U.S. Senate committee launches investigation into new PGA Tour partnership with LIV Golf

LOS ANGELES — A United States Senate committee is officially reviewing the PGA Tour’s planned alliance with the DP World Tour and LIV Golf.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), chairman of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, notified both PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman of the inquiry by letter on Monday morning.

The letter came just days before the U.S. Open, the third major championship of the season, is set to tee off from the Los Angeles Country Club. The investigation is separate from the one the Department of Justice is conducting into the Tour, which was launched after several LIV Golf players filed an antitrust case against the Tour. The new partnership ended the legal battle between the two leagues.

Blumenthal's inquiry will focus on the surprise deal between the Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf that Monahan announced last week. The new golf entity will be funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

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