PGA Boosts DLA Piper Lobbying as Golf Rival, DOJ Challenge Tour

The PGA boosted payments to its lobbying firm DLA Piper as the golf tour faces challenges from a Saudi Arabia-backed rival and a Justice Department antitrust investigation.

The PGA paid DLA Piper $120,000 in the second quarter, according to the firm’s Lobbying Disclosure Act form. That’s the most the PGA has spent on lobbying in a three-month window at least since 1999. The PGA spent $70,000 in this year’s first quarter.

The tour paid DLA Piper to lobby Congress on matters including “Saudi Golf League proposals,” according to the form. DLA Piper, which has long worked with the PGA, also ...