to sell the New England Patriots football team they owned after Foxboro Stadium , the team's home field, lapsed into bankruptcy.

In November 1983, the Jacksons announced plans for a major tour in 1984 at a press conference, with boxing promoter Don King offering $3 million ($ 8.8 million in 2023 dollars [2] ) in upfront advances. That spring, the Victory album had been recorded, to be released shortly before the tour itself.

At the time the tour was announced, the Jacksons had not lined up a promoter for the shows. In the spring of 1984, Chuck Sullivan , son of Billy Sullivan , owner of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL), went to Los Angeles to see if he could get the Jacksons to choose the team's home, Foxboro Stadium , which the family also owned, for the group's Boston -area shows. After using his financial and legal expertise to help his father regain control of the team he had founded and built in the wake of a 1974 boardroom coup , the younger Sullivan, who had promoted concerts as an undergraduate at Boston College and during his United States Army service in Thailand, had begun staging concerts at the stadium to generate extra income for the team. [7]

The set list included songs from the Jacksons' albums Destiny and Triumph . Despite the name of the tour, the Victory album was not represented. [8] There were also songs on the list from Jermaine 's and Michael 's solo careers. Songs from Michael's albums Off the Wall and Thriller were both represented. The set list did not include " Thriller " itself because Michael did not like the way the song sounded live, but it was later performed regularly during Michael's solo tours. " State Of Shock " was also rehearsed during sound check but was never performed (although a snippet of Michael’s vocal was heard in leaked footage of the concert in Toronto ). [9] Jermaine sometimes performed the song "Dynamite" during his solo segment in place of the usual "You Like Me, Don't You?"

At a meeting, Frank DiLeo, a vice president of the Jacksons' label , Epic Records , told Sullivan that the group's talks with its original promoter had broken down and they were seeking a replacement. Sensing an opportunity, Sullivan returned to Boston and began putting together the financing to allow Stadium Management Corp. (SMC), the Patriots' subsidiary that operated Foxboro Stadium, to promote the entire Victory Tour. Initially he partnered with Eddie DeBartolo , then-owner of another NFL team, the San Francisco 49ers , in putting together a bid offering the Jacksons two-thirds of the tour's gross revenue against a guaranteed $40 million ($ 117 million in modern dollars [2] ). [7]

DeBartolo withdrew from the bid when he began to see the deal as too risky. Sullivan persevered by himself, and in late April DiLeo told him at another meeting in Los Angeles that SMC, which had never handled a tour, would be the promoter of the year's most eagerly anticipated concert tour, expected to gross $70–80 million. The deal was very generous to the Jacksons. Sullivan had agreed that they would receive 83.4% of gross potential ticket revenues, which meant in practical terms that the group would be paid as if the show had sold out regardless of whether it actually did. That percentage was at least 25 points above what was at that time the industry standard for artists on tour. [7]

Sullivan also guaranteed the Jacksons an advance of $36.6 million ($ 107 million in modern dollars [2] ). He put Foxboro Stadium up as collateral for a $12.5 million loan to pay the first installment shortly before the tour started. The balance was due two weeks later. [7]

The month after winning the tour bid, Sullivan approached stadium managers at the NFL's meetings, many of whom were there to bid for future Super Bowls . He sought changes to their usual arrangements with touring performers in order to make the Victory Tour more profitable. Kansas City 's Arrowhead Stadium , home of the Chiefs , agreed to accept only a $100,000 fee for the three opening concerts instead of its usual percentage of ticket sales and concessions . The Gator Bowl in Jacksonville , Florida , provided nearly half a million dollars' worth of free goods and services. Ultimately, 26 of the 55 dates were played in 17 stadiums that were home to NFL teams. [7] But some others balked at Sullivan's demands. To use John F. Kennedy Stadium , Sullivan asked the city of Philadelphia for almost $400,000 in tax breaks and subsidies. Among them were free hotel rooms and suites for all tour workers, free use of the stadium and waiver of concession revenue. He said the Jacksons' presence would generate revenue that would make up the difference, but the city stood firm on some provisions. [7]

Outside of negotiations, Sullivan's behavior on tour embarrassed the Jacksons on some occasions. At Washington 's Robert F. Kennedy Stadium , he forgot his pass and was denied entry. [10] Sullivan was particularly humiliated when the board of selectmen in Foxboro , Massachusetts , where his family's team and stadium were located, uncharacteristically denied a permit for the concert, citing "the unknown element". This was not only a major personal embarrassment for Sullivan, but also a crippling financial blow as it denied the family the use of the only facility where they would have kept all of the revenue from sources such as concessions and parking.

