Senator Subpoenas Saudis for Documents on Liv-PGA Tour Golf Deal

Committee chairman Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Ct., speaks during a homeland security and governmental affairs subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill, regarding the proposed PGA Tour-LIV Golf partnership. on Sept. 13, 2023. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP Photo

WASHINGTON—The chairman of a Senate investigations subcommittee issued a subpoena Wednesday for documents on Saudi Arabia’s new golf partnership with the PGA Tour, saying the kingdom had to be more transparent about what he said was its $35 billion in investments in the United States.

The move is the latest to challenge Saudi Arabia’s assertion that as a foreign government that enjoys sovereign immunity from many U.S. laws, it is not obliged to provide information on the golf deal.