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 of "egregious" abuses The SA government says it is aware of concerns, but described the event as a powerful economic opportunity The Adelaide leg of the breakaway tour gets underway at the Grange Golf Club on Friday, and will feature some of the world's leading players, including majors winners Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson and Cameron Smith. Human Rights Watch researcher Joey Shea, who is a specialist in Saudi politics, described the tournament — which is backed by the Saudi government's Public Investment Fund — as a blatant example of "sportswashing". The Public Investment Fund is chaired by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and "owns a reported 93 per cent of LIV Golf", Ms Shea said. In November last year, Mr Speirs — who has also condemned Russia — described the LIV tournament's finances as "dirty money" and the Saudi government as "despotic".

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Rory McIlroy says LIV Golf and PGA Tour match is giving back to fans of a divided sport
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Rory McIlroy says LIV Golf and PGA Tour match is giving back to fans of a divided sport

Associated Press  

Two of the best players each from LIV Golf versus the PGA Tour in a televised match might remind golf fans what they’re missing outside of the four majors. “We’re trying to bring these players together, and the most opportunities we can get to do that, the better,” McIlroy said Wednesday in a conference call for “The Crypto.com Showdown” that …

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: …

DeChambeau, Scheffler part of PGA Tour- LIV Golf match
4 months ago

DeChambeau, Scheffler part of PGA Tour- LIV Golf match

The Hindu  

Las Vegas Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will take on LIV Golf stars Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV match in Las Vegas, Golfweek reported Wednesday, the first time outside the Majors top players from each circuit will compete against each other. Blake Smith of Hambric Sports, who manages Scheffler and Koepka for Hambric Sports, confirmed their appearance …

Scheffler and DeChambeau part of PGA Tour-LIV Golf match in Las Vegas, report says
4 months ago

Scheffler and DeChambeau part of PGA Tour-LIV Golf match in Las Vegas, report says

Associated Press  

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will take on LIV Golf stars Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV match in Las Vegas, Golfweek reported Wednesday, the first time outside the majors top players from each circuit will compete against each other. Blake Smith of Hambric Sports, who manages Scheffler and Koepka for Hambric Sports, confirmed their appearance and said …

LIV Golf star unleashes astonishing attack on 'talentless fool' Brandel Chamblee over his shock PGA Tour-PIF U-turn... and claims 'p*ssy' analyst is 'disliked by most people in golf world'
8 months ago

LIV Golf star unleashes astonishing attack on 'talentless fool' Brandel Chamblee over his shock PGA Tour-PIF U-turn... and claims 'p*ssy' analyst is 'disliked by most people in golf world'

Daily Mail  

LIV Golf's Anthony Kim has launched a blistering attack on top golf analyst Brandel Chamblee, calling him a 'p*ssy' and a 'talentless fool' after his LIV Golf U-turn. Anthony Kim has launched a social media attack at former golf pro Brandel Chamblee Chamblee this week U-turned on his LIV opinion and says the PGA Tour should make a deal Kim …

Rory McIlroy outlines ideal solution to PGA Tour and LIV feud
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rory McIlroy outlines ideal solution to PGA Tour and LIV feud

The Independent  

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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 …

McIlroy has become a LIV-Golfers sympathiser, and this conversion gives away everything
1 year ago

McIlroy has become a LIV-Golfers sympathiser, and this conversion gives away everything

Hindustan Times  

It's extraordinary how LIV Golf has changed perceptions in such a short time. The latest convert is four-time major champion Rory McIlroy; not exactly the latest but for the first time since the inception of LIV Golf he has shown that he has well and truly softened towards the Saudi league. Even after the merger of the PGA Tour, DP …

In 2023, the Saudis dove further into sports. They are expected to keep it up in 2024
1 year ago

In 2023, the Saudis dove further into sports. They are expected to keep it up in 2024

LA Times  

Phil Mickelson lines up a shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., on July 29, 2022. At the dawn of 2023, the specter of Saudi Arabia’s growing influence on pro golf — and sports in general — served not only as a moral conundrum for players and their …

Everything Jon Rahm said about LIV Golf before U-turn: ‘I’ve never liked the format’
1 year, 1 month ago

