PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan Said on TPC Sawgrass on Tuesday that President Donald Trump was “the facilitator” between the PGA and Liv golf to finally close a deal.
June 6 will mark Two years since the bomb’s announcement that the two parties discussed a kind of agreement to get together in a certain capacity, but conversations have been stuck for a long time – that is, until Trump took office.
Last month the Tour Trump credited for “(are) involved for the well -being of the game”, and it seems that there has been a movement since he was involved.
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PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said that President Donald Trump was “the facilitator” between the PGA and Liv golf to finally close a deal. (Rob Carr/Getty images)
“Those conversations are real. They are considerable and they are driven at the highest levels of both organizations. Those conversations are considerably strengthened by the willingness of President Trump to serve as a facilitator,” Monahan said Tuesday. “President Trump is a lifelong Golffan. He strongly believes in the power and potential of the game, and he has been extremely generous in his time and influence to bring a deal together. He wants to see the game reunited. We want to see the game reunited, and his involvement has made the progress of reunification very realistic.”
Monahan added: “We believe that there is room to integrate important aspects of Liv Golf into the PGA Tour platform”, and he could imagine “a future” in which Governor Yasir al-Rahalyyan of the Public Investment Funde can join the tour of the Tour.
“We do everything we can to bring the two parties together. Having said that, we will not do this in a way that reduces the power of our platform or the very real momentum with our fans and our partners,” Monahan said, adding that “obstacles” stay between the two sides.
Last month the Tour Trump credited for “(are) involved for the well -being of the game”, and it seems that there has been a movement since he was involved. (Mike Stobe/Getty images)
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Trump expressed optimism last month, the two parties will get something Type Deal done.
“They have to come together,” he said. “They have had a lot of discussion back and forth. They both mean good, and eventually a deal will happen. I think it will happen pretty quickly. It would be nice to see the best golfers play against each other.”
“They are all great people, and they want to work it out,” Trump added. “So, if I can help to work out … I can’t get anything out of it. I can help them work it out. I just think golf – it’s very much an individual sport, and you want to see the best players play against each other and don’t play at two different locations.”
The Trump courses have organized various LIV events since its foundation and last organized a PGA event in the middle of the 2010. (Charles Laberge/Liv Golf via Getty images)
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Golf splintered in 2022 with the rise of Liv Golf, which came with the support of the PIF. Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Bryson Dechambeau and Jon Rahm all play in the competition.
The Trump courses have organized various LIV events since its foundation and last organized a PGA event in the middle of the 2010.
Ryan Gaydos and The Associated Press from Fox News have contributed to this report.
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