President Donald Trump meets again with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, Tiger Woods

The PGA Tour called a second meeting with President Donald Trump on Thursday “constructive” but there were still no new developments aside from continued optimistic language that a settlement between the PGA Tour and the LIV Golf League could be reached and the best players in the world could again compete against each other

One new development was two new attendees at the meeting at the White House: 15-time major champion Tiger Woods and Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan. The PIF has bankrolled LIV Golf since it began in 2022, sparking the conflict with the PGA Tour that has endured for nearly three years.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Adam Scott were also at the meeting. They met with President Trump on Feb. 4, a meeting Woods was to have attended but missed because of the death of his mother.

President Trump vowed to bring parties together

President Trump said before the election last November that he could bring together the PGA Tour and LIV Golf and get the best players in the world together at more events than simply the four major championships. Since then, Monahan and Woods have played golf with President Trump in addition to the two meetings at the White House.

“We have just concluded a constructive working session at the White House with President Trump and H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan,” said a joint statement from Monahan, Woods and Scott. “Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, we have initiated a discussion about the reunification of golf. We are committed to moving as quickly as possible and will share additional details as appropriate.”

The Tour statement said the parties involved were committed to a solution.

“We share a passion for the game and the importance of reunification,” the statement said. “Most importantly, we all want the best players in the world playing together more often and are committed to doing all we can to deliver that outcome for our fans.”

Tiger Woods has been optimistic

Woods also appeared briefly with the President during a Black History Month event at the White House but said only that he was “honored” to be there and didn’t offer any specifics about their meeting.

Woods spoke in promising terms during an interview on the CBS broadcast of the Genesis Invitational on Feb. 16.

He said the process was “going in the right direction … I think things are going to heal quickly. It’s been heading in the wrong direction for a number of years. The fans want all of us to play together, the top players playing together and we’re going to make that happen. It could be this year or very soon this year.”

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: President Donald Trump meets again with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan