Families of victims of the 9/11 attacks are angry that the LIV golf tournament, sponsored by the Saudi Arabian government, is playing so close to home.
Charles Howell III plays a practice round during a preview day for the LIV Golf Invitational at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., July 27, 2022.Terry Strada, the chair of the organization 9/11 Families United, which advocates for families of victims and survivors of the 2001 attacks, was shocked when she heard that the LIV Golf Tournament would be playing at the Bedminster Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Strada used to live in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, a few miles from the course where the international golf tournament will play over the weekend. Her husband, Tom Strada, was working in one of the World Trade Center towers and died during the attack. "We're very disappointed in the players," she said. "We've tried to point out to them, I wrote them a letter when this all began."
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