Everything Jon Rahm said about LIV Golf before U-turn: ‘I’ve never liked the format’

The Independent  

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Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour
1 year, 1 month ago

Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour

The Independent  

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Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour
1 year, 1 month ago

Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour

Associated Press  

Masters champion Jon Rahm bolted for Saudi-funded LIV Golf on Thursday for what’s believed to be more money than the PGA Tour’s entire prize fund, a stunning blow that deepens the divide in golf as the two sides were negotiating a commercial deal. “LIV Golf is here to stay,” Lawrence Burian, the COO of LIV Golf, said in a news …

Masters champion Jon Rahm joining LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour
1 year, 1 month ago

Masters champion Jon Rahm joining LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour

LA Times  

Jon Rahm, left, and LIV Golf Commissioner and CEO Greg Norman pose for a photo in New York on Thursday. Masters champion Jon Rahm bolted for Saudi-funded LIV Golf on Wednesday for what’s believed to be more money than the PGA Tour’s entire prize fund, a stunning blow that deepens the divide in golf as the two sides were negotiating …

LIV Golf bid for ranking points rejected by official body
1 year, 2 months ago

LIV Golf bid for ranking points rejected by official body

Firstpost  

World Gold Ranking organisation said it had turned down LIV’s request due to the circuit’s 54-hole no-cut format and limited access for players to join the venture. LIV Golf’s bid to be recognised by the sport’s global rankings body has been rejected, the Official World Golf Ranking organisation confirmed on Tuesday. “At the meeting, the Board Committee unanimously determined that …

LIV Golf loses bid to earn world ranking points in unanimous decision
1 year, 3 months ago

LIV Golf loses bid to earn world ranking points in unanimous decision

The Hindu  

LIV Golf’s bid to have its players earn ranking points has been unanimously rejected by the Official World Golf Ranking due to concerns about the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit’s format. OWGR Chairman Peter Dawson said in a letter sent on Tuesday to LIV Golf’s Chief Executive Greg Norman and Chief Operating Officer Gary Davidson, that “at this time” LIV Golf will …

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. …

Players returning from LIV Golf is part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour
1 year, 6 months ago

Players returning from LIV Golf is part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour

Associated Press  

The PGA Tour and European tour have agreed to work with Saudi backers of LIV Golf to decide how defectors to the rival league can return and what kind of punishment they should face, according to a framework agreement obtained by The Associated Press. The agreement also said the for-profit company to be formed by the PGA Tour and the …

Saudi-backed LIV Golf, PGA Tour file joint motion to dismiss lawsuits
1 year, 6 months ago

Saudi-backed LIV Golf, PGA Tour file joint motion to dismiss lawsuits

Associated Press  

Saudi-backed LIV Golf and the PGA Tour filed a motion late Friday to dismiss their antitrust lawsuit and countersuits, ending more than 10 months and enormous legal fees in a bitter dispute that turned into a business agreement. The PGA Tour sent a notice to players, which was obtained by The Associated Press, that said, “Pursuant to the Framework Agreement …

US Congress probes PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger involving Saudi Arabia money
1 year, 6 months ago

US Congress probes PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger involving Saudi Arabia money

Firstpost  

The US Congress launched a probe Monday into the surprise merger of the PGA Tour with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, the chair of an investigative panel announced. LIV Golf was launched in October 2021 and lured top PGA Tour talent with record $25 million purses and money guarantees, bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Critics said LIV was conceived by …

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 …

Senator asks LIV Golf, PGA Tour leaders for records on merger
1 year, 6 months ago

Senator asks LIV Golf, PGA Tour leaders for records on merger

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The leader of a Senate subcommittee is demanding the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf present records about negotiations that led to their new agreement and plans for what golf will look like under the arrangement. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., sent letters Monday to PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and LIV CEO Greg Norman spelling out 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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The LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger shows why sports is so good for image washing
1 year, 7 months ago

The LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger shows why sports is so good for image washing

LA Times  

Phil Mickelson of HyFlyers GC in action during Day Two of the LIV Golf Invitational - Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore in April. The deal ends a bitter war with PGA Tour, turns LIV Golf into a major force in the sports world and furthers Saudi Arabia’s efforts to expand the kingdom’s revenue beyond its shrinking oil business. …

