Trump's New Jersey golf course to host controversial Saudi-backed golf league

[AZProgressive]

Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf course will host an event on the world tour of a new, Saudi-backed professional golf league, despite concerns over the country’s human rights record.

On 29 July, the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, will host a stop of the LIV Golf’s Invitation, a PGA Tour competitor backed with a majority stake from Saudi Arabia’s massive sovereign wealth fund.

The new league, which has other planned stops in Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and England, hopes to lure away professionals from the PGA with the promise of $25m purses per event, as well as a reshuffled competition format with less holes and so-called “shotgun starts.”

LIV has generated controversy among players on the PGA, as top pros are declaring their allegiances to either the established or the upstart league.

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-jersey-golf-course-host-194721617.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

[brush]

1. I doubt that tour will be successful. Chalk up another failure for trump.

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Most of the top PGA tour players have already said they're staying with the PGA.

Even Phil Mickelson who initially supported the Saudi-backed tour had to walk back some dumb comments he made about the PGA.

[wnylib]

2. So TFG is seeking out new money sources.

This time from Saudis.

[Brother Buzz]

4. The orange anus' golf clubs are hemorrhaging money

and Bedminster took a heavy hit when the PGA pulled their tournament after the 06 Jan Capitol Hill riot.

If I was to hazard a guess, I would speculate Trump et all. worked with the Saudis from the get-go on this LIV (54) golf thingy.

[twodogsbarking]

3. All scum.