ESPN's Kevin Van Valkenburg on Covering the LIV Golf Tournament

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🗓️ 10 June 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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As drama swirls around the PGA and the new LIV Golf Tournament, ESPN’s Kevin Van Valkenburg joins from London to get Bryan Curtis caught up to speed on all the action. They discuss how the LIV Golf Tournament came to be, why this story matters, why the PGA is facing an “existential threat,” and why LIV Golf is financed by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. Host: Bryan Curtis Producer: Troy Farkas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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