PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan met with President Donald Trump to seek his involvement in negotiations to finalize a deal with Saudi Arabian investors backing LIV Golf. Monahan, along with player director Adam Scott, asked Trump to intervene for the 'good of the game, the country, and all countries involved.' The meeting comes as the PGA Tour aims to reunify men's professional golf after a period of division caused by LIV Golf's emergence.
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Read full article: BODYCAM: Jacksonville police horses help capture fleeing drug suspect in memorable pursuit FILE - Commissioner of the PGA Tour, Jay Monahan IV speaks during a news conference ahead of the Tour Championship golf tournament, in Atlanta, Aug. 28, 2024. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said he met with President Donald Trump at the White House this week as the tour moves closer to finalizing a long-sought investment deal with the Saudi Arabian backers of rival LIV Golf.he and Adam Scott, one of the player directors on the PGA Tour board, met with Trump and asked him to get involved in the negotiations “for the good of the game, the good of the country, and for all the countries involved.
The tour has been keeping the Justice Department informed of its negotiations for the last several months as it makes progress on an investment deal with PIF., a consortium of North American sports owners spearheaded by Fenway Sports Group, for a $1.5 billion investment in PGA Tour Enterprises with the potential for that to double.The latest negotiations are for PIF to become a minority investor in the commercial arm. Still unclear is how that would patch up the fractured golf landscape.
They only time all the world's best compete together now are the four majors. The USGA this week was the first of the majors to publish a qualifying category for a LIV golfer not already eligible for the U.S. Open.
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