LIV Golf’s first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour.
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But well before LIV Golf arrived in tiny North Plains, the city's mayor and those from surrounding cities wrote the Texas-based owner of the club to protest the event, saying it didn't align with the community's values. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden called the event “sportswashing” to distract from human rights abuses.
“They're allowed to have their opinions. You know, we've heard it. I think everybody has. It's been brought up,” said Koepka, a former world No. 1 and four-time majors champion. “But look, like we said, our only job is to go play golf, and that's what we're trying to do. We're trying to grow the game.”
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