Tiger Woods and PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan have launched a press release saying they’re “dedicated to the reunification of golf” after a working session on the White Home with President Donald Trump.
Additionally current on Thursday have been PIF governor and LIV Golf chief Yasir Al-Rumayyan and PGA participant director Adam Scott.
“We’ve got simply concluded a constructive working session on the White Home with President Trump and H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan,” a press release from Monahan, Woods and Scott learn.
“Because of the management of President Trump, we now have initiated a dialogue in regards to the reunification of golf. We’re dedicated to shifting as shortly as doable and can share extra particulars as acceptable.
“We share a ardour for the sport and the significance of reunification. Most significantly, all of us need the very best gamers on the earth enjoying collectively extra usually and are dedicated to doing all we are able to to ship that end result for our followers.”
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President Trump himself had earlier commented he had “attention-grabbing discussions” as a part of efforts to resolve a schism in skilled golf between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf.
Trump, who has grow to be extra deeply concerned in attempting to finish the years-long divide in skilled golf, appeared on the White Home for a Black Historical past Month occasion after the assembly with Woods on stage sporting his Presidential Medal of Freedom, whereas Monahan and 2013 Masters champion Scott have been within the crowd.
“I’ve all the time tried to swing identical to Adam. It by no means labored out that manner,” stated Trump, including he “had some attention-grabbing discussions” with the golfers.
The PGA Tour beforehand stated on February 6 that after a gathering with Trump it was nearer to reaching a cope with the Public Funding Fund, the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.
A deal to resolve the fissures in skilled golf was shifting nearer already, in accordance with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, who thanked President Trump for ‘getting concerned for the great of the sport’
Woods, a 15-time main winner, has been working with Scott and Monahan on the difficulty however missed the preliminary assembly as a result of his mom had died not too long ago.
“I feel that issues are going to heal shortly,” Woods stated on Sunday through the CBS broadcast of the Genesis Invitational event at Torrey Pines, California.
LIV Golf attracted among the world’s prime golfers after it was based in 2021. One of the best gamers from each LIV and the PGA Tour play each other solely a number of occasions a yr.
Trump performed golf with Woods on February 9 at his membership in West Palm Seaside, Florida. Trump awarded Woods the presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019.
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