PGA TOUR Thanks Trump for Bringing LIV Golf ‘Closer to a Final Deal’

The PGA TOUR released a new statement that (sort of) updated golf fans on the current status of its potential merger with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) and LIV Golf. The new statement thanked President Trump for his “interest and long-time support of the game of golf.”

The statement, which was released by Commissioner Jay Monahan and Player Directors Tiger Woods and Adam Scott, seems to show the President’s potential involvement on expediting a deal, something he has said he could figure out in a short period of time.

In November, Trump said on the “Let’s Go” podcast:

“I’m really going to work on other things, to be honest with you. I think we have much bigger problems than that. But I do think we should have one tour and they should have the best players in that tour.”

He also said in 2022 that players who did not take the money would regret their decision when the merger eventually takes place.

With the negotiations between the two stagnating with relatively no movement, the PGA TOUR’s new statement finally sheds some light on what could be coming:

“We know golf fans are eagerly anticipating a resolution to negotiations with the Public Investment Fund and want to thank President Trump for his interest and long-time support of the game of golf. We asked the President to get involved for the good of the game, the good of the country, and for all the countries involved. We are grateful that his leadership has brought us closer to a final deal, paving the way for reunification of men’s professional golf.”

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— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 6, 2025

The language of the letter sounds good. However, we’ve been teased with the potential for a merger nearing several times before, which makes this seem like less of an update.

Saudi Arabian leader Mohammed bin Salman has already promised President Trump that the PIF would invest $600 billion in the U.S. over the next four years. Some of this investment could be toward a deal between the TOUR and the PIF and LIV.

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