McIlroy hopeful Trump can reunite golf | 01:00US President-elect Donald Trump has met with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Saudi Public Investment Fund boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan, leaders of the two sides deadlocked in talks over bridging the divide in men’s golf.Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer.
The newspaper also said Trump then sat next to the Saudi wealth fund director at Saturday’s UFC event at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Talks blew past a deadline of last December and have continued with little progress since then, leaving men’s elite golf struggling to plan a future with top talent divided between PGA and LIV.
“The President-Elect and the Commissioner share a love for the game and the Commissioner enjoyed their time together,” he added.Trump courses have hosted five LIV events since the Saudi-backed series began. PGA events had been staged at other courses Trump owns.