Patrick Cantlay has confirmed that the PGA Tour’s policy committee will meet with Yasir Al Rumayyan after The Players Championship, according to multiple reports.
Al Rumayan is the president of the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the backer of LIV Golf. He has previously met with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, most recently in Saudi Arabia in January, as both sides seek to resolve golf’s current schism.
Policy committee members, including Tiger Woods, are expected to meet with Al Rumayyan on Monday at his private residence in Ponta Vedra Beach, Florida.
“I’m not imagining anything substantive,” Cantlay said. said after the final round According to Golf Channel’s Ryan Rabner, it’s a 3-over 75.
“It’s more like a meet and greet.”
Cantlay also said he would welcome the opportunity to meet with Al-Rumayyan, adding: “The more information we have, the better.”
Despite the recent influx of money into the PGA Tour through Strategic Sports Group (SSG), many board members, including Adam Scott and Webb Simpson, believe an agreement with PIF is necessary. thinking.
“There are still better players on the PGA Tour at this point, but there are equally great players on LIV,” Simpson said last week about negotiations between the PIF and the PGA Tour.
“I just think about the health and longevity of the game and what the fans are used to seeing. [we need a deal]”
cantley I repeated the same feelings on sunday.
“My role is always to represent the entire membership to the best of my ability,” Cantlay said, according to Martin Dempster. scottish.
“I’m all for it if we can come up with an agreement that is in the best interest of the membership as a whole. And if it doesn’t exist, it doesn’t exist.”
Despite this, an agreement between PIF and the PGA Tour still seems far away. This first meeting appears to have served as an icebreaker of sorts, suggesting that some progress has been made.
“I think we listen more than we talk,” Cantlay added.
“I’m looking forward to seeing what we learn. We’ll have more information after that.”
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