Topline Tesla CEO Elon Musk believed he’d earned the backing of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in 2018 when he tweeted funding to take the electric vehicle maker private was “secured,” the bill...
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LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman visits Capitol Hill as Saudi-backed league battles PGA Tour
LIV CEO and commissioner Greg Norman watches play on the third hole during the final round of the LIV Golf Invitational Series Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Brian Spurlock | ...
Son teases election run at Saudi-backed golf event
A detailed view of a golf bag belonging to Eric Trump reads “Trump 2024” as seen during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational – Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club, Bedmin...
National Press Club Calls For Boycott Of Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Event
Topline The National Press Club on Tuesday became the latest group to slam LIV Golf over its financial ties to the government of Saudi Arabia, urging viewers to avoid tuning into the “blood money” org...
Golfers DeChambeau, Wolff, Ancer Bluntly Explain Why They Joined Saudi-Backed LIV
Topline In their first press conference since they joined the controversial LIV Golf, golfers Abraham Ancer, Bryson DeChambeau and Matthew Wolff made it clear why they joined the upstart golf series f...
Mickelson Caps Disastrous U.S. Open, His First Stateside Tournament Since Jumping To Saudi-Backed LIV Golf
Topline Phil Mickelson finished his first two rounds of play in this week’s U.S. Open in 144th place out of the 156-golfer field, mightily underwhelming expectations in his first tournament in the Uni...
These Golf Sponsors Have—And Haven’t—Dropped Saudi-Backed LIV Players
Topline Rocket Mortgage joined several other large companies in terminating their sponsorship of star golfers over their defection from the PGA Tour to the controversial Saudi-funded LIV Golf series a...
PGA Tour suspends Phil Mickelson, others for involvement in Saudi-backed LIV event
The PGA Tour has suspended 17 golfers, including major championship winners Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, who are competing Thursday in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf event near London. The suspension...