It’s easy to take Saudi money, but harder to justify it in public
Now we have a much better idea of some of these golfers’ true characters.
For the uninitiated, the most recognizable fixture at the tee box is the Par Aide Master Ball Washer. The hand-operated contraption is necessary because a golfer’s balls get dirty, as has the reputation of Saudi Arabia. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s cleansing solution is the age-old practice of sportswashing, the burlesque application of vast sums of money to a sports team or event designed to scrub away the filth.
“Those who have decided to turn their backs on the PGA Tour by willfully violating a regulation being notified that they are suspended or otherwise no longer eligible to participate in PGA Tour Play,” the PGA said in a statement Thursday,Yet the crown prince remains intent on reshaping the global golf industry after a first venture into sportswashing last year when the Saudis took a controlling stake in the Premier League soccer club Newcastle United and plowed $900 million into staging an...
“Fans and viewers need to look past the glamor of these events,” says Human Rights Watch Director of Global Initiatives Minky Worden. “Instead of using sports to rehabilitate its global image, it would be cheaper and easier for Saudi Arabia to simply undertake fundamental human rights reforms and respect the basic rights of its citizens in order to improve its image and standing in the world.”
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