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Unsealed emails detail Yasir Al-Rumayyan’s involvement in LIV Golf

As a Senate subcommittee tries to sort out the impact and influence Saudi investors might have on the PGA Tour, unsealed court documents show that Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, was personally involved in the formation of LIV Golf and the launching of the rival circuit.

While Al-Rumayyan’s interest in golf and his role with the PIF, which owns LIV Golf and is negotiating an alliance with the PGA Tour, has never been in question, lawyers had previously downplayed his day-to-day involvement in LIV Golf.

Emails unsealed Thursday night show that officials kept Al-Rumayyan apprised of LIV business discussions and sought his approval before moving forward with key initiatives. One July 2022 email from Atul Khosla, a former LIV executive, to his colleagues seemed to refer to the turbulence the start-up league faced in its…

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