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LIV Golf coincides with 'egregious' abuses in Saudi Arabia, Human Rights Watch warns

Adelaide's LIV Golf tournament has generated controversy since it was announced in November. (Getty Images: LIV Golf / Jamie Squire)

As South Australia prepares to host the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, a human-rights watchdog has slammed the tournament amid what it described as a "deterioration" in the country's humanitarian record.

The Adelaide leg of the breakaway tour gets underway at the Grange Golf Club on Friday, and will feature some of the world's leading players, including majors winners Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson and Cameron Smith.

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