PGA Tour asked President Donald Trump for help in a broker agreement with the Investment Fund of Public Saudi Arabia, which can lead to the long -awaited alliance between the parties.
PIF is a financial supporter of the Liv Golf league, which lured some PGA Tour stars with contracts with large money and tournament payments.
In a statement issued on Thursday, PGA Tour said that Commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott met Trump on Tuesday.
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“We know that Golf fans are eagerly awaiting the solution to the negotiations with the Public Investment Fund and want to thank President Trump for his interest and many years of support of the Golf game,” read the statement that Monahan, Scott and Tiger Woods-Remitry player signed.
“We asked the president to get involved in the good of the game, the good of the country and for all the countries involved. We are grateful that his leadership brought us closer to the final contract, paving the way to the professional union of men’s golf. “
Over 18 months have passed since PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF announced a “framework agreement” for the alliance that shocked the world of sport. The parties reserved complacency on December 31, 2023, the deadline for finalizing the contract.
The only real news of last summer occurred in June, when the Governor of PIF Yasir Al-Rumayyan met with representatives of PGA Tour in New York during the anniversary of the framework agreement.
Trump has the position and credibility of LIV founders.
His National Golf Club Trump in Miami organizes an event in April, as was the case in 2023. This year Trump’s courses in Washington and Bedminster, NJ, also took Liv events.
