Read a few things about how LIV;s fight against the PGA is going in the US Congress
Seems like Greg Norman's lobbying of Congressional leaders efforts for LIV Golf aren't going well.
Greg Norman faced accusations of promoting Saudi “propaganda” following meetings with Washington lawmakers, in which the Australian golfer sought to garner support for the Saudi-backed LIV Series in its bitter dispute with the PGA Tour.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) reportedly called Norman's lunch with members of the Republican Study Committee on Wednesday "propaganda" and said the RSC shouldn't spend it's time with a league backed by the Saudi Arabian government.
Fellow Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), who is also a member of the RSC, called for the Justice Department to investigate LIV for potential Foreign Agents Registration Act violations for not registering its connection to Saudi Arabia.
“At this point, there is no mistaking the origins and purpose of LIV Golf,” Rep. Roy wrote in a statement to Attorney General Merrick Garlandin July. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is funneling money through its Public Investment Fund (PIF) to stand up LIV Golf as an exercise in public relations. In other words, a foreign government’s dollars are being used to enhance that government’s brand and positioning here in the United States.
"... the American people deserve to know the depth and breadth of Saudi Arabia’s unprecedented political and public relations activities through its LIV Golf entity."
What Roy is effectively alluding to is sportswashing — a term which basically means Saudi Arabia is trying to cover up its countless human rights violations with extravagant sporting events. The government has already invested billions of dollars in the rival golf league and lured some of the biggest stars with six-figure paychecks before they even stepped onto a course.
As Burchett stated in his first tweet, Saudi Arabia is most recently known for its involvement in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Phil Mickelson one of the LIV's most prominent golfer even addmitted
he understood the "scary" business partners who are paying him millions of dollars and the atrocities the Saudi government committed. But that hasn't stopped Mickelson or others from taking the money.
Seems like the LIV won't be getting help from members of the US Congress if members
like Rep. Chip Roy & Rep. Tim Burchett are examples of how most members of Congress think about the LIV. and how it might just be a damage control Public Relations effort by the Saudi Arabian government and not just a new Golf Tour being backed by the Saudi government
