Some details about the shocking merger of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf and the 94-year-old PGA Tour have revealed that the Saudis will infuse a whopping $2 billion into the concern, but the PGA Tour will call the shots.
Yasir Al-Rumayyan, chairman of Newcastle United, during the Premier League, match between Newcastle United and Leicester City at St. James Park on May 22, 2023, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Estimates place the valuation at around ten billion, but that could change after the bank’s review of assets, earnings, and potential earnings.The new venture, though, will be a for-profit organization.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan addresses the media during a press conference before the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 22, 2022, in Cromwell, Connecticut. on Tuesday, shocking the golf world, especially since PGA Tour officials denounced the LIV Golf “blood money” and its links to “dictators.”
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