‘Reunification’ one step closer after President Trump and Tiger Woods meet at White House

President Trump and Woods were joined by LIV Golf boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan in Washington DC as talks to end the ‘civil war’ in men’s golf gather pace.

Golf’s most influential released a statement following a working session at the White House with POTUS himself confirming they are “committed to the reunification of golf.”

Woods had revealed just days earlier that he expects LIV players to return to action on the PGA Tour as early this year after President Trump became involved in talks to help spearhead merger negotiations that have been ongoing since June 2023.

The soundbites emerging from this latest roundtable only strengthen the claims that President Trump’s interventions between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will bring peace to the sport.

“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,” read a statement on Thursday.

“We share a passion for the game and the importance of reunification. 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.”

After almost three years of deadlock and missed deadlines for the merger framework agreement, there now seems to be genuine optimism from all corners of the professional men’s game that reunification is a matter of ‘when’, and not ‘if’.

A once highly critical Rory McIlroy suddenly appears keener than ever to “move forward together and get this thing going,” much to the frustration of Golf Channel pundit Johnson Wagner.

Meanwhile, former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley echoed the same sentiments in an interview with BBC Northern Ireland.

“The best thing for the game is to come together somehow,” said McGinley.

“It sounds like we’re closer now than we’ve ever been. From what I hear, it’s going to be announced relatively soon, maybe even before the Masters.”   

Also present on Thursday was PGA player director and 2013 Green Jacket winner Adam Scott, who has been working alongside Woods and PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan to help progress discussions.

“I’ve always tried to swing just like Adam. It never worked out that way,” said Trump.

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