What the saudis are doing, like them or not, is actually quite brilliant. Much like other sports golf has seen a rapid decline in viewership once their cash-cow (in this case tiger) had his skill fall off. This is something well known globally, hence why other countries were trying to buy into it too like china with the nba or pre-war russia with the nhl. The saudis choosing golf specifically is a bit of a masterstroke, as it's been the one sport that leftists have tried to promote as an "equal for all" kind of thing where anyone can do good regardless of race/gender/preference. It'd be like if cabella's bought tofu stock.
What the saudis are doing, like them or not, is actually quite brilliant. Much like other sports golf has seen a rapid decline in viewership once their cash-cow (in this case tiger) had his skill fall off. This is something well known globally, hence why other countries were trying to buy into it too like china with the nba or pre-war russia with the nhl. The saudis choosing golf specifically is a bit of a masterstroke, as it's been the one sport that leftists have tried to promote as an "equal for all" kind of thing where anyone can do good regardless of race/gender/preference. It'd be like if cabella's bought tofu stock.