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The families of the victims of 9/11 called out the PGA Tour for holding a meeting with a Saudi investment group on the eve of the anniversary of the terror attacks.
On Tuesday morning, ESPN reported that tour officials met with representatives of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund — the owner and operator of LIV Golf — in New York. The purpose of the meeting was to reach a deal that would see the PIF invest more than $1 billion into the PGA Tour.
Last June, the two parties signed a framework agreement to bring the golfing entities together. The deadline to finalize the partnership expired in December 2023, but they’ve continued to negotiate. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan recently claimed talks with the Saudis had been “enhanced” and “stronger” than before. Tiger Woods was also reported to be in attendance.
Not long after ESPN’s report, 9/11 Justice slammed the PGA Tour for the meeting.
“Tomorrow, we commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy,” 9/11 Justice President Brett Eagleson said, “yet here we are today, in New York City, down the street from Ground Zero, and the PGA Tour and Tiger Woods are negotiating with them. As has been confirmed in the last few weeks by CBS News reporting, the Saudi Arabian government played a role in the horrific attacks of 9/11. It is disgusting, unacceptable, and incredibly painful that the Tour and Woods would do this — especially now.”