LIV CEO thiab tus thawj coj Greg Norman saib ua si ntawm lub qhov thib peb thaum lub sijhawm kawg ntawm LIV Golf Invitational Series Chicago ntawm Rich Harvest Farms hauv Qab Zib Grove, Illinois.
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LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman yuav tuaj xyuas Capitol Hill lub lim tiam no kom ntsib nrog cov tswv cuab ntawm Congress, raws li Saudi-rov qab pab koomtes tangles nrog PGA Ncig Saib.
PGA Ncig saib tau tawm tsam LIV txij li xyoo 2021. LIV cov neeg ua si tau foob kev tiv thaiv kev tiv thaiv tawm tsam PGA Ncig SaibCov. Meanwhile, tus Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Ncaj Ncees tau tshawb xyuas PGA Ncig saib qhov ua tau los tiv thaiv kev sib tw txij lub Xya Hli.
"LIV Golf tab tom tuaj rau Hill lub lim tiam no los ntsib nrog cov neeg tsim cai lij choj los ntawm ob tog," LIV tus thawj coj, Jonathan Grella, hais rau CNBC. "Vim tias PGA Ncig Saib Xyuas tau sim ua kom peb cov kev nce qib hauv kev rov ua dua qhov kev ua si, peb xav tias nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb rau kev qhia cov tswv cuab ntawm LIV tus qauv kev lag luam thiab tawm tsam Tour's tiv thaiv kev sib tw."
Norman tau teem sijhawm ntsib nrog ntau tus neeg tsim cai lij choj. Cov Neeg Sawv Cev Nancy Mace, RN.C., thiab Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., ua tus thawj coj ntawm pawg tswj hwm kev sib tw golf tsis raug cai.
Cov neeg sawv cev rau PGA Ncig Saib Xyuas tsis kam tawm tswv yim txog kev mus ntsib. Cov neeg sawv cev rau Mace thiab Panetta tsis tau teb tam sim ntawd rau kev thov tawm tswv yim.
Lub LIV Golf Pab Koomtes tau tsim los ua ib tus neeg sib tw rau PGA Ncig Saib Xyuas thiab tau txais nyiaj txiag los ntawm Saudi Arabia Cov Peev Nyiaj Txiag Pej Xeem. LIV twb tau poached loj golfers xws li Phil Mickelson los ntawm PGA Ncig saib, thiab Norman nws tus kheej yog yav dhau los lub hnub qub ncig saib. Kev ncig xyuas, dhau los, tau txwv tsis pub LIV cov neeg koom nrog koom nrog hauv nws cov xwm txheej.
LIV Golf tsis tu ncua hu tawm PGA Ncig Saib Xyuas Kev Ua Haujlwm raws li kev tawm tsam kev sib tw. Cov pab koomtes upstart tau hais tias PGA qhov kev ncua ntawm LIV cov neeg ua si yog "kev mob siab rau kev sib tw."
Los ntawm sab nraud, cov neeg thuam tau hu tawm cov koom haum koom nrog nrog tsoomfwv Saudi, pom tias nws yog qhov kev sim ntawm "kev ua kis las" los txhim kho lub teb chaws cov duab. Cov neeg thuam kuj tau sau tseg tias tsoomfwv Saudi qhov kev nplua nuj zoo kawg ua rau txhua lub tswv yim ntawm kev sib tw tiag tiag yog qhov taw qhia. LIV muaj lwm tus neeg txhawb nqa muaj zog hauv yav dhau los Thawj Tswj Hwm Donald Trump, uas nws Bedminster, New Jersey, lub teb chaws club tau tuav cov kev sib tw ncaws pob thaum lub caij ntuj sov. Nws chav kawm Doral hauv Miami yuav tuav lwm qhov kev tshwm sim LIV thaum kawg lub Kaum Hli.
Txij li xyoo 2021, PGA Ncig Saib Xyuas tau them nyiaj $360,000 rau lub tuam txhab DLA Piper los tos txais cov neeg tsim cai lij choj ntawm ntau lub ntsiab lus suav nrog "Saudi Golf League cov lus pom zoo." Ntau tus neeg tsim cai lij choj - suav nrog Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., thiab Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. - tau qhia kev txhawj xeeb txog LIV.
PGA Ncig Saib Xyuas Tus Thawj Coj Jay Monahan tau tawm tsam LIV.
“Peb zoo siab txais tos kev sib tw zoo, noj qab nyob zoo. LIV Saudi Golf League tsis yog qhov ntawd. Nws yog ib qho kev hem thawj tsis txaus ntseeg, ib tus tsis txhawj xeeb txog kev rov qab los ntawm kev nqis peev lossis kev loj hlob ntawm qhov kev ua si, "Monahan hais rau cov neeg sau xov xwm ua ntej xyoo no.
LIV Golf kuj tau nrhiav kev tshaj tawm xov xwm, raws li cov pab koomtes tau tshaj tawm nws tus kheej lub caij ua ntej ntawm nws lub vev xaib thiab hauv YouTube. Cov ntawv ceeb toom tsis ntev los no tau hais tias Apple thiab Amazon tau dhau los ntawm qhov kev pom zoo. Pab Koomtes Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Xov Xwm Will Staeger hais rau CNBC tias nws "zoo siab heev" nws yuav muaj kev koom tes rau nws lub caij 2023. PGA Ncig saib muaj kev cuam tshuam nrog CBS, ESPN thiab NBC.
Qhia tawm: NBC thiab CNBC koom tib lub tuam txhab niam txiv, NBCUniversal.
Tau qhov twg los: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/19/liv-golf-ceo-greg-norman-visits-capitol-hill-as-saudi-backed-league-battles-pga-tour.html