Saudi-backed LIV golf series faces 9/11 protests as first tournament kicks off on US soil
“Saudi Arabia is trying to discredit its sport,” Sean Bassanante, whose father died in the attacks, told a news conference during the protest at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club outside Portland, Oregon. Instead of acknowledging their support and financing of al-Qaeda, they are trying, through an honorable game of golf, to buy legitimacy.” Allegations of Saudi …