The PGA Tour has essentially let Saudi Arabia, known for human rights violations, buy professional golf competition, columnist Bill Plaschke writes.
Leaders of the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf have been locked in a fight over the future of golf. On Tuesday, they announced a shocking merger.“It probably is an issue for players that chose to go and take that money ... and I think you’d have to be living under a rock to not know that there are significant implications,” Monahan said.
On Tuesday, he crawled under that same rock, announcing that not only would Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund buy into the merger, but would also become a premier tour sponsor.The next time you spend a Sunday afternoon curled up on the couch watching the dramatic end of a PGA Tour event, understand it has been bought by a country with no free speech, no religious freedom and a history of discriminating against women.
The next time you watch Jon Rahm or Scottie Sheffler being interviewed after a round, understand that their paycheck is partially generated by a country that murdered“This is a historic day for the game we all know and love,” said Monahan in a statement.The sudden change in the spineless PGA Tour’s position caught its own players by surprise, with several taking to social media to share their disbelief.The shock is real. The questions are obvious.
The LIV Golf League was once ripped for allowing the Saudis to use their billions to “sportwash” their history of human rights violations.“The game of golf is better for what we’ve done here today,” said the sellout Monahan to CNBC., was once ripped by his colleagues for being an opportunist who grabbed at the Saudi’s guaranteed money with no concern for their immoral history.Sad day. Ugly day. This merger looks like a drive into the woods. It feels like a missed two-foot putt.
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