Families of 9/11 victims outraged at Americans taking part in LIV Golf Series

South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel won the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event at the Centurion Club (Kieran Cleeves/PA)

A group representing victims’ families and survivors of the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States have accused the high-profile American players in the LIV Golf Series of sportswashing and betraying their country.

In a letter sent to the agents of Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed and Kevin Na, 911familiesunited.org expressed their outrage towards the players for competing in the Saudi-backed events.