Woods and Trump met this week amid ongoing negotiations over a possible partnership between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf
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DonaldTrumphasbackedTigerWoodstowin“acouple”moremajorsastheUSpresidentcontinuestoseekaresolutionthatwillreunitegolf.
TrumphasbeenaskedtohelpnegotiationsbetweenthePGATourandtheSaudi-backedLIVGolfSeriesinanattempttoendthesport’sschism.
Anumberoftopgolfers,includingBrysonDeChambeauandJonRahm,gaveuptheirPGATourmembershiptotakeuplucrativeoffersinthebreakawayseries.AframeworkagreementbetweenthePGATourandtheSaudiArabiaPublicInvestmentFund(PIF)wasannouncedinJune2023butlittleprogresshasbeenmadetowardsclosertiessince.
ButthereisoptimismthatmaybechangingafterTrumpthisweekmetwithPIFbossesaswellasrepresentativesofthePGATour,includingWoods.
“WehavejustconcludedaconstructiveworkingsessionattheWhiteHousewithPresidentTrumpandhisexcellencyYasirAl-Rumayyan,”astatementfromPGATourcommissionerJayMonahan,playerdirectorAdamScottandWoodssaid.
“ThankstotheleadershipofPresidentTrump,we
