PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, Tiger Woods and Adam Scott met with White House officials on Thursday to discuss merger talks with LIV Golf, according to published reports.
Golfweek reported Thursday that President Donald Trump was expected to attend, but the White House and PGA Tour did not confirm the attendance of Trump or government officials.
Woods confirmed a meeting took place last week that he was unable to attend, adding in public comments on Sunday that he would be present for the next “imminent meeting,” purportedly referencing the gathering at the White House on Thursday.
Late Wednesday a report by Radar Atlas, a site tracking private jet and airplane travel, confirmed aircraft connected to the Tour and Adam Scott, a prominent player on the PGA Tour and the policy board player director, were already in D.C.
Golfweek reported Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan would likely be involved in the meeting with Trump, who has met in the past two weeks with Monahan, Scott and Woods.
Woods said during the Genesis Open final round broadcast that a meeting between the two sides was imminent and he felt an agreement was possible this year.
Monahan and Scott met with Trump at the White House earlier this month. Monahan publicly stated he welcomed Trump’s involvement in negotiations.
Woods, who played a round of golf with the President this month, assessed that negotiations were in a “very positive place right now.”
“I think that things are going to heal quickly. We’re going to get this game going in the right direction,” Woods said during last week’s tournament broadcast. “It’s been heading in the wrong direction for a number of years and the fans want all of us to play together, all the top players playing together and we’re going to make that happen.”
A framework agreement for a potential merger of the tours was put in place in June 2023.
Al-Rumayyan has played golf with Trump. PIF is a benefactor of LIV Golf and Trump’s private businesses.
–Field Level Media
