Donald Trump's LIV Golf ties clear to see after Yasir Al-Rumayyan meeting

President-elect Donald Trump was joined by LIV Golf prima Dustin Johnson for a circular of play astatine his Trump International Golf Club successful Palm Beach, Florida

Golf ace Dustin Johnson deed the people alongside President-elect Donald Trump astatine his lavish Trump International Golf Club successful Palm Beach, Florida.

Accompanied by his member and caddie, Austin, this pairing underscores Trump's continuing power wrong LIV Golf amidst swirling rumours of a imaginable merger with the PGA Tour. A representation shared connected Instagram by Austin captured the duo connected the people Wednesday afternoon, followed by footage of Trump nailing a thrust arsenic the Johnsons voiced their approval.

Further cementing Trump's transportation to LIV Golf was his caller meetup with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, president of LIV Golf and caput of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, astatine UFC 309 successful New York. This brushwood is sparking beliefs astir Trump playing a cardinal broker relation successful the anticipated detente betwixt golf's titans, PGA and LIV.

On different front, Rory McIlroy voiced his spot that Trump, aided by billionaire backer Elon Musk, mightiness expedite the merger deal. After Trump's triumph against Kamala Harris, McIlroy expressed optimism: "He mightiness beryllium capable to. He's got Elon Musk, who I deliberation is the smartest antheral successful the world, beside him. We mightiness beryllium capable to bash thing if we tin get Musk involved, too."

"Yeah, I deliberation from the extracurricular looking in, it's astir apt a small little analyzable than it really is," helium said. "But obviously, Trump has a large narration with Saudi Arabia. He's got a large narration with golf. He's a person of golf. So, maybe. Who knows?"

Trump's transportation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was famously choky during his tenure successful the White House, often defending the Crown Prince contempt wide disapproval.

The ex-President is not shy astir his passionateness for the sport, owning elite play resorts specified arsenic Trump National Golf Club Bedminster and Trump National Doral, some of which are hosting LIV Golf gatherings, though Johnson's 4Aces lone managed an 8th spot decorativeness astatine the caller LIV Miami event.

When discussing the groundbreaking merger betwixt the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, declared successful June 2023, Trump confidently remarked it would beryllium a speedy occupation for him to seal specified deals, boasting connected the Let's Go Podcast that it shouldn't instrumentality him "more than astir 15 minutes" to wrapper things up.

"I bash deliberation [the deal] volition travel together. I could surely assistance it," assured Trump connected the podcast. "I would accidental it would instrumentality maine the amended portion of 15 minutes to get that woody done."