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Why have golf's warring tours merged? The possible explanations

They say a few months in sports can feel like a lifetime. In March 2023, just before golf’s first men’s major of the year, the Masters tournament, we explained in The Conversation how men’s professional golf had been shaken up by Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar drive for legitimacy. This was via…

The Conversation

Newcastle United face sportswashing allegations over new £25m-a-year sponsorship deal

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) have held an 80% stake in Newcastle since October 2021, with the club continually facing allegations of being a vehicle for sportswashing

Daily Mirror

PGA Tour LIV Golf Alliance Sparks Tax Debate, Government Probe

The announcement of a 'merger' between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf has raised tax concerns in Congress.

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Under-fire PGA chief Jay Monahan ‘recuperating from a medical situation’

The news comes after a tumultuous week in the sport with the PGA Tour announcing a shock merger with the rival Saudi-backed LIV Golf

The Guardian - UK

Under-fire PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan "recuperating from medical situation"

A joint statement from Monahan and the PGA Tour’s policy board was released on Tuesday evening

Irish Mirror

PGA chief insists LIV Golf deal is not a merger and explains reasons behind decision

The PGA Tour and DP World Tour agreed a controversial deal with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund - the backers of rival circuit LIV Golf - earlier this month

Daily Mirror

‘This is a joke,’ phones on fire, ‘this can never happen again’: Seven reactions to the PGA Tour-PIF agreement from PGA Tour pros

“Being part of the military, you can imagine where my thoughts fall on it."

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Rahm admits players feel sense of betrayal over deal with Saudi Arabia

Jon Rahm believes there is a feeling of ‘betrayal’ among the golfers after the the PGA and DP World tours’ deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

The Guardian - UK

Rahm Admits Many Feel 'A Bit Of Betrayal' After PGA Tour Deal With PIF

The Spaniard admits some players feel let down by the PGA Tour after its deal with the Public Investment Fund

Golf Monthly

Monahan tells US lawmakers that PGA Tour was left on its own to fend off Saudis

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is telling U.S. lawmakers the tour was left on its own to fend off a Saudi invasion into golf

The Independent UK

'I Trust The Board To Do The Best Deal They Can' - Harrington On PGA Tour PIF Merger

Speaking to the Irish Independent, Harrington remains confident that the PGA Tour will do the right thing

Golf Monthly

From Cristiano Ronaldo to Newcastle, here's how Saudi Arabia is taking over world football

Saudis have bought Newcastle United and started importing Europe's biggest stars to their own domestic league. Saudi Arabia's wealth is changing football as we know it

FourFourTwo

‘We Were Largely Left On Our Own To Fend Off The Attacks’ – Monahan In Leaked Letter To Congress

The PGA Tour commissioner doesn't feel his organisation got the help it needed to fend off its rival

Golf Monthly

What next for Kylian Mbappe? Real Madrid, Man Utd and other options for PSG forward

Once again, Mbappe seems ready to leave Paris. Where will he go next?

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

PGA Tour ‘confident’ US Congress investigation won’t find fault with LIV Golf deal

The US Congress are concerned about ‘the Saudi government’s role in influencing this effort’

Evening Standard

Open champion Cameron Smith thought news of PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger was a joke

The 2022 Open champion was as shocked by the news as most in the world of golf

Liverpool Echo

Sadio Mane offered chance to join Steven Gerrard in Saudi Arabia year after Liverpool exit

Bayern Munich attacker Sadio Mane could be the latest star to join the Saudi Pro League

The National (Scotland)

Intrigue surrounding US Open worthy of any Hollywood blockbuster

A couple of months ago, you may recall that I started these weekly wafflings with a meandering introduction about the relentless technological…

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Golf Monthly

US Senate Opens Investigation Into PGA Tour's Shock Merger With The PIF

Jay Monahan and Greg Norman have been asked for details about the deal struck between the PGA Tour and the PIF

Golf Monthly

'Nobody Knows What's Going On' - Matt Fitzpatrick On 'Confusing' Merger

The Englishman admits he has been left in the dark over the merger that was announced between the PGA Tour and the PIF

Daily Mirror

LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger probed by US Senate as demand made to Greg Norman

United States Senator Richard Blumenthal has written a letter to LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman to investigate the blockbuster merger that the company announced with the PGA Tour

The Independent UK

Matt Fitzpatrick fully focused on US Open defence despite confusion over merger

The dust is still settling a week on from the shock announcement of the commercial merger between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF.

The Independent UK

US Senate opens investigation into planned merger between PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Richard Blumenthal has written to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan.

USA Today Sports Media Group

U.S. Senate opens investigation into PGA Tour-PIF-LIV Golf deal, requests slew of information

Even the U.S. Senate wants more information on secretive deal between Saudi PIF and PGA Tour.

The Conversation

PGA-LIV merger: What this new partnership means for the future of golf and elite sport

In June 2022, Greg Norman, a former world No. 1 golfer, became the public face of LIV Golf — a tour backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) that pledged to “holistically improve the health of professional golf on a global scale.”

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