In this case, the blood money of Saudi Murderer Mohammed bin Salman, the man behind the killing of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi.
You may recall that bin Salman tried to sportswash Saudi Arabia into international acceptance by backing the LIV golf league, where top golfers were paid obscene guarantees to defect. You know the league that routinely uses Trump’s golf courses which had been blackballed by the PGA.
Well, Golf is one big happy family again:
In a stunning move after a year of acrimony, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday that it has entered in an agreement with the DP World Tour and the Public Investment Fund (PIF)—the financial backer of the LIV Golf League—“to unify the game of golf, on a global basis.”
The new entity, still to be named, will end all litigation between the parties.
“After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a historic day for the game we all know and love,” said PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan. “This transformational partnership recognizes the immeasurable strength of the PGA Tour’s history, legacy and pro-competitive model and combines with it the DP World Tour and LIV —including the team golf concept—to create an organization that will benefit golf’s players, commercial and charitable partners and fans. Going forward, fans can be confident that we will, collectively, deliver on the promise we’ve always made—to promote competition of the best in professional golf and that we are committed to securing and driving the game’s future.
“We are pleased to move forward, in step with LIV and PIF’s world-class investing experience (aka they bring a shit-ton of money to the table), and I applaud PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan for his vision and collaborative and forward-thinking approach that is not just a solution to the rift in our game, but also a commitment to taking it to new heights. This will engender a new era in global golf, for the better.”
Left unsaid is that LIV was financed by blood money from a murderer and a country that sanctions murder of those who dare to question its rulers. Doesn’t matter. Blood money always wins, and the blood on the money gets left off of the press releases.