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The U.S. Department of Justice will review a proposed deal between the PGA tour and the Saudi Arabian owners of LIV Golf to determine whether it violates federal antitrust laws. In a public statement, the PGA Tour said, “We are confident that once all stakeholders learn more about how the PGA Tour will lead this new venture, they will understand how it benefits our players, fans and sport while protecting the American institution of golf.” The PGA Tour, European tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, or Public Investment Fund (PIF), negotiated secretly for two months about a merger. Th...
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Golfer Rory McIlroy told reporters at the RBC Canadian Open Wednesday that he was happy about the impending PGA merger with LIV Golf and the PGA European Tour. Though he didn’t like the thought of Saudi Arabian funding in the sport, he expects LIV to be absorbed by pre-existing tours and sees it as an improvement. “I still hate LIV,” McIlroy said at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club. “Like, I hate LIV. I hope it goes away, and I would fully expect that it does. I think that’s where the distinction here is. This is the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour and the PIF, very different from LIV.” Since the...
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The PGA Tour filed a countersuit against LIV Golf and three players Wednesday, claiming that the Saudi Arabian organization offered “astronomical” salaries to players in order to convince them to breach their old contracts. It is yet another lawsuit in an ongoing battle between the two tours. The PGA’s countersuit is in response to a lawsuit filed by LIV and three players for antitrust violations. Responding to LIV players’ claims that the PGA abused its monopoly powers, the PGA responded in its new suit that LIV has “openly sought to damage the Tour’s business relationships with its members b...
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Text messages between golfer Sergio Garcia and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman were released as part of the lawsuit filed by LIV golfers in response to the ban on LIV golfers from competing in PGA Tour events and majors. In the messages, dating back to February, Garcia explains to Norman the PGA tour’s plan to eventually ban golfers. Garcia had initiated a conversation on February 11 saying, “I just wanted to see how things are going with the League, cause it seems like a lot of those guys that were loving it and excited about it last week, now are shi–ing in their pants.” Norman replied saying, “Wh...
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Former President Donald Trump responded on Thursday to 9/11 families’ criticism for hosting the LIV golf tournament backed by Saudi Arabia. “Nobody’s gotten to the bottom of 9/11, unfortunately,” Trump told ESPN, responding to the families’ protests. “They should have, as to the maniacs that did that horrible thing, to our city, to our country, to the world. So nobody’s really been there. But I can tell you that there are a lot of really great people that are out here today. And we’re going to have a lot of fun and we’re going to celebrate.” “I’ve known these people for a long time, in Saudi A...
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LIV Golf’s newest golfers are hearing criticism on all sides after joining its Invitational Series. Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell said that he continues to receive death threats and messages telling him to “go die” after he joined the Saudi-financed tour. The newest tour is backed by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), a fund run by chairman Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Many golfers have been criticized for joining the tour, being portrayed as money-grabbing. McDowell had previously been asked about the idea of accepting money from the controversial...
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Tiger Woods has achieved numerous accolades with the PGA Tour, and now the golfing legend is opting to stay in with the PGA Tour despite an offer from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league. According to LIV Golf Investments CEO, Greg Norman, Woods turned down a huge offer to play in the league. The offer was, “mind-blowingly enormous, we’re talking about high nine digits,” Norman said. Despite the size of the offer, Woods said that he would not leave the PGA Tour amidst the exodus of star players from the PGA Tour to the new upstart league. The LIV Golf International Series is a new league led by N...
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