How PGA Tour officials defended their Saudi golf deal to Congress

“What happened that led the PGA Tour to change its position? Was it only the hope of ending litigation?” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) asked at the start of the hearing. “There is something that stinks about this path that you’re on right now because it is a surrender. And it is all about the money and that’s the reason for the backlash that you’ve seen.” The hearing marks the most visible action from Congress since the early June announcement of the deal sparked bipartisan pushback among lawmakers, though some Republicans...