Tiger Woods and LIV chief meet President Donald Trump at White Home in push to ‘reunify’ males’s golf | Golf Information
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.
“Now we have 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’ve got initiated a dialogue concerning the reunification of golf. We’re dedicated to transferring as shortly as potential and can share further particulars as acceptable.
“We share a ardour for the sport and the significance of reunification. Most significantly, all of us need the most effective gamers on the planet enjoying collectively extra usually and are dedicated to doing all we will to ship that final 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 develop into 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 at all times tried to swing similar to Adam. It by no means labored out that means,” mentioned Trump, including he “had some attention-grabbing discussions” with the golfers.
The PGA Tour beforehand mentioned 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.
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A deal to resolve the fissures in skilled golf was transferring nearer already, in line 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 just lately.
“I feel that issues are going to heal shortly,” Woods mentioned on Sunday throughout the CBS broadcast of the Genesis Invitational match at Torrey Pines, California.
LIV Golf attracted among the world’s high 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 instances 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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