News writers suggested in retrospect that the board's decision was racially motivated. It was also stated that there had been continuing security concerns about the stadium during Patriots' games and previous concerts, but the board had never denied permits on that basis before. [10] Others pointed the possibility of lobbying from the Sullivans' business rivals, since the family had accumulated many enemies in the state of Massachusetts over years of often bitter struggle to keep control of the Patriots. In any case, Sullivan was acutely aware that staging any sort of large event in Massachusetts at the time was considered a privilege utterly dependent on the goodwill of the board of selectmen, and thus was in no position to antagonize them further by challenging their decision.

To help defray the tour's costs, the Jacksons sought a corporate sponsor. They had all but concluded a lucrative deal with Quaker Oats when King came to them with a deal he had already signed with Pepsi . Although it would pay them less money, the brothers were acutely aware that King was able and willing to shut down the entire tour if he were crossed. They thus had no choice but to take the deal with Pepsi and break off talks with Quaker.

Part of the deal arranged by King was that Michael, who did not drink Pepsi, would have to do two television commercials. He made sure that his face appeared minimally in them to avoid overexposing his image, much to King's annoyance. During filming of one of the two commercials, Michael suffered second and third degree burns on his scalp when a pyrotechnic effect malfunctioned, catching his hair on fire. Many people, including friends and associates of Michael, believe this incident is what sparked his later problems with prescription drug abuse. [11] [12] [13] [14]

King, Sullivan and the Jacksons' father, Joe Jackson (who no longer managed any of his sons by that point), came up with a way to generate additional revenue from ticket sales. Those wishing to attend would have to send a postal money order for $120 ($ 350 in 2024 dollars [2] ) along with a special form to a lottery to buy blocks of four tickets at $30 apiece (US$ 88 in 2023 dollars [2] ), ostensibly to curtail scalpers . Upon receipt the money was to be deposited into a standard money market account earning 7% annual interest; it would take six to eight weeks for the lottery to be held and money to be refunded to the unsuccessful purchasers. Since only one in ten purchasers would win the lottery and receive tickets, there would be more money in the bank for that time period than there were tickets to sell, and they expected to earn $10–12 million in interest. [14]

Joe, Jermaine, Marlon, Jackie , Tito and Randy were in favor of the plan, but Michael was not and warned them that it would be a public relations disaster. The $30 ticket price was already higher than most touring acts (such as Prince and Bruce Springsteen ) charged at the time and was compounded by the requirement to buy four. This put tickets out of reach of many of Michael's African-American fans who were not financially secure. That community was joined by many commentators in the media in vociferously criticizing the Jacksons over the plan. [14] Nevertheless, when newspapers published the form for tickets to the first show in Kansas City in late June, fans lined up at stores before they opened to buy them. A local radio disk jockey said some newspapers were even stolen from lawns. [15]

On July 5, 1984, after receiving a letter from eleven-year-old fan Ladonna Jones, who accused the Jacksons and their promoters of being "selfish and just out for money," Michael held a press conference to announce changes in the tour's organization and also to announce that his share of the proceeds from the tour would be donated to charity. Jones later received VIP treatment at the Dallas concert. The following is Michael's speech at the press conference:

A lot of people are having trouble getting tickets. The other day I got a letter from a fan in Texas named Ladonna Jones. She'd been saving her money from odd jobs to buy a ticket, but with the turned tour system, she'd have to buy four tickets and she couldn't afford that. So, we asked our promoter to work out a new way of distributing tickets, a way that no longer requires a money order. There has also been a lot of talk about the promoter holding money for tickets that didn't sell. I've asked our promoter to end the mail order ticket system as soon as possible so that no one will pay money unless they get a ticket. Finally, and most importantly, there's something else I am going to announce today. I want you to know that I decided to donate all my money I make from our performance to charity. There will be further press statements released in the next two weeks.

