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Episode 306: The PGA's deal with Saudi Arabia and corruption in professional sport

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The Future of Golf

Rory McElroy has been put in an invidious position here. He turned down hundreds of millions of dollars to not go, so he looks a little bit foolish. The new company that's going to be on top of golf now, the for-profit company, hasn't even got a name yet. We don't know what it means materially in terms of golf tournaments. There is a lot to be ironed out, but all we know, I think, is Saudi Arabia has essentially got a seat at the table and could become bigger and bigger as they plow more money into this.

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