Tag: LIV Golf

Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf League Is ‘Sportswashing’ At Its Worst | The Smirking Chimp

Boosters might welcome Saudi participation — and oil money — in global sporting events. But critics call it “sportswashing” — an effort to use splashy sporting events to distract from human rights violations.

Source: Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf League Is ‘Sportswashing’ At Its Worst | The Smirking Chimp

Fore! Pro Golfers Are Selling Out to a Murderous Regime | The Smirking Chimp

Likewise, the Saudi golf tour won’t wash off the regime’s indelible ugliness. But — fore! — it will boomerang on the money-grubbing golfers selling their once-good names to it.

Fore! Pro Golfers Are Selling Out to a Murderous Regime | The Smirking Chimp

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The Saudi-Funded LIV Golf Tour