PGA Tour, LIV Golf & Donald Trump hold ‘constructive’ White House talks on reunification
The PGA Tour held “constructive” negotiations at the White House with LIV Golf Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Talks have been ongoing since the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour Agree to shock merger In a funded Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) in June 2023.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott met with Trump earlier this month.
“We just ended constructive work at the White House with President Trump and His Excellency Yasir al-Rumayyan, a statement from Monahan, Scott and PGA Player Director Woods Meeting.”
“Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, we started the discussion about the unification of golf. We are committed to moving as soon as possible and will share other details where appropriate.
“The importance of our passion for the game and unity. Most importantly, we all want the best players in the world to play together more often and are committed to doing everything we can to bring this result to fans.”
Woods, a 15-time minority champion, said last week’s Genesis Invititation that he expects the split in the men’s game to “recover quickly” with Trump’s participation, The participation was his golf resort hosting the LIV event.
Four-time Major Champion Rory McIlroy said in early February Trump on “PGA Tour” In an ongoing dispute with Liv.
Meanwhile, former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley said He is optimistic about the deal Between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, it can be announced before the Masters in April.
The lucrative LIV Golf Tour launched in 2022 and has been signed by including Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Bryson Dechambeau, Cards High-profile players including Cameron Smith and Brooks Koepka broke down the men’s professional golf.
The June 2023 surprise announcement that the merger of commercial actions and rights of the PGA Tour and Liv Golf has agreed to cease litigation between tours.
The initial deadline for December 31, 2023 missed negotiations, but an agreement has been reached after the extension.
Liv Golf is supported by PIF, an entity controlled by the Saudi Crown Prince, which is also the majority owner of Premier League football club Newcastle United.