Afterwards, the procedures were modified, but all sales continued to be made by mail (except for the six final shows at Dodger Stadium , where tickets were also sold through Ticketmaster ). Tickets were typically made available only a week to ten days in advance, and many tickets ended up in the hands of ticket brokers.

The ticket price remained unchanged and at a press conference, King justified the $30 price as appropriate and that he did not blame the promoters for charging that price, adding that "you must understand, you get what you pay for." [16]

The tour sold what was then a record number of tickets despite the high price. [17] The opening shows were widely covered in the national media and sold out. "Anybody who sees this show will be a better person for years to come", King told the media before the first date in Kansas City. "Michael Jackson has transcended all earthly bounds. Every race, color and creed is waiting for this tour." [14]

Sullivan had estimated in June that he would make up to $13 million, but by August he had reduced that estimate by more than three-quarters, to $3 million. Transporting the 365-ton ( 331   t ) stage Michael had designed, which took up one-third of a football field (approximately 19,200 square feet (1,780   m 2 ) ), required over thirty tractor trailers . It was so large it required using some of the seating area, in some venues taking as much as a quarter of the potential available seats off the market. [10]

Before the tour began Sullivan had spent nearly a million dollars on legal fees and insurance. Among the 250 workers on the tour payroll was an "ambiance director" who provided "homey touches" to the traveling parlor the group relaxed in before and after shows. Overhead costs were soon averaging around a million dollars a week, far over expectations, and Sullivan was unable to pay the $24 million balance on the advance. He renegotiated the deal down to 75% of gross potential seat revenues soon after the tour began. [7]

Tensions between Michael and his brothers increased during the tour. Michael stayed at his own hotels and flew between stops on a private jet while the rest of the family flew commercial. At one point he demanded that a publicist be fired and, when he found out right before a show that she had not been, he refused to go on until she was. Michael was also disappointed that his idol James Brown had declined his invitation to join the group on stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City due to Brown's continued outrage about the ticket lottery. [14]

The other Jacksons also had grievances with Michael. He turned down a multimillion-dollar offer from Paramount Pictures to film one of the shows that his brothers had accepted, only to have a crew he had hired show up to shoot its own film several nights later (they subsequently blocked its release). Despite a pre-tour agreement that only the Jacksons themselves could ride in the van chartered to take them to shows, Michael began taking child star Emmanuel Lewis along with them. Later, after a similar agreement over a helicopter that took the brothers to a show at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford , New Jersey , Michael showed up with Sean Lennon (son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono ), and his brothers glared at him for the entire flight.

Before the tour was halfway completed, the brothers were taking separate vehicles to concerts, [14] staying on different floors of their hotels and refusing to talk to each other on the way to shows. Meetings broke down among factions, with two lawyers frequently representing Michael's interests, another Jermaine's, and one more for Jackie, Tito and Marlon. "It was the worst experience Michael had ever had with his brothers", said a longtime family friend. "Some were jealous, there was denial, the whole gamut of human emotions." [14]

Health problems affected the tour. Jackie missed the first half with a leg injury, supposedly sustained during rehearsals. At one point, Michael became so exhausted from the stress of quarreling with his brothers that he was placed under medical care. [14]

By the later shows on the tour, its novelty had worn off and the strains were having an effect. Although the Victory album was certified double platinum by the RIAA for sales of two million copies, [18] the shows were failing to sell out. Dates planned for Pittsburgh were cancelled; extra shows in Chicago made up the difference. By early October, the time of the shows in Toronto's Exhibition Stadium , a total of 50,000 tickets had gone unsold, so Sullivan renegotiated again, getting the Jacksons to agree to revenues based on actual sales. [7]

