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The Michele Tafoya Podcast

The Keys to the Golf Kingdom Have Been Handed to the Saudis

The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Salem Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary, Society & Culture

2.4590 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The PGA Tour capitulated.  LIV Golf has won.  Now what?

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Michelle Tofoya podcast.

0:03.0

It's been a couple days since the Live Golf merger with the PGA took place.

0:07.7

I'm going to give you my thoughts on it, having had about 48 hours to let that simmer in and listen to a lot of different opinions.

0:14.8

Mine might surprise you a little bit.

0:16.9

You'll find out next.

0:19.1

Welcome to the Michelle Tofoya podcast.

0:24.6

All right.

0:25.5

So you may remember when LiveGolf first came on the scene.

0:30.3

This is golf funded by the government of Saudi Arabia.

0:34.9

Saudi Arabia largely attributed to funding the 9-11 attacks or organizing the 9-11

0:42.9

attacks, calculating the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, numerous, numerous human rights

0:51.0

violations over the years.

0:52.9

That's Saudi Arabia.

0:54.6

Now, we have a frequent guest on this show.

0:56.4

I say frequent.

0:57.0

He's been on a couple times.

0:58.0

Zubi, a real smart guy, rapper, fitness guru,

1:01.6

just a tremendous person who grew up in Saudi.

1:06.1

And, you know, I think I would be really interested to hear his take,

1:10.5

and maybe we will at some point.

1:12.0

But the first person I thought of when this announcement was made that Live and the PGA tour were

1:20.5

merging, I thought of Rory McElroy.

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