A group of almost 2,500 family members affected by the tragic 9/11 terror attack have thanked the loyal group of PGA Tour members for not defecting to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series. 15 of the 19 hijackers on September 11 - including Osama Bin Laden - were Saudi nationals.
The controversial LIV Golf circuit has sent shockwaves across the sport in recent months, after enticing in some of the world’s biggest names with mega-money offers funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. In spite of the eye-watering amounts in signing fees and prize money on the table, a number of golf’s best players have remained loyal to the PGA Tour.
As a result, those who have chosen not to take the contentious plunge have been thanked in a letter by ‘the spouses, children, parents and siblings of those who died and who were injured’ during the 2001 attacks.
