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Senate Panel Asks PGA Tour, Saudi Officials to Testify on LIV Deal

Chair Blumenthal previously warned he may subpoena testimony
Golf deal has raised concerns among antitrust regulators

Senator Richard Blumenthal
Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg

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By Mike Dorning

June 21, 2023 at 6:07 PM UTC

Updated on

June 21, 2023 at 7:42 PM UTC

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.