The former captain of the Ryder Cup Paul McGinley warned that the reunification between PGA, LIV Golf and DP World Tour will take time to complete, but needs to end a “ridiculous” period in men’s professional game.
The talks continue from the signing of a framework agreement in June 2023 between PGA, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) – who have pulled the LIV Golf League from its launch last June.
Commissioner PGA Tour Jay Monahan and player Adam Scott’s director met last month with President Donald Trump, who had previously reported to resolve the gap between the “15 minutes” tours.
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An agreement to resolve division in professional golfing moves closer, according to Commissioner PGA Tour Jay Monahan
Tiger Woods said men’s game can “heal quickly” With Trump’s participation, with the former world No. 1 showing that negotiations on ending the Civil War of Golf are in “very positive”.
“I think he will walk here before they start running together”, McGinley I told Sky Sports Golf Podcast. “There could be some kind of announcement where there will be a higher level of engagement between the two groups (PGA Tour and PIF).
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“It is most likely more likely that it could start with it and give them a little more time to understand how to get a world program and a casting of the two tours, especially the role of the DP World Will Play.
“It sounds that things come together. It sounds that there is pressure exerted to happen and hopefully he will do it because, at the moment, it is ridiculous what is happening. No tour is flourishing – all of them are struggling and none of them can He’s happy. “
How is golf affected by the gap?
Players competing in the LIV Golf League have been suspended by the PGA Tour, such as Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Bryson Dechambeau and Tyrrell Hatton, reducing the world’s top players who have been able to compete together in recent times.
“The only ones who have been happy in the last three or four years are the players,” McGinley added. “They have made an absolute fortune on both sides – including the DP World tour compared to what they were before Liv – so they have really benefited here, but everyone else has lost.
“Sponsors have lost because they have to spend more money. The media have lost, with the projection of the numbers reduced and the sponsorship money that is coming. The public has lost because they have to pay more money for tickets and their access to go to these tournaments.
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Rory Mcilroy believes that LIV Golf’s introduction has benefited players financially, but he believes everyone now needs to start looking forward to consolidating men’s game
“The audience watching on television suffers because they watch diluted products all the time, with players meeting for the four big companies and maybe the Ryder Cup. No one wins here except players and this is not viable.
“The prizes in golf at the moment are not viable on any tour. Everyone says that the Saudis have money and are going to throw millions and millions into it, but they are not charity.
“To a large extent, they (Saudis) have made a lot of noise. To a large extent, they have what they want, they had to respect. To a large extent, they have won in many ways and the PGA tour has lost in many ways.
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R&A announced the trails qualifications for the 153rd Open in Royal Portrush, with a new category introduced for players competing in Liv Golf to secure a point
Time to contract the best in the world?
The LIV Golf League has a great deal of the same sector each week, with players signing contracts and dictating their program for them, but could be a cross-golf solution to get the best worldwide to do it together More often?
“Golf as a business has changed radically,” McGinley explained. “One of the things I would like to see the change and is one of the things I believe LIV is absolutely right. They are the consultants.
“With the idea of independent traders, where players choose and choose when and where they want to play. A driver ever loses a match?
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Rory Mcilroy said in November that Donald Trump could help break a deal to unify men’s game
“Also, imagine Mo Salah who dictates in Liverpool and I go” I don’t want to play Newcastle. It’s very cold there. I don’t want to go there in February and play this game. And I will go down and play the London Games because that is great and I like this city.
“This is happening in golf. Players make 100 percent decisions and I don’t think it’s good for the sport and it’s not good for tours. I would like to see a jig of the business model golf so there is some kind of control of tours about The timetables played by top players.
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