PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger: 9/11 families tear into 'hypocrisy and greed' of commissioner Jay Monahan

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The announcement of the PGA Tour's merger with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf (and DP World Tour) was bound to trigger a full spectrum of emotions across the golf world.

against LIV Golf as an attempt at sportswashing Saudi Arabia's atrocious human rights record and terrorist links.

The full statement from 9/11 Families United chair Terry Strada, who lost her husband Tom in the attack on the World Trade Center: "Mr. Monahan talked last summer about knowing people who lost loved ones on 9/11, then wondered aloud on national television whether LIV Golfers ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour. They do now – as does he. PGA Tour leaders should be ashamed of their hypocrisy and greed.

 

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