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The PGA Tour has held “constructive” talks over the “reunification” of golf with LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan and United States president Donald Trump at the White House.<\/b><\/p>\n
Talks have been ongoing since the PGA Tour and DP World Tour agreed a shock merger<\/a> with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund [PIF], which funds LIV Golf, in June 2023.<\/p>\n PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott, who met with Trump earlier this month, were joined by Al-Rumayyan and 15-time major winner Tiger Woods at the meeting in Washington DC on Thursday.<\/p>\n “We have just concluded a constructive working session at the White House with President Trump and his excellency Yasir Al-Rumayyan,” a statement from Monahan, Scott and fellow PGA player director Woods read.<\/p>\n “Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, we have initiated a discussion about the reunification of golf. We are committed to moving as quickly as possible and will share additional details as appropriate.<\/p>\n “We share a passion for the game and the importance of reunification. Most importantly, we all want the best players in the world playing together more often and are committed to doing all we can to deliver that outcome for our fans.”<\/p>\n Woods said at last week’s Genesis Invitational that he expected the split in the men’s game would “heal quickly” with the involvement of Trump, whose golf resorts have hosted LIV events.<\/p>\n Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy said earlier in February that he believed Trump was “on the PGA Tour’s side”<\/a> in its ongoing dispute with LIV.<\/p>\n