POLITICS

What TF is Going on with Professional Golf?

LIV Golf’s deal with the PGA Tour is about a lot more than sportswashing

How about this for irony: LIV Golf, the upstart league that sued the PGA Tour, accusing America’s premier golf league of operating a monopoly, just agreed to help create an even bigger monopoly.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan would have us believe the deal is more of a partnership agreement than a merger. Semantics aside, if last week’s surprise deal goes through, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will effectively control the world of professional golf.

And that’s great news for Donald Trump. Should the PGA/LIV deal be consummated, Trump could be one of the deal’s biggest winners. For years, The Former Guy has cultivated his relationship with the Middle Eastern kingdom. As president, he broke long-standing tradition by making the country his first official visit. Since leaving office, the Saudi government has poured vast sums of money into the Trump family’s coffers.