Many fans will find it difficult to accept the two organizations coming together because it will require lovers of the sport to move on from a clash that was often about Saudi Arabia’s abysmal human rights record, not golf.
For nearly four years, the world’s two most prominent professional golf tours battled over players, the moral high ground and outright survival. Now, the feud appears to be ending.
Earlier this week, Bloomberg News reported that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), owner of the upstart LIV Golf, is nearing a deal to acquire a roughly 6% stake in the Professional Golfers’ Association’s commercial arm, PGA Tour Enterprises.
