The who’s who of golf can be at Royal Liverpool for the 151st Open Championship. As the ultimate main of the 12 months will get set to tee off, nobody will need to miss the motion.
Even Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund (PIF) Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan can be at Royal Liverpool, per The Telegraph. He can be a visitor of one of many R&A’s fundamental sponsors.
That’s doubtless to attract loads of eyes and consternation. The R&A is without doubt one of the main governing our bodies of world golf alongside the USGA.
On Wednesday, the CEO of the R&A Martin Slumbers held his annual pre-tournament press convention. Throughout the convention, he acknowledged that he would take into account the PIF as a possible investor.
“The world of sport has modified dramatically within the final 12 months, and it isn’t possible for the R&A or golf to only ignore what’s a societal change on a worldwide foundation,” Slumbers stated.
“We can be contemplating inside all of the parameters that we take a look at all of the choices that we now have.”
The Saudi PIF is reportedly value $720 billion. Is his attendance as a visitor of a present sponsor a chance to speak future enterprise. Solely time will inform.
The PGA Tour framework cope with LIV Golf and the DP World Tour remains to be within the works.
Final week, the Senate listening to befell. Al-Rumayyan was invited together with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman. Nevertheless, none of them attended.
Regardless of being unable to attend these hearings, it was revealed that Al-Rumayyan is seeking to change into a member of the R&A, in addition to Augusta Nationwide. There have been additionally textual content messages unveiled between PGA Tour coverage board member Jimmy Dunne and Al-Rumayyan.
Al-Rumayyan and PIF seem like in search of to be protected by immunity regulation in these litigations between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour.
There are nonetheless so many unknowns relating to the ‘settlement to have an settlement.’ However it’s clear that the PIF is seeking to go away a mark throughout sports activities worldwide.