Trump tears into PGA and praises LIV after 9/11 families urge him to cancel Bedminster tournament
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump tears into PGA and praises LIV after 9/11 families urge him to cancel Bedminster tournament

Daily Mail  

Former President Trump tore into the 'very disloyal' PGA and warned golfers who stick by the tournament they will lose out after family members of 9/11 victims signed on to a letter urging him to cancel the Saudi-backed LIV tournament. Meanwhile the families of 9/11 victims are seeking a meeting with the former president over his decision to host the LIV tournament at his New Jersey Bedminster Golf Club from July 29 to 31. 'For Donald Trump, a former president of the United States to host the Saudi golf tournament, help it get off the ground 45 miles or 50 miles from Ground Zero, where 750 New Jerseyans were killed on that day, it is beyond comprehension. The families of 9/11 victims are seeking a meeting with the former president over his decision to host the LIV tournament at his New Jersey Bedminster Golf Club from July 29 to 31 The PGA yanked tournaments from Bedminster and Trump's Doral course in 2016 and 2021 In a Truth Social post, Trump wished luck to 'really talented' Cam Smith, who has joined the LIV tournament 'The 9/11 familes, we've had to grow thick skins over the last 21 years.

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Donald Trump has got the driver swing
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump has got the driver swing

Live Mint  

You have to see it to believe it. And thanks to his appearance on US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau’s wildly popular YouTube channel, 12 million golf fans around the world have seen Donald Trump’s golf swing in action. During the first presidential debate, Trump spoke about recently winning two club championships and added that…“.To do that, you have to be …

Rory McIlroy thinks Donald Trump and Elon Musk could help PGA Tour and LIV Golf discussions
2 months ago

Rory McIlroy thinks Donald Trump and Elon Musk could help PGA Tour and LIV Golf discussions

CNN  

CNN — Rory McIlroy thinks that Donald Trump’s return to presidency could help unify the fractured landscape of men’s professional golf by brokering a deal between the PGA Tour and the breakaway Saudi-backed LIV Golf. When asked on Wednesday if Trump could deliver on his own assertion that he could fix the LIV-PGA Tour deal in 15 minutes, McIlroy said: …

Rory McIlroy thinks Donald Trump and Elon Musk could help PGA Tour and LIV Golf discussions
2 months ago

Rory McIlroy thinks Donald Trump and Elon Musk could help PGA Tour and LIV Golf discussions

CNN  

CNN — Rory McIlroy thinks that Donald Trump’s return to presidency could help unify the fractured landscape of men’s professional golf by brokering a deal between the PGA Tour and the breakaway Saudi-backed LIV Golf. When asked on Wednesday if Trump could deliver on his own assertion that he could fix the LIV-PGA Tour deal in 15 minutes, McIlroy said: …

Does Trump’s victory clear the way for PGA Tour-PIF merger? Rory McIlroy thinks so
Trending News
2 months ago

Does Trump’s victory clear the way for PGA Tour-PIF merger? Rory McIlroy thinks so

LA Times  

Rory McIlroy walks off the 18th green following the second round of the British Open Golf Championships on July 19 at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland. In fact, at times he’s been the most vocal critic among PGA Tour players, saying last year that “If LIV Golf was the last place to play golf on Earth, I would retire.” …

Donald Trump claims it would take him '15 minutes' to reach PGA-LIV deal - as he hails Saudis' 'amazing' impact
2 months ago

Donald Trump claims it would take him '15 minutes' to reach PGA-LIV deal - as he hails Saudis' 'amazing' impact

Daily Mail  

Former President of the United States and known golf enthusiast Donald Trump has spoken his mind about the potential merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf that has stalled. podcast with Jim Gray and Bill Belichick, Trump was asked if he would try and help both sides come to an agreement - were he to win back the White …

LIV players returning to PGA Tour should not be punished, says McIlroy
11 months, 1 week ago

LIV players returning to PGA Tour should not be punished, says McIlroy

The Hindu  

Rory McIlroy concedes he has “changed his tune” on the issue of LIV golfers returning to play on the PGA Tour, with the four-time major champion now saying they should be able to come back without being punished. Tyrrell Hatton joins Saudi-funded LIV Golf and becomes a part of Jon Rahm’s new team However, with negotiations on a merger between …

Rory McIlroy hates LIV so much that he’d ‘retire’ if it was last place to golf on Earth
1 year, 5 months ago

Rory McIlroy hates LIV so much that he’d ‘retire’ if it was last place to golf on Earth

