The merger between the PGA Tour and the Saudi backed LIV Golf Tour which was announced last week will now be investigated by the US Senate. The announcement of the potential merger caught the golf community off-guard as the two parties succeeded in keeping details of the potential merger out of the media until the deal was done.
The golf community was shocked to see the PGA Tour do a complete U-turn by dropping all lawsuits against the LIV Golf Tour and vice-versa to move ahead with a merger.
US Congress Asks For Documentation by June 26
The Senate has sent out letters to the PGA Tour and LIV Golf tour informing them that they have opened an investigation and wanted documentation to be provided by June 26 latest regarding certain aspects of the potential merger. The PGA tour has confirmed that they will work with the US Congress to provide the requested documentation but LIV Golf has yet to confirm if they have received the letter.
US Senators are concerned that a foreign country will now have a control of a major U.S sports league and are calling for the Department of Justice to launch their own investigation.
