Randall Stephenson, a member of the PGA Tour’s policy board, has resigned, claiming it was due to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf merger.
, a former member and staunch defender of the international Islamist organization called the Muslim Brotherhood, and an outspoken critic of the Saudi monarchy. He was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in October 2018 by a team of Saudi agents. The Saudi governmentdeath sentences for five of the accused in December 2019.
Stephenson said that he would have stepped down earlier if not for the league commissioner, Jay Monahan,“I joined this board 12 years ago to serve the best players in the world and to expand the virtues of sportsmanship instilled through the game of golf,” Stephenson wrote. “I hope, as this board moves forward, it will comprehensively rethink its governance model and keep its options open to evaluate alternative sources of capital beyond the current framework agreement.
“In fact, he had already lately taken to attending most board meetings via videoconference, save for last month’s meeting in Michigan,” thePGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during a news conference before the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, June 22, 2022, in Cromwell, Connecticut.
“During this intense battle, we met with several members of Congress and policy experts to discuss the PIF’s attempt to take over the game of golf in the United States, and suggested ways that Congress could support us in these efforts,” Monahan wrote in a letter to Congress.
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