The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event will tee off starting Thursday with players such as Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and other notable names joining the venture.
To preview the four-day event the circuit held an opening news conference at Centurion Golf Club in St. Albans, England on Tuesday.
Johnson resigned from the PGA Tour. Players among the 48-person field were asked about LIV Golf being financed by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia and its role in the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamaal Khashoggi, among other atrocities.
Here are some highlights from the news conference, which included abbreviated explanations and reporters being removed: