In comparison, the PGA Tour's Valero Open — which didn't feature any of the Tour's big names in the hunt — drew an audience of 1.746 million. Two years ago, when LIV and the PGA Tour announced a partnership agreement, the belief was the Saudi-backed tour had the American tour on the ropes. Just a week ago, it was reported that the Saudi Public Investment Fund, the financial backer of LIV, approached the PGA Tour with an offer for a $1.5 billion investment in return for a guarantee that LIV would continue on and the installation of PIF overseer Yasir Al-Rumayyan on the Tour's policy board.
Author: Jay Hart
Published at: 2025-04-08 22:28:28
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