The PGA Tour's plan to create a new professional golf entity with Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf is drawing intense scrutiny from Capitol Hill.
this week to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter.
Lawmakers are also worried about the optics of tournaments from a league bankrolled by Saudi Arabia's uber-rich being played on U.S. soil. "We are confident that once all stakeholders learn more about how the PGA TOUR will lead this new venture, they will understand how it benefits our players, fans, and sport while protecting the American institution of golf," the league said in a statement late Thursday.
Wyden, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, noted that the PGA Tour is a tax-exempt nonprofit under U.S. law but suggested that that status could be in jeopardy.
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