Pádraig Harrington: blaming Saudis for 9/11 like blaming Irish not stopping IRA violence

The three-time major winner says the cost of litigation may have hastened the deal.

RELECTIONS: Padraig Harrington says "we just can’t wave a magic wand right now” when discussing Saudi Arabia's rights for women. Picture: Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP

Pádraig Harrington says blaming Saudi Arabia for the 9/11 terrorist attacks is 'very much like blaming Ireland for not doing enough to stop the IRA'.

The three-time major winner discussed this week's seismic news in golf, which saw a shock proposed merger of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour’s commercial operations with those of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.