The president-elect met separately with both of the key figures in golf’s great divide.
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President-electDonaldTrumphasmuchbiggerconcernsonhisagendarightnowthanthefateofprofessionalgolf,buttheschismattheheartofthemen’sgamecouldberesolvedduring—andpotentiallyevenbecauseof—anewTrumpadministration.
Ontwosuccessivedaysovertheweekend,TrumpwasspottedinassociationwiththetwoprincipalfiguresinthePGATour-LIVGolfsaga.Friday,theWashingtonPostreportedthatTrumpplayedgolfwithPGATourcommissionerJayMonahanatTrumpInternationalGolfClubinWestPalmBeach,Florida.SaturdayeveningataUFCevent,TrumpsatnexttoYasirAl-Rumayyan,thegovernorofSaudiArabia’sPublicInvestmentFund,thefinancialbackerofLIVGolf.
ThePGATourandLIVGolfhaverunonseparatetrackssince2022,whenLIVGolfpoachedasignificantportionoftheTour’snotableplayersandbeganoperatingasitsowntour.ThetwoentitiesannouncedacessationoflegalhostilitiesinJune2023,buthavenotyetbeenabletocraftanykindofworkableoperatingagreementgoingforward.Theirself-imposedd