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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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 …

Rory McIlroy: 'I still hate LIV – but have resigned myself to Saudi money in golf'
1 year, 7 months ago

Rory McIlroy: 'I still hate LIV – but have resigned myself to Saudi money in golf'

The Telegraph  

By James Corrigan If peace has indeed broken out in big-time golf then someone should tell Rory McIlroy, the world No 3 who says he feels like “a sacrificial lamb” because of the extraordinary climbdown. The day after the PGA Tour and DP World Tour dropped the bombshell that they had merged with the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, McIlroy produced …

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, European Tour and LIV Golf announce merger
1 year, 7 months ago

PGA Tour, European Tour and LIV Golf announce merger

ABC  

The PGA Tour, European Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit announced a landmark agreement on Tuesday to merge and form a commercial entity to unify golf. Key points: The organisations will work to allow LIV Golf players to reapply for PGA Tour and European tour membership The announcement includes an agreement to end all pending litigation between the parties …

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 …

PGA Tour and Europe join forces with Saudi’s LIV Golf. Here’s what you need to know
1 year, 7 months ago

PGA Tour and Europe join forces with Saudi’s LIV Golf. Here’s what you need to know

Associated Press  

The announcement was so shocking that not even PGA Tour players knew what was coming. The PGA Tour, European tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund say they will combine their commercial businesses into a new company with hopes of unifying golf. That starts with whether top stars like Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka — suspended for taking massive Saudi …

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, …

‘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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Swinging for greatness! PGA Tour and LIV Golf take a hole-in-one merger shot to revolutionize professional golf
1 year, 7 months ago

Swinging for greatness! PGA Tour and LIV Golf take a hole-in-one merger shot to revolutionize professional golf

Hindustan Times  

In a twist that has left golf enthusiasts in awe, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have put their differences aside and agreed to merge, ending a bitter rivalry that had plagued the sport for months. The insurgent league, backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, will now join forces with the established PGA Tour, creating a "new, collectively owned, …

PGA Tour and LIV Golf merge commercial operations to unify golf
1 year, 7 months ago

PGA Tour and LIV Golf merge commercial operations to unify golf

The Hindu  

The most disruptive year in golf ended Tuesday when the PGA Tour and European tour agreed to a merger with Saudi Arabia’s golf interests, creating a commercial operation designed to unify professional golf around the world. Still to be determined is how players like Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson, who defected to Saudi-funded LIV Golf for nine-figure bonuses, can rejoin …

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 …

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 — …

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, …

PGA commits heinous act of hypocrisy by merging with LIV Golf
1 year, 7 months ago

PGA commits heinous act of hypocrisy by merging with LIV Golf

LA Times  

After years of denouncing LIV Golf, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan praised a merger of the two groups. A year ago, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan used two words to describe the rogue LIV Golf league. In a stunning act of hypocrisy unmatched even in the mercenary world of professional sports, the PGA Tour has joined forces with its moral …

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 …

'Great publicity for Saudi Arabia': Trump sings praises of controversial LIV Golf tour
1 year, 7 months ago

'Great publicity for Saudi Arabia': Trump sings praises of controversial LIV Golf tour

Raw Story  

Donald Trump praised the controversial Saudi-owned LIV Golf tour ahead of its weekend tournament at his Trump National Golf Club-Washington, D.C., according to a report. The ex-president told reporters Thursday, as he played with his son Eric Trump and golfers Patrick Reed and Bob Koepka, that the tour had a bright future and "unlimited money," reported USA Today. "They have …

After making point at Masters, LIV seeks major win at PGA
1 year, 7 months ago

After making point at Masters, LIV seeks major win at PGA

The Hindu  

After three LIV Golf players finished in the top six at last month’s Masters, few will write off the Saudi-backed circuit’s chances to produce a PGA Championship winner. “That’s what the game of golf should be.” Or as LIV’s Harold Varner put it about the breakaway crowd: “I guess they don’t suck.” Masters fans and PGA players welcomed LIV players …

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