AUGUSTA, Ga. — After Sunday’s round, Tiger Woods spoke for the first time about a recent meeting between the PGA Tour, its Player Advisory Committee (of which he is a member) and the head of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. asked. Yasir Al Rumayyan is working to bring the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to a common agreement.
Since the much-publicized “framework agreement” announced on June 6 last year, little progress has been made in consolidating the relationship between the two sides.
The meeting took place at Woods’ home in the Bahamas the day after the Players Championship in March, where Woods played 18 holes with Al Rumayan.
Other PGA Tour policy committee members Jordan Spieth, Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay, Peter Malnati and Webb Simpson also attended.
“We’re heading in the right direction,” Woods said Sunday. “I don’t know if we’re close, but [to a deal], but certainly we are heading in the right direction. It was a very positive meeting, and I think both sides ended the meeting on a positive note. ”
Obstacles to any deal include how to compensate PGA Tour players who remain loyal to the tour and turn down offers to sign with Saudi-backed leagues, and how to incorporate LIV’s team format.
