Trump Says LIV Golf Has Been Worth ‘Billions of Dollars’ in Publicity for Saudi Arabia

The Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit, which has upended the sport by luring players away from the PGA Tour with lavish paydays, has been “worth billions of dollars” in publicity for Saudi Arabia, former President Donald Trump said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Monday. 

Mr. Trump’s comments came the week that his course, Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., will host the third event for LIV Golf, the new venture financed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund. Families of 9/11 victims are planning to protest the event. Mr. Trump said that while he can understand their feelings, he doesn’t know much about their stance.