Should Chicago-area fans of professional golf boycott the Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf Invitational being held at Rich Harvest Farms in September?
I will be staying away from the tournament in Kane County, especially after seeing family members of people killed on 9/11 stage a protest outside LIV Golf’s tournament venue in New Jersey. The 9/11 Families United protesters objected to a Saudi-sponsored sporting event so close to New York as dishonoring 9/11 victims.
Adding to the controversy, the tournament was played on a golf course owned by former President Donald Trump. His promotional comments to a journalist, particularly about Saudi Arabia getting “billions of dollars” in publicity by underwriting LIV Golf, didn’t sit well with many observers.
