Senior PGA Tour officials and Republicans defended the pending merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf, while Democrats panned it during a July 11 Senate subcommittee hearing.
In a crowded room, PGA Tour Chief Operating Officer Ron Price and PGA tour board member Jimmy Dunne told the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that the merger needs to happen for the sake of the PGA Tour and for the game of golf.
“We really faced a choice. One option was to continue the very expensive, disruptive, and divisive litigation,” said Mr. Price.
“And we faced a real threat that LIV Golf, which is 100 percent financed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, would become the leader of professional golf.”…