Things got worse as the tour reached its final leg on the West Coast . In late November, the shows at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe , Arizona , were canceled. Officially the reason was that Jermaine was too sick with the flu to perform, but there was some speculation that slow ticket sales played a role as well. Sullivan was so short of cash he stopped payment on a $1.9 million check to the group after the Vancouver dates. Immediately afterwards, he suffered a minor heart attack and left the hospital early to renegotiate with the Jacksons again, claiming losses of $5–6 million. By this time the parties were no longer meeting in person. The Jacksons agreed to waive the stopped payment in return for a greater share of revenue from the six final shows at Dodger Stadium. Sullivan's estimated profit was down to half a million dollars. [7]

The Jacksons and King had made money even though Sullivan had not, and near the end of the tour they began making plans for a European leg, as well as an Australian leg. When word reached Michael, he let them know through his representatives that he would not take part. At the rain-soaked tour finale at Dodger Stadium, after six sold out shows, Michael announced at the end of the show that this would be the last time they would all perform together, much to his brothers' surprise. As a result, the plans to go to Europe and Australia were ended. [14]

Michael's announcement generated some backlash from his brothers. King stated:

There's no way Michael should be as big as he is and treat his family the way he does. He feels his father done him wrong? His father may have done some wrong, but he also had to do a whole lot right   ... What Michael's got to realize is that he's a nigger   ... He's one of the megastars of the world, but he's still going to be a nigger megastar.

Michael was so upset when he learned of King's remarks that he called his lawyer John Branca and demanded to “sue his ass”. Branca calmed him down and persuaded him to drop the idea. [14]

The Jacksons netted approximately $36 million, which worked out to about $7 million for each brother. Michael, who alone did not need the money, donated his share of the proceeds from the tour, approximately $5 million ($ 15 million in 2023 dollars [2] ), to three charities, as he had promised, including the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia and Cancer Research, the United Negro College Fund , and Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times . [19] He had also received an $18 million advance ($ 53 million in 2023 dollars [2] ) from Sullivan for a Michael Jackson designer jeans brand, few of which were ever produced and sold before Sullivan had to stop production. [14]

Estimates of SMC's losses have ranged from $13 million to $22 million ($ 38 million to $ 65 million in modern dollars [2] ). Sullivan and his father quietly put the word out around the NFL that the Patriots and their stadium were for sale. The $100 million asking price for the combined package made somewhat more sense when the Patriots unexpectedly qualified for Super Bowl XX after the next season , the first time they had ever done so. [7] However, the immediate financial return for this achievement was limited especially since the team played entirety of the 1985-86 postseason on the road. Thus, even after reaching the Super Bowl, the team's revenue was not nearly enough for the Sullivans to service the debt from the Victory Tour.

Compared to their contemporary major professional sports league colleagues, the Sullivans were never particularly wealthy owners. Furthermore Foxboro Stadium, although only a thirteen year old facility in 1984, was one of the smallest venues in the NFL and already well into the process of becoming outmoded by league standards. At one point the Sullivans were so close to bankruptcy that the NFL had to advance them $4 million to make their payroll. Chuck Sullivan's woes increased when his wife filed for divorce, and he had to set up a luxury box at Foxboro Stadium as his personal living quarters. He allegedly wrote several letters to Michael, begging for money to bail the team out, but Michael never replied. [10]

Under heavy pressure from the NFL, the Sullivans finally gave up and sold the Patriots to Victor Kiam in 1988. However, Kiam was unable to keep himself or the team financially stable either, and eventually the Patriots were sold again in 1992 to James Orthwein . Meanwhile, Foxboro Stadium lapsed into bankruptcy and was purchased by Boston paper magnate Robert Kraft . [10] Kraft used the stadium's lease as leverage to prevent Orthwein from breaking the agreement and moving the team to St. Louis . He further made it clear that he would go to court to enforce the lease's ironclad commitment for the Patriots to play in the stadium until 2001. Orthwein then put the team on the market, but the wording of the lease scared off potential buyers because they would also be required to negotiate with Kraft. With no other choice, Orthwein accepted Kraft's own $175 million offer to buy the Patriots in 1994. [20] Kraft has a Victory Tour poster in his office as a reminder of how he was able to realize his lifelong dream of owning the Patriots. [10]