LA Times  

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy tees off Thursday on the 10th hole during the first round of the Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. Rory McIlroy has long been one of the most vocal critics of LIV Golf, the Saudi Arabia-backed tour that launched in 2021 to challenge the PGA Tour’s supremacy in professional golf. “LIV is …

PGA Tour officials: No choice but to join LIV
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA Tour officials: No choice but to join LIV

The Hindu  

PGA Tour officials painted a bleak outlook during a contentious Senate hearing Tuesday, sharing they felt no other choice was left but to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf in order for the tour to survive. “The PGA Tour is not that big in terms of players,” PGA Tour board member Jimmy Dunne said during sworn testimony Tuesday before the U.S. …

Senate Launches Probe Into PGA Tour-Saudi Arabia Deal
1 year, 6 months ago

Senate Launches Probe Into PGA Tour-Saudi Arabia Deal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A top senator on Monday opened the first inquiry into the controversial deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, raising the alarm about “a foreign government entity assuming control over a cherished American institution.” Sen. Richard Blumenthal wrote to the heads of the two sports organizations requesting a slew of records related to the …

Letters to Sports: PGA should be ashamed of itself after LIV merger
1 year, 7 months ago

Letters to Sports: PGA should be ashamed of itself after LIV merger

LA Times  

While I appreciate Sam Farmer’s reporting, I respectfully disagree when he writes: “Professional golf’s brief but intense battle is over.” If anything the PGA has only switched sides in this battle and is now in conflict with American values. Reeve Rickard Burbank :: Apart from the shock of the sudden merger of golf’s two entities, maybe we should just be …

Hypocrisy isn’t new in sports, it’s just more obvious in PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger
1 year, 7 months ago

Hypocrisy isn’t new in sports, it’s just more obvious in PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger

Associated Press  

Major League Baseball was once so concerned about gambling it banned Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays just for working as casino greeters. “There is no higher priority than player safety,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said — before the league added a 17th game to the schedule and ramped up the Thursday night schedule that forces players back …

Rory McIlroy ‘still hates’ LIV Golf and demands consequences for defectors but welcomes Saudi investment
1 year, 7 months ago

Rory McIlroy ‘still hates’ LIV Golf and demands consequences for defectors but welcomes Saudi investment

The Independent  

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Rory McIlroy, a strong anti-Saudi voice, now feels like ‘sacrificial lamb’ amid LIV Golf deal
1 year, 7 months ago

Rory McIlroy, a strong anti-Saudi voice, now feels like ‘sacrificial lamb’ amid LIV Golf deal

Associated Press  

Rory McIlroy, the strongest voice against Saudi-funded LIV Golf that caused so much disruption in golf, said Wednesday he now feels like a “sacrificial lamb” with the stunning reversal of the PGA Tour becoming partners with Saudi Arabia’s enormous wealth fund. There’s no denying that,” he said, “But for me as an individual, yeah, there’s just going to have to …

Rory McIlroy a strong anti-Saudi voice that now feels like 'sacrificial lamb' amid LIV Golf merger
1 year, 7 months ago

Rory McIlroy a strong anti-Saudi voice that now feels like 'sacrificial lamb' amid LIV Golf merger

The Independent  

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Blindsided PGA Tour players want answers over merger with LIV Golf
1 year, 7 months ago

Blindsided PGA Tour players want answers over merger with LIV Golf

The Hindu  

PGA Tour players were blindsided by news of a merger with the rebel Saudi-backed LIV Golf on Tuesday that left them, fans and politicians demanding answers. “They’re going to continue to grow, and we’re in a control position on their behalf as we move forward in this structure.” Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris and Hideki Matsuyama were all reported to have …

PGA Tour, LIV Golf merge to end golf’s ‘civil war’
1 year, 7 months ago

PGA Tour, LIV Golf merge to end golf’s ‘civil war’

The Hindu  

The PGA Tour announced a shock merger with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit on Tuesday, rocking the golfing world with a bombshell deal aimed at ending the sport’s bitter two-year civil war. In a stunning agreement that took the sport completely by surprise, the US-based PGA Tour and Europe’s DP World Tour said they had signed an agreement with LIV’s …

What does the shock PGA Tour-LIV merger mean for golf?
1 year, 7 months ago

What does the shock PGA Tour-LIV merger mean for golf?

