The PGA Tour announced that it has asked President Donald Trump to help with the tour’s ongoing negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the financial backer of the LIV Golf League. The news came as part of a statement the tour released in which it confirmed that commissioner Jay Monahan and PGA Tour pro and player director Adam

The PGA Tour is close to finalizing a deal with LIV Golf, backed by Saudi Arabia, following discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump. The potential agreement aims to unify men's professional golf,

A view shows the logo of PGA Tour during the Canadian Open’s Championship Pro-Am after news was released of a new partnership between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit, at Oakdale Golf and Country Club in Toronto,

In a statement, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player-directors Tiger Woods and Adam Scott said the US president’s involvement could reunify the game of golf through an agreement with the Saudi Public Investment Fund.

Tour officials said the session at the White House “brought us closer to a final deal” that would be subject to Justice Department antitrust scrutiny.