PGA Tour's LIV Golf peace deal moves closer as rivals told to 'reunite' McIlroy and Koepka

Negotiations betwixt the PGA Tour and Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) are continuing, with the hopes that a bid woody betwixt the Tour and LIV Golf tin beryllium reached

The hopes of ending the PGA Tour's ongoing quality with LIV Golf have been boosted, aft New York Mets proprietor - and PGA Tour Enterprises capitalist - Steve Cohen provided an update.

Ever since LIV's enactment successful the summertime 2022, the Saudi-funded circuit person been snubbed by the PGA Tour, with Tour bosses banning immoderate subordinate who competes connected the LIV setup. Last June however, it appeared things were acceptable to change, arsenic Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced a model statement with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF).

Since then, Monahan and co person been successful negotiations with PIF bosses implicit ending their rivalry with the LIV setup, and reunifying men's nonrecreational golf backmost unneurotic arsenic one.

Over 17 months connected though a woody is yet to beryllium signed off, with frustrations implicit the lengthy talks continuing to turn successful the game. Cohen nevertheless has revealed advancement is being made. "It’s a batch of moving parts and I deliberation we’ll get there," the Mets proprietor claimed.

The divided has led to immoderate of the champion players successful the world competing isolated for implicit 2 years, with their lone accidental to look disconnected coming 4 times a play astatine the large championships. Cohen nevertheless believes bringing the champion successful the satellite backmost unneurotic is simply a cardinal priority.

"The extremity is to reunite each the players - it's fragmented close now," helium added. "Getting [players from some tours] to play successful 1 tournament, 1 venue, immoderate it is, is exciting." Cohen has go heavy progressive successful the off-course authorities aft investing successful the Tour's caller for-profit entity, PGA Tour Enterprises earlier this year.

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In January - with talks inactive ongoing with the Saudi money - a consortium including Fenway Sports Group and Cohen - named Strategic Sports Group (SSG) struck a woody with the PGA Tour, that volition spot them put a whopping £2.4 cardinal ($3 billion) into golf's starring circuit.

Commissioner Monahan is present besides hoping concern tin beryllium brought successful from PIF, with talks ongoing. In November, The Sun reported that a woody betwixt the 2 had yet been arranged, said to beryllium worthy successful the portion of £1 billion. No factual woody is yet to materialise though, with Rory McIlroy - who is progressive successful the talks - playing down specified an agreement.

"It’s the archetypal that I’ve heard of it," McIlroy said of the report. "I cognize Jay [Monahan] was successful Saudi Arabia past week astatine the FII and was having immoderate meetings. I deliberation I would’ve heard if determination was. He’s briefing the transaction committee tonight, truthful possibly immoderate quality comes retired of that. But arsenic acold arsenic I’m aware, I haven’t heard a thing.”