Al Jazeera  

What does the deal with Saudi Arabia involve, what has the reaction been, and what uncertainties remain around the controversial deal? In a stunning statement that took golf by surprise on Tuesday, the US-based PGA Tour and Europe’s DP World Tour said they would end a two-year litigation with LIV’s Saudi backers and form “a new collectively owned, for-profit entity”. …

PGA Tour and European tour agree to merge with Saudis and end LIV Golf feud
1 year, 7 months ago

PGA Tour and European tour agree to merge with Saudis and end LIV Golf feud

Associated Press  

The PGA Tour abruptly dropped its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf venture on Tuesday and instead announced a stunning merger that creates a global operation featuring the world’s top players backed by the Saudis’ massive wealth. As part of the deal merging the PGA Tour and European tour with Saudi Arabia’s golf interests, the sides immediately are dropping …

PGA Tour commissioner has ‘heated’ meeting with players after LIV Golf merger
1 year, 7 months ago

PGA Tour commissioner has ‘heated’ meeting with players after LIV Golf merger

Associated Press  

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan spent more than an hour explaining to players Tuesday afternoon why he changed his mind about taking Saudi funds in a surprise collaboration, saying it ultimately was for their benefit. “Nothing like finding out through Twitter that we’re merging with a tour that we said we’d never do that with,” Mackenzie Hughes tweeted. As I’m …

LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger reignites not-so-clean debate over sportswashing
1 year, 7 months ago

LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger reignites not-so-clean debate over sportswashing

Associated Press  

There have been other recent headlines out of Saudi Arabia that had nothing to do with golf. The announcement Tuesday that LIV Golf, a Saudi-backed organization implicated by its critics for the sin of sportswashing, had made a deal with the PGA Tour certainly outstripped news that the same backers are trying to lure top soccer players to Saudi Arabia’s …

LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger reignites not-so-clean debate over sportswashing
1 year, 7 months ago

LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger reignites not-so-clean debate over sportswashing

The Independent  

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'PGA is gonna get what it deserves': Condemnation of Saudi LIV merger unites some House members
1 year, 7 months ago

'PGA is gonna get what it deserves': Condemnation of Saudi LIV merger unites some House members

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Members of both sides of the political aisle spoke out against the PGA merger with the Saudi Arabia-owned LIV Golf Tuesday. "The PGA Tour has its own issues, obviously, but they can't just brush aside the source of the tour's money and the business model is a problem, I think, too," Kildee explained. A February 2021 FBI report …

Lawmakers Rip Pro Golf Merger
1 year, 7 months ago

Lawmakers Rip Pro Golf Merger

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Members of Congress had plenty to say Tuesday about the surprising merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed insurgent league LIV Golf after months of tension between the two rival organizations. The Saudi leader has been accused of trying to cover up his government’s human rights violations by investing in sports organizations around the world, …

'Shocked and deeply offended': 9/11 families condemn PGA deal with Saudi-backed golf group
1 year, 7 months ago

'Shocked and deeply offended': 9/11 families condemn PGA deal with Saudi-backed golf group

Raw Story  

The men's PGA agreed to merge with the LIV Golf tour in a huge announcement Tuesday – much to the chagrin of families of 9/11 victims that have spoken out against the Saudi-backed LIV group for months. "PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan co-opted the 9/11 community last year in the PGA's unequivocal agreement that the Saudi LIV project was nothing more …

‘How many people knew?’ Golfers react to shock merger between PGA Tour and LIV Golf
1 year, 7 months ago

‘How many people knew?’ Golfers react to shock merger between PGA Tour and LIV Golf

The Independent  

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Bitter rivals LIV Golf and PGA Tour announce shock merger to end golf’s civil war
1 year, 7 months ago

Bitter rivals LIV Golf and PGA Tour announce shock merger to end golf’s civil war

The Independent  

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Donald Trump and others react to PGA and LIV’s ‘big, beautiful, and glamorous deal’
1 year, 7 months ago

Donald Trump and others react to PGA and LIV’s ‘big, beautiful, and glamorous deal’

LA Times  

Former President Donald Trump talks with Phil Mickelson during an LIV Golf event May 27 at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va. Former President Trump predicted this day would come. Last July, while taking part in a pro-am during an LIV Golf event at his Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Trump heaped praise on the newly formed, …

Commentary: PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf agree to merge. Now comes the fallout
1 year, 7 months ago

Commentary: PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf agree to merge. Now comes the fallout

LA Times  

Jon Rahm, left, of the PGA Tour, embraces Brooks Koepka, of LIV Golf, after Rahm won the Masters on April 9 in Augusta, Ga. “After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a historic day for the game we all know and love,” said PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, revealing the stunning news Tuesday that the battling leagues — …

