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How Saudi money bought up the sport of golf

How Saudi backed LIV golf split the sport right down the middle.

We’ve seen it before in football, F1 and boxing but now Saudi Arabia has turned its sights to golf. The launch of the LIV golf tour by Saudi divided the world of professional golf between those who joined, enjoying large payouts to promote it, and others who took a principled stand against what they said was naked sportswashing. So when the merger of LIV with the main European and US competition was announced, it shook the world of golf.

Guest: David Walsh, chief sports writer, the Sunday Times

Host: Manveen Rana

Clips: Sky News, LIV Golf, CNBC, Sky Sports, Sky Sports News, TNT Sports, NBC, CBS., Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, MSNBC

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