Aside from a few months in mid-1975 and Michael's 30th Anniversary Celebration concert in 2001, the Victory Tour was one of the very few times that all six Jackson brothers worked together at the same time as a band. Jackie missed most of the tour because of a leg injury, which was described at the time as a knee injury incurred during strenuous rehearsals. [21] Margaret Maldonado, the mother of two of Jermaine's children, has alleged that Jackie in fact broke his leg in an automobile accident: his first wife Enid deliberately ran him over in a parking lot after catching him with Paula Abdul. Jackie would, however, eventually recover and was able to rejoin his brothers on stage for the last portion of the tour. [21] [22] Michael sang all the lead vocals, except for a trio of Jermaine's solo hits.

Eddie Van Halen made a special guest appearance doing the " Beat It " guitar solo on July 13 in Irving , Texas . [23]

Shortly after the tour ended and the announcement that it was the group's final tour, Michael returned to his solo career [24] and Marlon left the group to start a solo career of his own .

• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "
• " Things I Do for You "
• " Off the Wall "
• " Human Nature "
• " This Place Hotel "
• " She's Out of My Life "
• " Let's Get Serious " / " You Like Me, Don't You? " / " Dynamite " / " Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True) "
• " I Want You Back " / " The Love You Save " / " I'll Be There "
• " Rock with You "
• " Lovely One " Encore
• " Workin' Day and Night "
• " Beat It "
• " Billie Jean "
• " Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) " (with excerpts from " Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough " and " State of Shock ")
• ↑ Originally scheduled for Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum .
• Michael Jackson : vocals , keyboards
• Randy Jackson : vocals, percussion, keyboards
• Jermaine Jackson : vocals; bass
• Tito Jackson : vocals; guitar
• Marlon Jackson : vocals; percussion
• Jackie Jackson : vocals; percussion (First performance during the Quebec concerts.)
• Keyboards: Rory Kaplan, Pat Leonard and Jai Winding
• Guitar: David Williams and Gregg Wright
• Drums: Jonathan Moffett
• Tour Coordinator and Co-Producer with the Jacksons: Larry Larson
• Assistant Coordinator: Marla Winston
• Production Manager: Peyton Wilson
• Assistant Production Managers: Gary Bouchard and Debbie Lyons
• Stage Manager: Mike Hirsh
• Assistant Stage Manager: Pee Wee Jackson
• Production Consultant: Ken Graham
• Site Coordinators: John "Bugzee" Hougdahl, Jose Ward
• Stage Construction and Engineering: Plainview, Inc. – John McGraw
• Robotic Lighting: Design – Michael Jackson
• Eidophor Video Projection: M.B. Productions, Inc.
• Design execution and manufacturing: Applied Entertainment Systems
• Lighting Company: TASCO
• Sound Company: Clair Brothers Audio
• House Mixers: ML Procise and Mike Stahl
• Monitor engineer: Rick Coberly
• Laser Effects: Showlasers, Inc., Dallas, Texas
• Laser Special Effects Operator: Michael Moorhead
• Laser Technician: Steve Glasow
• Musicians Costumes Design: Enid Jackson
• Magical Illusions: Franz Harary
• Tour Photographer: Harrison Funk
• Video Director: Sandy Fullerton
• Jackson Crew Sportswear: Nike
• Community Affairs: Harold Preston
• Consultant to Community Affairs: Cynthia Wilson
• Pyrotechnics Director: John Watkins
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• Goin' Back to Indiana (1971)
• The Jackson 5 in Japan (1973)
• The Jacksons Live! (1981)
• Live at the Forum (2010)
• Greatest Hits (1971)
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Scottie Scheffler outlasts protest on 18th green, Tom Kim to win Travelers for 6th victory of year

Scottie Scheffler, right, poses with his baby son Bennett and his wife Meredith after winning the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

