In the wake of a The Wall Street Journal report confirming Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will step away from funding LIV Golf from 2027 onwards, the sport finds itself back in familiar territory. Speculation. Noise. Half-truths. Strategic leaks. And not a lot of formal clarity from LIV Golf itself, which, in fairness, is very on brand.
For years the script around LIV Golf has been depressingly predictable. Sell-out. Saudi money. Career suicide. Talented young players taking the cheque and torching their futures.
PGA of Australia chief executive officer Gavin Kirkman has addressed Wednesday’s bombshell revelation of a merger between Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the PGA Tour.
Reigning Open champion and PGA Player of the Year Cameron Smith will headline next month’s $US5 million PIF Saudi International, powered by Softbank Investment Advisers.
Phil Mickelson recently said he “never did an interview with Alan Shipnuck” in November 2021, which golf writer Shipnuck released in February this year, creating enormous controversy for the left-handed golf great.
Australian Golf Digest
