A report indicates that the PGA Tour and the Saudi PIF are close to reaching an agreement in the coming weeks.

Tour officials said the session at the White House “brought us closer to a final deal” that would be subject to Justice Department antitrust scrutiny.

The PGA Tour said on Thursday that after a meeting this week with U.S. President Donald Trump it was closer to reaching a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf that would help end the years-long divide in professional golf.

Rory McIlroy has been at the centre of the ongoing feud between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, and has now provided an update on the potential 'merger' between the two circuits

The PGA Tour announced that it has asked President Donald Trump to help with the tour’s ongoing negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the financial backer of the LIV Golf League. The news came as part of a statement the tour released in which it confirmed that commissioner Jay Monahan and PGA Tour pro and player director Adam

Scott said the meeting lasted about 40 minutes in the Oval Office and was a “really positive” step for the Tour in its ongoing negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

Scottie Scheffler hits from the first tee at Pebble Beach Golf Links during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Nic Coury) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone],

The Northern Irishman, who is aiming to earn a place in the Europe team at the next Ryder Cup in Bethpage (New York), will be part of the Legion XIII, a team led by the Spaniard Jon Rahm, one of the highest paid athletes in the world.