For a time just last month, professional golf seemed to be on the brink of a historic reconciliation. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Tiger Woods conveyed unmistakable optimism at Torrey Pines in mid-February,

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan stated that a deal to reunify men’s professional golf is not expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Monahan, along with Tiger Woods and Adam Scott, recently met with President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan to discuss the potential deal.

Rory McIlroy believes the PGA Tour completing a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf would be the ideal scenario because it would bring back together all the best players in the world.