PGA Tour lobbying Congress, Biden over 'Saudi Golf League proposals'

The PGA Tour has so far "spent $190,000 to lobby Congress and the Biden administration this year on various issues, including what is specified as 'Saudi Golf League proposals,'" according to Tyler Lauletta of BUSINESS INSIDER. The PGA Tour "paid $70,000 in Q1 and $120,000 in Q2 of 2022 to the law firm DLA Piper LLP, which in turn lobbied members of the House, Senate and the Executive Office on issues of tax legislation, implementation of the CARES Act and American Rescue Plan, and of course, the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series." The amount the Tour has "paid DLA Piper increased by 40% in the second quarter of this year, just as LIV Golf staged its first events in June" (BUSINESSINSIDER.com, 7/21).