How Saudi Arabia is buying up the sport of golf
The Story20 Kesä 2023

How Saudi Arabia is buying up the sport of golf

The launch of the LIV golf tour by Saudi divided the world of professional golf between those who joined, enjoying large payouts to promote it, and others who took a principled stand against what they said was naked sportswashing. So, after the surprise announcement of a merger between LIV Golf and the more traditional American and European tours who's in, who's out and what will it ultimately mean for the sport?

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Guest: David Walsh, chief sports writer, the Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Sky News, LIV Golf, CNBC, Sky Sports, Sky Sports News, TNT Sports, NBC, CBS., BBC, MSNBC.

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