A Triple Bogey

I almost never play golf, but for whatever odd reason, I love watching it.  Years ago, before all four rounds were shown on TV, I even once listened to the British Open over the Internet!  (It was wonderful, because if you're going to announce golf over the radio, you had better be brilliant storytellers.)  I watch the Golf Channel on occasion, often late at night when it's calmness is soothing -- not just for their coverage of minor tournaments, but some of their shows and analysis, and broadcasts of old, classic matches..

And the PGA basically being bought by Saudi Arabia galls me. And for now at least, I'll be watching less.  I haven't yet watched any golf, including the Golf Channel since the announcement.  I'm sure I'll begin again at some point, but it's still too infuriating at the moment.  This isn't the NFL and AFL merging. This is a company being bought out by a repressive government.

Oh, and then there's this today --

WaPo headline: "Saudi crown prince threatened ‘major’ economic pain on U.S. amid oil feud."

Well-done, PGA. Well-done.

And do tell us again how this is just like two sports leagues merging...