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The advocacy group 9/11 Justice criticised the circuit in a
television advertisement in Florida ahead of the Miami
tournament and will host a news conference on Thursday, while
urging former U.S. President Donald Trump to cut ties with LIV.
Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were from Saudi Arabia.
The kingdom has long denied a role in the attacks, which killed
nearly 3,000 people.
Bankrolled by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, LIV has
attracted some of golf's biggest names away from the flagship
PGA Tour. But critics say it amounts to "sportswashing" by a
nation trying to improve its reputation amid ongoing criticism
of its human rights record.
Saudi Arabia's government has denied accusations of human rights
abuses.
"This is the second LIV tournament hosted by Donald Trump at his
golf courses this year, and that is painful and really
disappointing," Brett Eagleson, president of 9/11 Justice, said
in a statement.
"The evidence of Saudi government officials' participation in
this attack on America could not be clearer."
Another group, 9/11 Families United, sent an open letter
condemning golfers who joined LIV in June.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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