Tiger Woods believes the rift in males’s skilled golf goes to “heal quickly” following the involvement of President Donald Trump.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and participant director Adam Scott met with Trump earlier this month as efforts proceed to strike a deal between the US-based circuit, the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund (PIF), which bankrolls LIV Golf.
Talks have been ongoing because the signing of a shock framework settlement in June 2023, the place the excursions set an preliminary deadline of December 31 to achieve a definitive deal to unify the lads’s recreation.
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A deal to resolve the divide in skilled golf is shifting nearer, in keeping with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, who thanked United States President Donald Trump for ‘getting concerned for the nice of the sport’
Talking on CBS in the course of the closing spherical of the Genesis Invitational, Woods stated: “I think we’re in a very positive place right now.
“We had a gathering with the President. Sadly, I had another circumstances that got here up, however Jay and Adam, they did nice in the course of the assembly and we have now one other subsequent assembly developing.
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Woods spoke to Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg after his one-shot victory on the Genesis Invitational
“I think that things are going to heal quickly. We’re going to get this game going in the right direction. It’s been heading in the wrong direction for a number of years. The fans want all the top players playing together and we’re going to make that happen.”
Requested by Jim Nantz if that might be this yr, or “very soon this year”, Woods replied: “Yes and yes.”
Rory McIlroy stated in November that he believed Trump changing into US president for the second time may assist “clear the way” for a peace deal in golf’s civil conflict.
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Rory McIlroy believes the introduction of LIV Golf has benefited the gamers financially however believes everybody ought to now begin trying ahead to unify the lads’s recreation
The four-time main winner had beforehand stated {that a} 50-50 break up between gamers on either side and the US Division of Justice represented the largest obstacles to a deal, with the DOJ having already compelled a non-solicitation clause to be faraway from the framework settlement.
Nevertheless, Trump will be capable to affect the priorities of the DOJ and has an in depth relationship with Saudi Arabia and LIV Golf, with a number of of their 54-hole occasions being staged at Trump-owned programs.
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The R&A has introduced the qualification pathways for The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush, the place a brand new class will allow gamers competing in LIV Golf an opportunity to earn a spot in The Open
The subsequent LIV Golf occasion performed at a course owned by Trump is ready to be from April 4-6, the week earlier than The Masters, with Trump Nationwide Doral in Miami getting used as a venue as soon as once more.
Woods pays tribute to mom: ‘She was my rock’
Woods had initially been attributable to tee it up on the Genesis Invitational, an occasion he hosts via his TGR basis, solely to withdraw as a result of demise of his mom on February 4.
The 15-time main champion admitted he was “just not ready” to compete following Kultida Woods’ passing, with Woods grateful of the help he has acquired within the days following her loss.
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Woods paid an emotional tribute to his mom and thanked the gamers for his or her help on the Genesis Invitational
“It has been a tough process to go through, but I’ve had amazing family support,” Woods added. “All of the gamers have reached out that have been taking part in right here this week.
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“She was my rock, you know? She meant everything to me. Losing her has been a very hard and difficult process to go through.”
Woods is predicted to function within the TGL for Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership on Tuesday (Wednesday 12am, UK time), as they face New York Golf Membership, though he has but to verify when he’ll subsequent function on the PGA Tour.
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