The Latest Breaking News from PIF

Rory McIlroy ‘still hates’ LIV Golf and demands consequences for defectors but welcomes Saudi investment

McIlroy said it was time to embrace Saudi Arabian investment in sport in the wake of the PGA Tour’s shock merger with the country’s Public Investment Fund

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

Rory McIlroy accepts financial benefit of shock PGA Tour merger but insists: ‘I still hate LIV’

The Northern Irishman was keen to emphasise that LIV had “nothing to do” with the deal

Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2023

'I Still Hate LIV' - McIlroy Says He Hopes And Expects LIV 'Goes Away' After PIF Merger

During his highly-anticipated press conference at the Canadian Open, McIlroy claimed that he 'still hates LIV'

Golf Monthly · Jun 7, 2023

Who is Yasir Al-Rumayyan? Saudi's king of golf, Newcastle chairman and Uber investment

The 53-year-old, who has ascended to the role of crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman's number one lieutenant, is becoming one of the most important executive figures in all of sport and his investment portfolio looks set to expand

Daily Mirror · Jun 7, 2023

Rory McIlroy, the ‘sacrificial lamb’ left counting the cost of golf’s merger

COMMENT: The Northern Irishman has been an outspoken critic of LIV Golf but, as Jack Rathborn discusses, the PGA Tour’s merger may have altered his views

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

A Good Day For Golf? Unpacking The LIV/PGA Tour Merger

The sport is now unified after the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Public Investment Fund agreed to merge and create a new 'entity'

Golf Monthly · Jun 7, 2023

Report: Greg Norman 'Not Expected' To Be Part Of Golf's New Future After Being Left Out Of Merger Talks

Greg Norman only found out about the huge PGA Tour merger with LIV Golf minutes before the announcement

Golf Monthly · Jun 7, 2023

Why has Saudi Arabia become big player in world sport and what does future hold?

The country sees sport as vital to diversifying its economy and encouraging activity among its citizens.

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

For Saudi Arabia, rush of star football signings could be its most effective tool

Karim Benzema has joined Cristiano Ronaldo in the kingdom and other big-name players will follow in a carefully worked project

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023

PGA Tour ‘should be ashamed’ over Saudi golf deal, say 9/11 families

Anger over Saudi backing after commissioner ‘co-opted the 9/11 community’ to oppose breakaway tour

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023