How The Saudis Sparked ‘Golf Civil War’

LIV Golf has been accused of being nothing more than the latest effort by the Gulf state to clean up, or sportswash, its image. Nevertheless, this is how the Saudis sparked a Golf Civil War.

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Following the establishment of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series to compete with the PGA Tour, a civil war has erupted in the golf world, with charges that the money-spinning series, which has snatched numerous top players, is merely the latest high-profile case of sportswashing....

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