Berliner Abendpost - Monahan, Scott implore Trump to help finalize PGA-LIV deal

NYSE - LSE

CMSD	0.25%	23.71	$
SCS	-2.52%	12.115	$
CMSC	0.14%	23.612	$
NGG	-1.45%	61.665	$
RELX	-0.96%	47.79	$
RYCEF	11.38%	9.05	$
GSK	-0.19%	37.33	$
RIO	-0.74%	61.125	$
RBGPF	3.4%	67.13	$
BCC	-0.38%	103.68	$
VOD	0.46%	8.74	$
BCE	0.51%	23.48	$
BTI	-0.04%	38.845	$
JRI	0%	12.73	$
AZN	0.63%	76	$
BP	1.27%	33.1	$

Monahan, Scott implore Trump to help finalize PGA-LIV deal

SPORTS 06.02.2025

Monahan, Scott implore Trump to help finalize PGA-LIV deal / Photo: Harry How - GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File

US PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Adam Scott have implored President Donald Trump to help complete a Saudi Arabian investment deal and reunite golf's top players in one series.

Text size:

A social media message Thursday by the PGA Tour attributed to Monahan and player directors Scott and Tiger Woods confirmed Australian Scott and Monahan went to the White House to seek the assistance of Trump, an avid golfer and golf fan.

Talks have dragged on 14 months past an original deadline between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's backers, the Saudi Public Investment Fund, to reunite the sport's best players, many of whom bolted from the PGA to the upstart series and are banned from PGA events.

Both LIV and the PGA Tour have 2025 seasons planned as details remain incomplete on a PIF investment deal, US Department of Justice legal concerns about Saudi financing of a US business among the issues involved.

"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," the statement from Monahan and the players said.

"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."

No details of the conversation with Trump were revealed and there was no indication when any deal might actually be completed.

Trump's Doral course is set to host a LIV Golf event on April 4-6, the week before the Masters.

At this stage, major tournaments such as the annual showdown at Augusta National are the only places where the world's top players from LIV and the PGA can compete against each other.

B.Dietrich--BlnAP

Featured

England lock Martin ruled out of rest of Six Nations

England lock George Martin has been ruled out of the team's final two Six Nations matches with knee and shoulder problems.

England's limp Champions Trophy exit underlines sharp decline

England's sorry exit from the Champions Trophy following defeat against Afghanistan is painful proof of the end of an era for the former kings of white-ball cricket.

For Tour de France foreign starts are a money-spinner

As the Tour de France this week unveiled its fourth foreign start in five years in Barcelona, organisers could point to the financial logic while fending off political criticism from those who believe the world's greatest cycling race should exclusively showcase its home country.

Legendary Irish trio to retire at end of Six Nations

Three "legends" of Irish rugby, record caps holder Cian Healy, last year's Six Nations title-winning skipper Peter O'Mahony and fellow Test centurion Conor Murray will retire from international rugby at the end of the Six Nations they announced on Thursday.