On Tuesday, PGA Tour Chief Operating Officer Ron Price and board member Jimmy Dunne were sworn in at a Senate subcommittee hearing in Washington D.C. to discuss the proposed deal between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which is the main financial backer of LIV Golf.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is the chairman of the committee and has been publicly critical of the deal, which will unite the two once-warring factions in golf under the same commercial umbrella.
It’s no surprise that Golf Twitter lit up on one of the most historic days in the sport.
Here are some Twitter reactions from the PGA Tour-PIF Senate hearing.
So far, Yasir has tried to:
-Rent out Augusta National
-Shoehorn an Augusta membership out of this dealAbsolutely cannot wait to see what his next move is here.
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) July 11, 2023
Blumenthal: “Just to be clear, [Norman] is out of a job.”
Price: “If we reach a definitive agreement, we would not have a requirement for that type of position.”
— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) July 11, 2023
So you’re telling me you’re NOT playing in China anymore?!
No, we’re not.
THEN WHY DID I HAVE THIS POSTER BOARD QUOTE MADE pic.twitter.com/gajrQX2eii
— Riggs (@RiggsBarstool) July 11, 2023
This hearing has been going on for a while which means it’s almost time to switch over to peacock to continue watching
— claire rogers (@kclairerogers) July 11, 2023
Rand Paul has turned the PGA Tour-PIF Senate subcommittee hearing into an all-out attack against NIL in college sports
— Cameron Jourdan (@Cam_Jourdan) July 11, 2023