The PGA Tour’s Stunning Hypocrisy
The preeminent golf league suddenly decided that Saudi Arabia’s many sins are not a problem.
by Jemele Hill http://www.theatlantic.com/author/jemele-hill/?utm_source=scribd
Jun 07, 2023
4 minutes
When PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was asked last year about his indefinite suspension of 17 players for joining the rival LIV Golf league, Monahan chastised the golfers for choosing money over morality.
Because LIV gets its money from Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarchy notorious for its human-rights abuses, Monahan implied that players who chose LIV over professional golf’s preeminent league would regret their association with the kingdom. “I would ask any player that has left or any player that would consider leaving, have you ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour?” Monahan said then.
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