The PGA Tour and LIV Golf seem to be joining forces more than ever.
However, Adam Scott, one of the six directors of the Player Advisory Council (PAC), said that some players have expressed bitterness towards the deal and gr for those who have died completely on the Saudi-backed circuit. He says he might hold you.
“I wouldn't be surprised – or I wouldn't judge anyone, if the members weren't satisfied with the unity had happened and how it happened.” I told ESPN.
“If there's a negative emotion, if the player is coming back, I won't hold it to anyone.”
On February 4th, Scott, along with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monaghan, visited President Donald Trump at the White House, to discuss the future of the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), a beneficiary of Liv Golf. We discussed pending transactions.
“It was amazing. It was a very productive visit,” Monaghan told the Genesis Invitational about the Washington conference.
“To talk about how he sat down and responded to our requests and achieved what he publicly stated as a goal, the golf game that all top players play on one tour The game open on two tours was a great opportunity. There was a really productive conversation.”
Monaghan added that “one tour” means “reunification of the game.”
“When we talk about unity, it's the best player in the world who competes with each other,” Monaghan said.
Scott agreed that the approach is “the only way forward,” according to ESPN.
“But that's not just a tour decision, do you know what I mean?” Scott added.
“There are two people in this discussion. To be honest, there are many other stakeholders of DP World Tour, pro game. The tour and its representatives talk a lot about it. But We don't control the whole situation. There's another aspect to the story. It wasn't easy to solve. Otherwise we would have solved it. ”
The agreement between the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour and the PIF is undoubtedly complicated, explaining why it took almost two years for all involved to sort out the deal. In February 2024, I took on the PGA Tour, which received a heavily invested investment from the Strategic Sports Group (SSG), and everything surrounding this transaction became more complicated.
“To be honest, it took me months to wrap my head around. Within the first few weeks of my coming to the board, we're voting to be fair on the tour to minority shareholders. There is no simple answer to something like this. Everyone has a right to feel something about what happened,” explained Scott.
“One thing I know is that we are not going to please everyone, but everyone needs to know that I stand behind these player directors. They are trying to do the best for the entire membership. They have faced some tough decisions over the past two years, whatever we vote for.”
Jack Mirco is a golf staff writer who plays SB Nation. Follow him with x @jack_milko.