One of several protesters is led away after they ran onto the course on at the 18th hole as Akshay Bhatia, second from right, and Scottie Scheffler, right, watch during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Golfers Tom Kim, left, of South Korea, Scottie Scheffler, center, and Akshay Bhatia, right, talk to an official after protesters ran onto the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Scottie Scheffler holds up his trophy after winning the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Scottie Scheffler tees off on the 11th hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A protester runs onto the course as Scottie Scheffler, right, watches on the 18th hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Scottie Scheffler reacts after missing a put on the 18th hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Scottie Scheffler gestures after making birdie on the seventh hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Tom Kim, of South Korea, tees off on the eighth hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Tom Hoge tees off on the first hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Akshay Bhatia reacts after sinking a putt on the eighth hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Scottie Scheffler, right, shakes hands with Tom Kim, of South Korea, after winning the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Protesters are led away after they ran onto the course on at the 18th hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Protesters are taken into custody after they ran onto the course as Akshay Bhatia, left, walks away on the 18th hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Protesters run onto the course as Scottie Scheffler, right, walks away on the 18th hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler had to wait out a climate protest on the 18th green and Tom Kim’s tying birdie on the last hole of regulation.

Those events only delayed what seems to be inevitable on the PGA Tour this season: the best golfer in the world walking off with the trophy.

Shrugging off a protest that interrupted the tournament on the 72nd hole while the leaders were lining up their putts, Scheffler won the Travelers Championship on the first hole of sudden death on Sunday for his sixth win of the year, the most in one season on the PGA Tour since Tiger Woods had six in 2009.

“When something like that happens, you don’t really know what’s happening, So it can kind of rattle you a little bit,” Scheffler said.

“That can be a stressful situation, and you would hate for the tournament to end on something weird happening because of a situation like that,” he said. “Tom and I both tried to calm each other down so we could give it our best shot there on 18.”

Scheffler closed with a 5-under 65 and a 22-under 258 total at the TPC River Highlands, and Kim matched him with a final-round 66.

Tom Hoge and Sungjae Im tied for third, two shots back, with Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau, Justin Thomas and Akshay Bhatia tied for fifth at 18 under. Bhatia was also in the final group that was disrupted by the protest.

“I was scared for my life,” he said. “I didn’t even really know what was happening. ... But thankfully the cops were there and kept us safe, because that’s, you know, that’s just weird stuff.”

It was Scheffler’s fourth victory of the year in the tour’s $20 million, limited-field signature events, earning him a payday of $3.6 million. He also won the Masters and The Players Championship.

And Scheffler still has two months to go.

“As much as I love him, I would have loved to take that away from him,” said Kim, who shares a birthday and a friendship with Scheffler. “But I’m happy for him, and after I tapped out, after he tapped out, he said some really nice words and it meant a lot to me.”

Scheffler had a one-stroke lead heading to the 18th green on Sunday when six people stormed the course, waving smoke bombs that left a red and white powdery residue on the putting surface. Some wore white T-shirts with the words “NO GOLF ON A DEAD PLANET” in black lettering.

They were tackled by police and taken off.

The activist group Extinction Rebellion, which has a history of disrupting events around the world, claimed responsibility for the protest. In a statement emailed to The Associated Press, the group blamed climate change for an electrical storm that injured two people at a home near the course on Saturday.

After a delay of about five minutes, when tournament officials used towels and blowers to remove the powder and any other marks that might affect play, Scheffler left a 26-foot putt from the fringe on the edge of the cup and tapped in for par.

Kim then made a 10-foot birdie putt for a 66 to match Scheffler.

“Obviously it is a disruption and you don’t want it to happen, but for me it just kind of slowed things down,” Kim said. “It took the meaning of the putt away for a second. Because for the past 17 and a half holes all you’re thinking about is golf, and suddenly when that happens your mind goes into a complete — like, you’re almost not even playing golf anymore. I thought it was a dream for a second.”

The hole location on the 18th was moved for the playoff to avoid the parts of the green affected by the protesters.

Scheffler hit his approach in the playoff to 11 feet while Kim found a greenside bunker. Kim’s blast from a plugged lie ran 36 feet past the hole, leaving Scheffler with an easy two-putt par for the victory. Afterward, his wife, Meredith, met him on the green, carrying their 6-week-old son, Bennett .

