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PGA Tour Accused of Taking Saudi 'Blood Money' in Surprise Merger With LIV Golf

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The PGA Tour surprised the golf world on Tuesday by agreeing to merge with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league. See potential bias and similarities in coverage from NRO, nypost and MSNBC: PGALIVMerger

There was a time in the distant past — that is, as recently as Monday — when the official position of the PGA Tour was that its competitor, the Saudi-backed golf tour known as LIV, was a scandalous, even odious, operation.

Referring to Saudi Arabia’s horrific human rights record, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said last June, “You’d have to be living under a rock to not understand the implications of involving yourself with the Saudis.” But Monahan’s strong comment is now just a reminder that pencils have erasers. In news...

 

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