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There Are Echoes Here of Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket and Rupert Murdoch’s Super (Rugby) League. an Aggressive, Well-Funded Competitor Takes on the Sport Establishment, Promising to Shake up a Rigid Game, and Bringing in New Money and Younger Fans with Lashings of Razzmatazz.

Human Rights Come to the Fore Every Time Such Non-Western Countries Host a Major Sports Tournament or Buy a Major Sports Property. a 2021 Report by Human Rights Group Liberty Found Saudi Arabia Had Invested More Than Us$1.4 Billion in Sports. Much More Has Since Been Spent on Football, Golf, Motor Racing, Cricket and the Like.

Opinion | How Saudi Arabia Is Teeing up for Global Golf and Disrupting the West’s Dominance

By Robert Thorne

• Oct 8, 2026 • 5 min read

Opinion | How Saudi Arabia Is Teeing up for Global Golf and Disrupting the West’s Dominance

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

While Today’s Big Story Is Liv Golf, Saudi Arabia’s Involvement in Sport Will Generate Many More Money-Driven, Politics-Heavy Headlines.

Robert Thorne

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