Saudi Arabia, sportswashing and golf’s daring sortie into enemy coffers | Marina Hyde

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The European Tour breaks new and controversial ground in the Middle East this week, with Justin Rose among the players being paid up to $1m to compete in the Saudi International

In a flawlessly manicured instance of cosmic timing, last Sunday saw Justin Rose become the sixth golfer to surpass $50m in PGA Tour earnings. With his win at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego, Rose now sits on a total of $51.02m, and counting. That, however, does not include his European Tour earnings, which currently stand at a further €27.25m. And counting.

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Written by Marina Hyde
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2019/jan/30/saudi-arabia-sportswashing-golf-european-tour-saudi-international-justin-rose under the title “Saudi Arabia, sportswashing and golf’s daring sortie into enemy coffers | Marina Hyde”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.