Senate Asks PGA, Saudi Officials to Testify on LIV Deal (1)

A US Senate panel investigating the merger of PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf asked officials from the organizations to testify publicly about the deal next month.

Panel chairman Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut scheduled a July 11 hearing for PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, executives at the Saudi Private Investment Fund and LIV Golf to testify and set a one-week deadline for them to respond to the request. Invitations such as the ones sent Wednesday are often precursors to subpoenas.

“Our goal is to uncover the facts about what went into the PGA Tour’s deal with the ...