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Sept. 11 families planning protest as LIV golf series gets set for first U.S. event in Portland

NORTH PLAINS, Ore. -- LIV Golf's first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour.

Brett Eagleson was 15 years old when he lost his father in the collapse of the World Trade Center. Nearly 3,000 people were killed on that day in 2001.

"We want the golfers to know who they're getting in bed with, who they're doing business with,'' Eagleson said. "Any golfer that chooses to go play for the LIV tournament should have to listen to the family members and look us in the eye, and explain to us why they're taking the Saudi money and why they're playing in this tournament.