#5
Saudi Arabia LIV Golf Series
The Saudi Arabia LIV Golf Series is the most disruptive force in modern golf, luring top talent from the PGA Tour with $250 million purses. This financial muscle, backed by the Public Investment Fund, ignited accusations of sportswashing over the kingdom’s human rights record—including the 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Its 54-hole, no-cut, team format fractured professional golf more deeply than the 1994 Greg Norman-led World Tour attempt. The controversy peaked with the June 2023 merger between LIV, the PGA Tour, and the DP World Tour, a stunning reversal that left players like Rory McIlroy feeling betrayed and triggered U.S. Senate antitrust inquiries.
0
Photos (1)
Comments on "Saudi Arabia LIV Golf Series"
Have a take on this ranking?
Comments are how the argument actually happens here. Posting one needs a free account — it takes about a minute.
No comments yet.
The first comment sets the terms of the argument.