SAN DIEGO — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said his meeting with President Donald Trump moved the tour “one step closer” to a deal with the Saudi-backers of rival LIV Golf. He said Wednesday reunification is the top priority.
Monahan and former Masters champion Adam Scott, who serves on the PGA Tour board, met with Trump last Tuesday at the White House at the tour’s request. The tour has been negotiating with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia becoming a minority investor.
But the ultimate goal is reuniting the best players in the world, several of whom took Saudi riches to join the breakaway league over the last few years.
“The only thing that matters to fans and the game is reunification,” Monahan said.
Rory McIlroy, once the most outspoken critic of LIV among the players, was on board with patching together a golf landscape that was been torn apart. He said players who turned down big money to stay loyal to the tour should welcome a reunified sport.
“I think everyone has just got to get over it and we all have to say, ‘OK, this is the starting point and we move forward.’ We don’t look behind us, we don’t look to the past,” McIlroy said. “Whatever has happened has happened, and it’s been unfortunate. But reunification, how we all come back together and move forward, that’s the best thing for everyone.
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