Several Oregon officials spoke out Sunday ahead of the first LIV Golf event scheduled for the state later this week, criticizing the golf circuit's connection to the Saudi Arabian government.
The LIV Golf Invitational Series will host its second event, and first in the United States, starting on Thursday at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, located west of Portland. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden called out the event over the numerous issues surrounding the new controversial league, including the hit-and-run death of Fallon Smart in 2016.
A Saudi Arabian student was facing a first-degree murder charge in that case in Oregon when a tracking device was removed and he vanished, something the U.