LIV Golf Lands Legends Legal Chief as PGA Tour Deal Awaits Fate

Nov. 12, 2024, 10:30 PM UTC

LIV Golf, an upstart golf tour controlled by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, announced Tuesday its hire of John Ruzich as chief legal officer.

Ruzich, who is a longtime chief administrative and legal officer for Legends Hospitality Management LLC, is the latest lawyer to join LIV, which since its founding three years ago has built out a staff of roughly a half-dozen in-house attorneys, according to public records in the US and UK.

President-elect Donald Trump, whose golf courses hosted three LIV events in 2023, has been a vocal advocate of the Saudi-backed circuit. Trump’s reelection could expedite the closure ...

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