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GREG NORMAN OUT?<\/strong>Public face of LIV Golf could see influence curtailed as part of restructuring<\/p>\n Both parties have tried to avoid characterizing the deal as a merger, saying the PGA Tour would retain its non-profit status and the joint commercial entity would exist as a secondary asset.<\/p>\n However, LIV Golf and several golfers sued the PGA Tour last year for alleged antitrust violations, calling it a monopoly throughout their 118-page complaint. The U.S. Department of Justice had also been looking into\u00a0possible anticompetitive practices of the PGA Tour\u00a0after the Tour tried to punish some of its players for joining LIV.<\/p>\n By combining forces, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf could\u00a0become an even bigger target\u00a0for antitrust regulators, who could potentially try to block or delay the deal.<\/p>\n Citing Saudi Arabia’s \u201cdeeply disturbing human rights record at home and abroad,” Blumenthal said in his letter to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan the Tour’s “sudden and drastic reversal of position concerning LIV Golf raise serious questions regarding the reasons for and terms behind the announced agreement.”<\/p>\n Contributing: Brent Schrotenboer, Nancy Armour<\/em><\/p>\n This article originally app<\/a>eared on USA TODAY: PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger the subject of new US Senate investigation<\/em><\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n For forums sites go to Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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