AUGUSTA, Ga. — On Sunday after his round, Tiger Woods was asked for the first time about the recent meeting that took place between the PGA Tour and its player advisory council (of which he is a member) and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan in an effort to bring the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to some shared agreement.
Since the much-publicized “framework agreement” that was announced on June 6 last year, little progress has been made to bring the sides together.
Tiger Woods at the Masters on Sunday. Getty Images
Yasir Al-Rumayyan, head of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, at LIV Golf’s Las Vegas event on Feb. 10, 2024. Getty ImagesThe meeting took place the day after the Players Championship in March at Woods’ home in the Bahamas, where Woods played 18 holes with Al-Rumayyan.
Other PGA Tour Policy Board members Jordan Spieth, Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay, Peter Malnati and Webb Simpson were also in attendance.
“We’re headed in the right direction,’’ Woods said Sunday. “I don’t know if we’re closer [to a deal], but certainly we’re headed in the right direction. That was a very positive meeting, and I think both sides came away from the meeting feeling positive.”
Among the obstacles to any deal include how to compensate PGA Tour players who remained loyal to the tour and turned down offers to sign with the Saudi-backed league and how to incorporate LIV’s team format.
