The 276 pages of documents released by the Senate as PGA Tour chiefs were called to Capitol Hill throw new light on the way the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, the sports avowed enemies jumped into bed with each other. Draft agreements, briefing notes, WhatsApp messages and emails showed who was involved and what they wanted from the shock partnership between the Tour and Saudi Public Investment Fund. Here is the timeline of the deal that rocked golf.
Sunningdale Golf Club chairman Roger Devlin, also a racehorse breeder, former board member of the Royal & Ancient and the boss of Persimmon Homes, initiated the peace talks and played a significant role in the deal. At the request of Yasir al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Public Investment
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