PGA Tour and Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf announce shock merger
1 year, 7 months ago

PGA Tour and Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf announce shock merger

Al Jazeera  

PGA Tour and DP World Tour say they have merged commercial operations with LIV Golf and ended all litigation. The PGA Tour, European Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit have announced a landmark agreement to merge and form a commercial entity to “unify the game of golf”. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which provided LIV with enough money to …

PGA Tour, LIV Golf to merge: Timeline of tension, lawsuits and criticism from both sides
1 year, 7 months ago

PGA Tour, LIV Golf to merge: Timeline of tension, lawsuits and criticism from both sides

New York Times  

In a shocking turn of events, the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf agreed to merge under common ownership “to unify the game of golf” globally. Here’s a timeline of events spanning the start of LIV Golf to its merger with the PGA Tour: Sept. 13, 2023: Senate subcommittee issues subpoena for Saudi PIF documents U.S. That oversight …

LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau says golf rankings 'almost obsolete'
1 year, 8 months ago

LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau says golf rankings 'almost obsolete'

Firstpost  

Singapore: Bryson DeChambeau took renewed aim at golf’s world rankings on Wednesday, describing them as “almost obsolete”, after the LIV rebel slumped to a new low of 178. Bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, LIV split the sport last year by luring away top stars from the US PGA Tour and DP World Tour with lucrative contracts. LIV has …

LIV Golf coincides with 'egregious' abuses in Saudi Arabia, Human Rights Watch warns
1 year, 8 months ago

LIV Golf coincides with 'egregious' abuses in Saudi Arabia, Human Rights Watch warns

ABC  

As South Australia prepares to host the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, a human-rights watchdog has slammed the tournament amid what it described as a "deterioration" in the country's humanitarian record. Key points: The LIV Golf tournament tees off at the Grange Golf Club on Friday Human Rights Watch has decried the event as "sportswashing" by the Saudi government at a time …

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy subpoenaed as golf's civil war intensifies
2 years, 4 months ago

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy subpoenaed as golf's civil war intensifies

The Telegraph  

The legal row surrounding golf’s bitter split has further escalated after Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were served notice of a subpoena to reveal details of a PGA Tour players’ meeting last week. A press release says that “it is believed that discussions occurred which are alleged … to be anticompetitive and violative of the antitrust laws vis a vis …

MEGHAN MCCAIN: I faced an offer from Mideast nation and I turned it down. Trump and golfers didn't
2 years, 5 months ago

MEGHAN MCCAIN: I faced an offer from Mideast nation and I turned it down. Trump and golfers didn't

Daily Mail  

Call it the 100-million-dollar Saudi question. A tournament for a golf league bankrolled by the government of Saudi Arabia has kicked off at a private club owned by former President Donald Trump. Trump has given the Saudi's LIV Golf league his stamp of approval There is a strange spectacle kicking off about 50 miles from Ground Zero, where 2,753 people …

Donald Trump shakes hands with MBS's personal banker at Saudi LIV golf invitational in Bedminster
2 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump shakes hands with MBS's personal banker at Saudi LIV golf invitational in Bedminster

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump defended hosting the LIV golf tournament at his Bedminster club on Thursday amid a backdrop of fury from 9/11 families, telling reporters 'no one has gotten to the bottom' of who is to blame for the attacks and sticking up for his Saudi 'friends'. He is one of MBS's closest confidantes Donald Trump at the LIV Invitational at …

'Grievance and revenge': Bob Costas gives scathing takedown of Trump's decision to host Saudi golf tournament
2 years, 5 months ago

'Grievance and revenge': Bob Costas gives scathing takedown of Trump's decision to host Saudi golf tournament

Raw Story  

Sports broadcaster Bob Costas on Thursday delivered a scathing takedown of former President Donald Trump's decision to host a golf tournament funded by the Saudi government, despite the protestations of several families of 9/11 victims. Appearing on CNN, Costas said that Trump fundamentally didn't care about the optics of having a Saudi-backed golf tournament miles from Ground Zero in New …

Donald Trump to join up with Bryson DeChambeau as latest LIV Golf recruit
2 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump to join up with Bryson DeChambeau as latest LIV Golf recruit

The Telegraph  

There was never any genuine doubt that Donald Trump would turn up for this week’s Saudi rebel circuit event here at his eponymous country club, but few expected the former President to play in the pro-am. Protests from 9/11 families and survivors are planned for the tournament taking less than 50 miles from Ground Zero and media outlets here are …

