The arrival of the LIV Tour, the millionaire circuit promoted by the Arab Public Fund, to the golf club that Donald Trump has in Bedminster, New Jersey, has intensified criticism of golfers who, driven by Saudi offers, embraced this circuit. The figure of the former president of the United States has contributed to this, who was critical of that country a few years ago, and who now takes payment from them and sees this initiative with good eyes.
The declassified papers of the FBI in which it is pointed out bluntly Saudi Arabia as financier of Al Qaeda and territory in which 15 of the 18 hijackers of the 9/11 attacks in 2001 were trained have fueled the indignation of the families of the victims of the Twin Towers, in which 3,000 people died in that fateful day In addition, it has been recalled that Trump’s brother-in-law, Jared Kushner, received 2,000 million dollars from the Arab administration in support of his investment fund.
Nobody is safe from the fierceness of many of the main feathers of American golf journalism. Not even Bubba Watson, a guy who embodies the profile of the most deeply rooted citizen of the country, who has adopted two girls and who used to be the image of the PGA Tour for its spots and videos on social networks. The two-time Masters Augusta winner announced a few days ago his signing for the LIV Tour and has already been reminded that he is supporting a country where adoption is not legal. Or Paul Casey’s attitude years ago when he was an ambassador for UNICEF and didn’t play in Arabia.
Manda Stenson
In the game, which does not mobilize much public in the third tournament of this circuit, Henrik Stenson is the golfer who continues to rule. At 64 hits on the first day, he joined a round of 69 on Saturday, two under par, despite a double bogey in the early stages of the day -compensated with an eagle-, which shot the recently fired European Ryder Cup captain. (See results). Although he closed the lap with a bogey on a par 5, he gets five out of second, Dustin Johnson.
In addition, Sergio García is eleventh, seven strokes behind the Swede, after repeating a round of 70 with two birdies, one on his last hole, and a bogey. David Puig (71 on Saturday) and Eugenio López Chacarra (72), are nineteenth and twenty-eighth, respectively. By teams Reed, Dustin Johnson, Pat Perez and Talor Gooch rule, a distance extended thanks to his performance with a 64 in the second round.
