The PGA Tour is formally seeking the aid of President Donald Trump in its efforts to end the fight with LIV Golf.
On Thursday, the PGA Tour announced that commissioner Jay Monahan and Adam Scott, a player director on the tour’s policy board, met with Trump on Tuesday.
“We know golf fans are eagerly anticipating a resolution to negotiations with the Public Investment Fund and want to thank President Trump for his interest and long-time support of the game of golf,” a PGA Tour statement read. “We asked the President to get involved for the good of the game, the good of the country, and for all the countries involved. We are grateful that his leadership has brought us closer to a final deal, paving the way for reunification of men’s professional golf.”
It has been 20 months since the PGA Tour announced a framework agreement with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, which backs LIV financially, that would have brought the dueling tours back together. However, a definitive agreement has still not been reached.
Before Trump was elected in November, he said that he could help get a deal done. “I would say it would take me the better part of 15 minutes,” Trump said.
It has been assumed that the Department of Justice will be more friendly under the Trump Aadministration, which could make it easier for the PGA Tour and PIF to alleviate antitrust concerns that have been raised since their first attempt at a deal.
The PGA Tour is six weeks into its 2025 season, while LIV began its campaignseason Thursday in Saudi Arabia. In April, the first U.S. event of the LIV schedule will be played in Miami at Trump National Doral, marking the fourth consecutive year the tour has played onat at least one Trump-owned golf course.
