It's not the 'Live' Saudi golf tour, it's ell eye vee.

[House of Roberts]

It's the Roman numeral for 54, because they play 54 holes of golf in each tournament.

[EYESORE 9001]

1. And here I was, thinking...

It was named after Liv Tyler.

[lapfog_1]

2. odd that the Saudis use Roman numerals for their golf tournament

see that arabic numbering has completely replaced Roman numbering since, well, almost ever.

Also... Algebra... a completely Arabic language term.

LIV is also ironic since they impose the death penalty on so many crimes... and they had to know that the English "misuse" of the Roman numerals as if they were really a word almost spell out "Live"

Multiple levels of Irony in one numeric representation of a golf tournament that is bathed in blood and oil.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Nice Catches There

I'm still not getting what those thugs are hoping to gain by this venture.
Their worldwide viewership is, per tournament, what the Golf Channel gets for a Thursday opening round in the US.
I don't understand their endgame.

[2naSalit]

5. It's a front operation.

There is something else, entirely, going on that they think they are covering up. At the bare minimum it is a money laundering operation.

Maybe there is something besides top secret documents in Ivana's grave at Bedminster that is of interest to them too. If I were the government, I'd have a camera on that grave to see if it gets disturbed.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. With That Puny Cash Flow?

Doesn't seem like a good way to hide serious money when there is no serious money.
Not disagreeing, it just seems a silly way to front anything.
A PR stunt, perhaps?

[2naSalit]

9. I'm waiting to see...

What actually shakes out but I suspect this is somehow cover for some activity that they are either already working or they are preparing for something in the future.

Best thing that could happen is the stupid one croaks unexpectedly.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. The trophy resembles the wreckage of the towers from 9/11.

[303squadron]

4. So here is an idea

The PGA owes part of its philanthropic history to the Red Cross matches played during WWI. Every tour event is organized around giving to local or national charities and in its history the PGA has raised over a billion dollars doing so.

So the LIV Tour should be organized around giving financial support to 9/11 families. Every event!

[Probatim]

6. And I've been calling it the Bone Saw League - thanks for catching me up.

Anyway, that's not a shot at you. I just like to remind people the tournament is run by a guy who butchered an American citizen, while he was alive, with a saw.

And... 99% of its viewers continue to complain about high gas prices and their gas money is funding the league.

Lots to process there.