PGA Tour policy board member Randall Stephenson resigns over deal with LIV Golf: report

Randall Stephenson, a former AT&T executive and policy board member since 2012, resigned from his position because he"had serious concerns” with the deal with LIV Golf, and it"is not one that I can objectively evaluate or in good conscience support," he wrote, according to a copy of his resignation letter obtained by The Washington Post.

"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."

Stephenson reportedly cited the death of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist, as one of the reasons he could not support the LIV Golf deal. The Saudi government, which funds LIV Golf through the state's Public Investment Fund, has been accused of involvement in Khashoggi's death.

Stephenson also said he had planned to resign on June 12, six days after the PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal was announced, but delayed his resignation after PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced on June 13 he was

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