Golf's best players, European Tour face scrutiny over new Saudi Arabia event

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This week the European Tour is debuting a new event in a new market, with four of the top five players in the world and recent major champs Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia and Henrik Stenson all scheduled to compete. Last spring European Tour CEO Keith Pelley announced a three-year partnership with Saudi Arabia that would bring golf to the Middle Eastern country. "We are very excited to be taking the first steps toward bringing professional golf to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the first time and I must thank His Royal Majesty, Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for his vision in making this happen," Pelley said in March.

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