Tom Watson Is the Latest to Want Answers on the PGA Tour’s Deal With Saudi Backers of LIV

Tom Watson of the United States plays his shot during the first tee ceremony prior to the first round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 06, 2023. Andrew Redington/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Eight-time major champion Tom Watson wants answers on the PGA Tour’s new business partnership with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, asking in a letter Monday, June 19, to Commissioner Jay Monahan if the deal was the only way to solve the tour’s financial hardship.

That was one of several questions posed by Watson in the letter, which was obtained by The Associated Press and was sent to Monahan, the PGA Tour board and “my fellow players.”