PGA Tour says U.S. golf would struggle without Saudi cash infusion
Deal to join forces with golf tour supported by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has drawn accusations of "sportswashing."
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Deal to join forces with golf tour supported by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has drawn accusations of "sportswashing."
There an intense debate about the PGA's planned partnership with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour.
Key figures, including the LIV Golf CEO and the head of Saudi Arabia's investment fund, have refused to attend the hearing.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut tells "Face the Nation" that he is trying to uncover what happened behind the scenes in the PGA-LIV merger. "We are ready and willing to seek information by whatever legal means we have to obtain it," Blumenthal said.
After a bitter two-year dispute, the two professional golf titans are coming together.
The agreement ends a months-long feud over LIV's poaching of some of the PGA's biggest names, but it's also eliciting criticism that the Saudi kingdom is "sportswashing" to distract from a history of human rights violations. CBS2's Ali Bauman reports.
The deal comes after LIV Golf had joined an antitrust suit against the PGA Tour, with the agreement ending all litigation between the groups.
9/11 Families United says they are "appalled and deeply offended" by the merger.
The PGA Tour said it will merge with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf, ending a bitter rivalry between the two groups that sparked an antitrust lawsuit as well as accusations of unfair behavior. CBS2's Otis Livingston reports.
The tournament is scheduled for October at the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in the Bronx.
The LIV tournament that played in Bedminster in July was backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund.
Two New Jersey lawmakers want to prevent events like the LIV golf tournament from happening in the state again.