Trump gushes over success of Saudi golf tournament -- and boasts it's worth 'billions of dollars' in publicity
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump gushes over success of Saudi golf tournament -- and boasts it's worth 'billions of dollars' in publicity

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is being heavily criticized by the families of 9/11 victims for hosting a golf tournament being funded by the government of Saudi Arabia at his Bedminster resort. But in a new interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump gushed about the success of the tournament, despite the fact that many 9/11 families have said it's being …

'Little to no value': 9/11 family member trashes Trump's outreach efforts amid Saudi golf tournament uproar
2 years, 5 months ago

'Little to no value': 9/11 family member trashes Trump's outreach efforts amid Saudi golf tournament uproar

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is trying to make amends with the families of 9/11 victims who are angry that he's hosting a golf tournament funded by Saudi Arabia. Brett Eagleson, a founder of the group 9/11 Justice, tells the publication that a Trump representative reached out to him in recent days to communicate that the twice-impeached former president understood his …

9/11 families to protest Trump's Saudi golf tournament on his own turf with Bedminster press event
2 years, 5 months ago

9/11 families to protest Trump's Saudi golf tournament on his own turf with Bedminster press event

Raw Story  

Families of 9/11 victims are taking their fight against the government of Saudi Arabia directly to the home turf of former President Donald Trump. In a new press release, the organization 9/11 Families United said it will be denouncing Trump's decision to host a Saudi-backed golf tournament next Tuesday with a press conference in Bedminster, New Jersey. "While members of …

9/11 family member shreds Trump's 'disgusting' decision to host Saudi golf tournament
2 years, 5 months ago

9/11 family member shreds Trump's 'disgusting' decision to host Saudi golf tournament

Raw Story  

A woman who lost her father in the 9/11 terrorist attacks hammered former President Donald Trump on Tuesday for hosting a Saudi-backed golf tournament at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. In an interview with CNN, Juliette Scauso said that she was already upset by the prospect of the Saudi-backed tournament taking place in the United States, but that …

9/11 families blast Trump invite to Saudi-backed golf tour
2 years, 5 months ago

9/11 families blast Trump invite to Saudi-backed golf tour

The Independent  

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'Cruel and callous' Trump hammered by 9/11 families for hosting Saudi-backed golf tournament
2 years, 5 months ago

'Cruel and callous' Trump hammered by 9/11 families for hosting Saudi-backed golf tournament

Raw Story  

Families of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack are pleading with Donald Trump to cancel hosting a Saudi-backed golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey at the end of the month. In 2021, under pressure after the Jan 6th insurrection, the former president lost the 2022 PGA Championship that was scheduled at Bedminster, with Jim …

LIV tees off in Oregon amid criticism over Saudi funding
2 years, 6 months ago

LIV tees off in Oregon amid criticism over Saudi funding

Associated Press  

NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — The Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf tour’s second event teed off Thursday, angering a group of families who lost loved ones on Sept. 11 and want the Saudi government held to account for the terrorist attacks. The LIV Golf series, funded by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, was making its first stop on American soil this week …

Koepka cites injuries, family for joining Saudi-backed tour
2 years, 6 months ago

Koepka cites injuries, family for joining Saudi-backed tour

Associated Press  

NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — Four months after suggesting those who defected to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series were sellouts, Brooks Koepka explained Tuesday that he simply changed his mind. 1 and fellow four-time major winner Rory McIlroy suggested last week that Koepka and others were duplicitous “to say one thing and then do another thing.” “Look, he’s entitled to his …

Inside the 'Axis of Eagle': How Trump and the Saudis teamed up to tip golf into chaos
2 years, 8 months ago

Inside the 'Axis of Eagle': How Trump and the Saudis teamed up to tip golf into chaos

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump's Doral course in Miami will host the grand $50million finale of the Saudi rebel series, almost certainly ending any lingering chance of the Open Championship returning to Turnberry while it is owned by the former US President. It had been expected that the series-ender from Oct 28-31 would take place in Saudi Arabia itself but Trump National Doral …

Controversial Saudi-Backed Tournament Reportedly To Be Held At Trump Golf Course
2 years, 9 months ago

Controversial Saudi-Backed Tournament Reportedly To Be Held At Trump Golf Course

Huff Post  

The highly controversial new golf league funded by the Saudis will hold one of its tournaments at Donald Trump’s course in Bedminster, New Jersey, Mother Jones magazine reported. Trump refused to criticize Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman even after American intelligence determined the prince ordered the brutal 2018 murder and dismemberment of Saudi dissident and Washington Post journalist Jamal …

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