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Matt Vincenzi

Wentworth Denies Rumor That Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund Is Trying to Buy It

Luke Donald lines up a putt during the 2011 BMW PGA Championship held at Wentworth Golf Club. | Mitch Gunn-Imagn Images

Last week, DP World Tour player Eddie Pepperell appeared on the Chipping Forecast and said he believed that the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund would buy Wentworth Club, which hosts the DP World Tour's annual BMW PGA Championship.

“Talking of the Saudis, I was told this week by someone who would know that they are buying Wentworth. The PIF are buying Wentworth, for sure. That's what I was told,” Pepperell said.

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