LIV Golf Pulls Reporter’s Credentials After He Refused to Edit Out Question About Saudi Funding on His Podcast: Report

Ahmad Austin Jr. Aug 21st, 2025, 9:34 am

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A reporter had their credentials revoked by LIV Golf after he refused to take out a question about the league’s Saudi funding on his podcast.

Bill Hobson , the host of the radio show , conducted an interview with golfer Pat Perez for his YouTube channel. At the time of writing, the league was scheduled to hold its next tournament at The Cardinal at Saint John’s in Michigan.

To promote the upcoming tournament, Hobson told Golfweek , LIV reached out to him and asked if he wanted to interview Perez. Soon after, Hobson spoke on the phone with Perez for approximately half an hour.

While most of the convers

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