PGA Tour Deal With LIV Golf Puts Sponsors on the Spot

Most corporate partners have yet to comment on the merger, which took them by surprise and could create new reputational concerns

The PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced Tuesday that they have agreed to a merger. Photo: Koji Sasahara/Associated Press/Rich Graessle/Zuma Press

Sponsors and other companies affiliated with the PGA Tour will face a reckoning in the wake of the golf powerhouse’s decision to combine with the Saudi-backed upstart LIV Golf, marketing executives said.

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