LOS ANGELES : The PGA Tour's stunning decision to welcome in massive investment from Saudi Arabia was a twist straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster so it is only fitting that all the leading characters will be in LA for this week's U.S. Open.After two years of railing against the Saudi-backed LIV Golf o
LOS ANGELES : The PGA Tour's stunning decision to welcome in massive investment from Saudi Arabia was a twist straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster so it is only fitting that all the leading characters will be in LA for this week's U.S. Open.
Now the spotlight shifts to Los Angeles Country Club , which will roll out the red carpet even as the thorny issue including potential penalties for golfers who defected to LIV are still being worked out. The field of players teeing it off on Thursday is unchanged since the USGA previously said that, like the three other majors, it would allow both PGA Tour and LIV golfers to compete.The agreement is widely seen as a win for the Saudis, who have been accused of laundering their reputation for oppressive policies against women, the LGBT community and journalists by getting a foothold into sports.
But the feuds that broke out between golfers from the rival leagues is unlikely to be patched up so quickly.
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