“It’s fun competing against your friends,” Scheffler said. “But at the same time, it’s difficult. Because part of me wants him to miss the putt and part of me wants him to make the putt. ... But he should remember that putt he made on 18, because it was pretty special. And he’s a great player and a great champion.”

Coming off a tie for 41st in the U.S. Open – by far his worst finish of the year -- Scheffler trailed Kim by three strokes after the first round, by two after the second round and by one heading to the tee on Sunday.

Scheffler took a one-shot lead over Kim with three straight birdies on Nos. 13-15 — he had putts for eagle on two of them. While Hoge signed for a 62 to finish at 20 under, and Im joined him there, Scheffler and Kim matched pars over the next two holes to set up the surprising finish.

Scheffler and Kim share a June 21 birthday — Scheffler is six years older — and they celebrated with New Haven pizza before the tournament about 30 miles north. The Dallas-area residents played together in the final group on Sunday, chatting and joking around.

But only one of them could hold the trophy at the end.

And just like it’s been so often, it was Scheffler.

Kim said being in a pack of leaders with his birthday buddy allowed him to focus on his own game.

“You don’t need to worry about him, because he’s going to play well,” Kim said. “Obviously he’s a phenomenal player, world No. 1, all those titles. But at the same time for me he’s just Scottie Scheffler, he’s just a good friend.

“To come down with someone that I play a lot of golf with, who beats me a lot at home — and, unfortunately, he beat me in the playoff too,” Kim said. “But it definitely made it a lot more enjoyable out there.”

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SAMMIMISH, Wash. – They gathered around the 18th green, giddy with excitement. It was a who’s who of former No. 1 players and major winners. Some were new to the tour. Others have grown up out here. Most were from South Korea, but not all. LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan was in the middle of the group at Sahalee Country Club, taking pictures and organizing the champagne. At one point, a mortified A Lim Kim ran onto the green to pick up a champagne cork that had popped off prematurely.

When it comes to popular winners, it’s hard to imagine anyone getting a bigger group hug from her peers than Amy Yang. The 34-year-old nearly retired a short time ago but held on to win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in her 75th major championship start.

“I told (caddie) Jan on the 18th fairway, this has been the longest 18 holes I ever played in my career,” said a relieved Yang. “I was that much stressed and felt pressure out there.”

Yang shivered as she walked into the flash area, her clothes soaked from the bubbly affair. The last time the LPGA has seen an 18th green celebration quite so epic was the last time Yang lifted a trophy at the CME Group Tour Championship in November.

“I think it just speaks to what kind of person she is,” said Lydia Ko, who was joined by the likes of Jin Young Ko, Brooke Henderson, Hyo Joo Kim and Haeran Ryu on the 18th. “I said she’s one of the or the nicest person on tour. And when she says stuff it’s genuine.

“All these people aren’t here just for show. Everybody means it.”

It wasn’t just the players who embraced Yang. More than an hour after the last putt dropped at Sahalee, dozens of kids were outside the press area chanting her name.

AMY YANG WINS HER FIRST MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP‼️ 🍾 Watch the celebration on NBC! #KPMGWomensPGA pic.twitter.com/ULAuKgonm4 — KPMG Women's PGA Championship (@KPMGWomensPGA) June 23, 2024

Washington’s Sahalee Country Club once again proved to be a punishing test, taking out World No. 1 Nelly Korda in dramatic fashion on Friday with a gut-wrenching 81. Through 54 holes, it looked like Lexi Thompson might script something magical, but retirement suddenly looked awfully good on Sunday after a baffling front-nine 43.

Thompson dug deep though, coming home in 31 to salvage a top-10 finish that gets her an invitation back to the KPMG next year, should she want it.

“It was just a tale of two nines,” said Thompson, who was still fairly upbeat after the round.

“I hit a great shot on 9 and really just tried to stay positive with my caddie, Mark. He was just drilling in the positive comments, even being 8-over through 8, which it’s pretty hard to find the positive. He was trying. God bless him.”

Yang began the final round with a two-stroke lead over JLPGA star Miyu Yamashita and Lauren Hartlage, who has spent more time at Q-School than major championships. Hartlage went 34 holes without a bogey to put herself in contention but fell out of the mix after back-to-back doubles on Nos. 7 and 8.

