The PGA Tour says “some hurdles stay” within the protracted negotiations with LIV Golf to reunify the game – though Donald Trump’s intervention has “considerably bolstered” the talks.
Discussions have been ongoing since June 2023 when the PGA Tour and DP World Tour agreed a shock merger with Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund (PIF), which funds LIV.
The 2 sides met on the White Home final month following the intervention of US President Trump, who’s a eager golfer with enterprise pursuits within the sport.
However, talking earlier than this week’s The Gamers Championship, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan couldn’t present a solution about when a deal is likely to be struck.
“We’re doing the whole lot we are able to to convey the 2 sides collectively,” Monahan stated.
“That stated, we won’t accomplish that in a method that diminishes the power of our platform or the very actual momentum now we have with our followers and companions.”
The PGA Tour, represented by Monahan, participant director Adam Scott and 15-time main winner Tiger Woods, held “constructive” talks with LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan and President Trump on 21 February.
Monahan stated the involvement of President Trump – who owns a number of golf resorts around the globe – had made a truce “very actual”.
Nonetheless, no deadline has been set for the saga to be resolved, he stated.
“Whereas now we have eliminated some hurdles, however some stay,” Monahan added.
“However like our followers, we nonetheless share the identical sense of urgency to get to a decision.
“Our workforce is totally dedicated to reunification.”
