The PGA Tour and LIV Golf have not yet closed a stunning partnership agreement announced only last week, but vows from Washington to slow or stop the deal – or at least make it uncomfortable for golf executives – crystallised on Monday, when the US Senate opened an inquiry into the arrangement.
Democrat senator Richard Blumenthal, the chair of the chamber’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said on Monday that he had demanded that both the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian-funded LIV give up a wide array of documents and communications tied to the agreement. Blumenthal also asked for records related to the PGA Tour’s non-profit status, suggesting an appetite to challenge the tour’s tax-exempt standing.
In a statement issued three day …
- June 13, 2023