She ultimately finished in a share of fifth, a career-best LPGA showing, and earned more money in one week ($378,447) than she had in 2 ½ years on tour.

“I learned that even though I’m uncomfortable, I can still play good golf,” said Hartlage, who learned the game from her mom, Kim. “Because it’s hard when you’re out there. There is a lot of stress, a lot of emotions. I’m just proud of the way I handled those all week.”

Yamashita’s share of second with Jin Young Ko and Lilia Vu will likely be enough to earn her a spot in the Paris Olympics alongside two-time U.S. Women’s Open winner Yuka Saso of Japan. The Olympics field will be finalized on Monday.

Vu, who won last week’s Meijer LPGA Classic after being sidelined two months with a back injury, is once again showing the kind of form that won her four titles last season, including a pair of majors.

Ally Ewing’s share of fifth likely won’t be enough to propel her into the top 15 of the Rolex Rankings. She’s projected to come just shy of a spot on the U.S. Olympic team which will include Korda, Vu and Rose Zhang.

Yang made an appearance on Golf Channel’s “Golf Central” show after the victory and her jaw dropped to the floor when the show’s hosts told her she’d qualified for Paris.

It was a monumental day for a woman who first dreamed of playing on the LPGA after watching Se Ri Pak win the 1998 U.S. Women’s Open.

As Yang met with the media after her round, the oversized trophy sat beside her on a pedestal. When LPGA Championship morphed into the KPMG Women’s PGA a decade ago, the trophy stayed the same but the base got bigger, much like the event itself.

“I see Seri’s name right there, 1998,” said Yang, pointing to the LPGA Championship victory that came just before the playoff triumph at Blackwolf Run that inspired a nation.

The first time Jan Meierling walked Sahalee earlier this week, he thought it might be a good track for his boss. The roughly 7,500 trees on property – which are both breathtaking and claustrophobic – make it impossible to daydream. Meierling said Yang can get a little “space-cadet-y” out there and liked that Sahalee forced her to stay focused.

“The more she gets in engaged, the more the situation demands of it of her, that’s when she kind of goes into auto-pilot,” said Meierling, “and she does what she does best.”

There was a point during Sunday’s final round that Yang led by seven. The coronation slowed, however, after a bogey on the 16th was followed by a watery tee shot on the par-3 17th that led to double.

Yang suddenly led by three with one to play.

On the closing par 5, Meierling tried to advise against Yang pulling 3-wood for her second shot, but ultimately didn’t push the subject. He’d run through his mind the various scenarios, including blowing it into the bleachers, and decided it was better to let her run with it.

Yang’s ball sailed through the giant Christmas tree down the lefthand side, and she pitched up and two-putted to close with an even-par 72 and finish at 7 under, three strokes clear of the field.

That’s when it felt like half the LPGA rushed the green, giving her a champagne bath for the ages.

“Amy is the best,” said Lindy Duncan, who for the past four years has played golf in Orlando during the off weeks with Yang and Lydia Ko at Bay Hill, Orange Tree and Lake Nona.

“She’s just the best. Genuine, kind, caring, always a good friend. You ask her questions, and she just wants to help everybody.”

Yang’s short game at Sahalee was next-level elite. She led the field in scrambling, strokes gained tee-to-green and bogeys or worse with seven.

A winner on the LET as a 16-year-old amateur, Yang was a prodigy before many of the players who celebrated had her ever picked up a club. After a rock-climbing injury left her with an elbow injury, she thought her career might come to an early close. Instead, the now six-time LPGA winner is enjoying the biggest moments – and paychecks – of her career. She’s now won $3.56 million for her last two victories, surpassing $15 million in career earnings.

Perhaps most shockingly, she’s the first South Korean to win on tour this season.

Coming down the 18th fairway, Yang turned to Meierling and told him that the next time he hears her say she doesn’t love this game – it’s a lie. For her, the imperfections are what make it so brilliant.

“I thought about this out on the golf course today,” said Yang, “that golf is really just like a fight against myself.”

And this time, she finally won.

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