PGA Tour's Controversial Saudi Deal Gets Support from Rory McIlroy
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Rory McIlroy, a member of the PGA Tour board, has backed the agreement to bring the tour and LIV Golf into a single company controlled by the PGA Tour, despite his lingering opposition to LIV. McIlroy's support is a reprieve for Commissioner Jay Monahan and his allies as they face internal dissent for accepting Saudi money. The PGA Tour is expected to hold a majority of board seats, but Yasir al-Rumayyan, the governor of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, is in line to be the company’s chairman, and the fund will have the exclusive right to invest in the new company.
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