The leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's investigative subcommittee have asked the heads of Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf, the Saudis' Public Investment Fund and the PGA Tour to testify.
From left, LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman; the governor of the Saudi's Public Investment Fund, Yasir Al-Rumayyan; and PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.WASHINGTON — The leaders of a Senate investigative subcommittee on Wednesday asked the heads of the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf, the Saudis' Public Investment Fund and the PGA Tour to testify on July 11 about the planned merger of the former rival golf organizations.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s investigative subcommittee, and its ranking member, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., are seeking testimony from LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and the investment fund's governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan. They want to ask them about the PIF's investment in U.S.
The senators also asked that the organizations' leaders"be prepared to discuss the circumstances and terms of the planned agreement between PGA Tour and the PIF, how any new entities formed through the planned agreement will be structured, the expected impact on PGA Tour and LIV Golf players, and the anticipated role of the PIF in U.S. professional golf.
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