President Donald Trump lately met with members of the PGA Tour in efforts to advance their discussions with LIV Golf and, apparently, he favors one aspect greater than the opposite.
In June 2023, the rival excursions introduced that the 2 had been in discussions to ultimately be part of forces. However, after stalled conversations, the PGA known as on Trump to advance the negotiations.
Nicely, exterior the negotiation desk, golf legend Rory McIlroy mentioned he performed a spherical with Trump “just a few weeks in the past,” and the 2 had a “actually good” dialogue.
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Rory McIlroy hits his tee shot on the sixth gap in the course of the last spherical of the BMW Championship golf event at Fort Pines Golf Membership in Fort Rock, Colorado, on Aug 25, 2024. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports activities)
McIlroy then broke some information.
“I realized that he isn’t a fan of the LIV format. I feel he is… he is on the [PGA] Tour’s aspect,” McIlroy mentioned.
Trump has hosted LIV Golf tournaments at his programs for the reason that league’s inception in 2022; a Trump course final hosted a PGA occasion in 2016.
It’s an about-face by McIlroy, who mentioned in 2020 he wouldn’t play golf with Trump once more as he questioned the president’s management within the early phases of the pandemic.
PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan lately mentioned the tour “requested” Trump “to become involved for the nice of the sport, the nice of the nation and for all of the international locations concerned.”
Former President Donald Trump follows his tee shot on the third tee in the course of the pro-am previous to the LIV Golf Invitational – Bedminster at Trump Nationwide Golf Membership in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Aug. 10, 2023. (Mike Stobe/Getty Photos)
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Adam Scott, a member of the PGA Tour’s Participant Advisory Board, was on the assembly, and mentioned Trump’s “love” for the sport might be “useful” to an eventual deal.
“It’s only a optimistic factor that the President of america is such a lover of the sport of golf and understands among the challenges dealing with the skilled sport in the meanwhile…” Scott instructed Golf Channel this week forward of the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California. “He’s a lover of the sport and hopefully will be very useful in getting a resolve for the skilled sport and assist all people transfer ahead.”
“It is fairly straightforward to tie him to the sport of golf. He is enthusiastic about it, he owns a number of golf properties, fabulous locations all over the world, and he has a relationship with Saudi Arabia, the Public Funding Fund, and he is a fan of the PGA Tour as properly, definitely a fan of Tiger Woods, like all of us are,” Scott added. “Provided that this has been tied up in authorities beliefs, he will be very useful.”
McIlroy did say again in November that he felt Trump turning into president for the second time might assist “clear the way in which” for a deal between the PGA and LIV.
Northern Eire’s Rory McIlroy waves after his spherical throughout day two of The Open at Royal Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, on July 19, 2024. (Zac Goodwin/PA Photos through Getty Photos)
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4-time main champion McIlroy was lately part of a 2-on-2 exhibition, partnering with Scottie Scheffler towards Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka.
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