The U.S. Justice Department will review the PGA Tour's plan to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf to determine if it violates antitrust law, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV circuit, which had been in
The U.S. Justice Department will review the PGA Tour's plan to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf to determine if it violates antitrust law, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The Justice Department had previously opened a probe into the PGA Tour's strategies for trying to keep its players from defecting to LIV, which was writing supersized paychecks to entice golfers to their circuit. "We are confident that once all stakeholders learn more about how the PGA Tour will lead this new venture, they will understand how it benefits our players, fans, and sport while protecting the American institution of golf," the U.S.-based circuit said in a statement.
Much of the human rights-related backlash centers around the alleged involvement of the Saudi Arabian government in human rights violations, including the 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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