LOS ANGELES — Eight-time major champion Tom Watson wants answers on the PGA Tour’s new business partnership with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, asking in a letter Monday to Commissioner Jay Monahan if the deal was the only way to solve the tour’s financial hardship. That was one of several questions posed by Watson in the letter, which was obtained …
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, sat beside each other during a CNBC interview wearing comfortable smiles of longtime friends. “I would ask any player who left, or any player that would ever consider leaving, have you ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour?” Monahan …
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 …
