Exactly what was being said between the two main protagonists in their many private moments will remain something of a mystery. Neither man had anything to say publicly at the conclusion of their rounds.
[PHOTO: Ross Parker – SNS Group] Rory McIlroy wanted nothing to do with speaking to the written press on the eve of the DP World Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. But the Belfast lad did give a two-and-a-half-minute interview to BBC Northern Ireland on the subject of, you guessed it, the symbolism of the men Read more…
The two men who were the architects of the now infamous June 6 framework agreement from last year will be playing golf in the same grouping, in public, on television, on one of the most recognisable golf courses in the world.
Given that the PGA Tour and the PIF had set a December 31, 2023, deadline to try to finalise a deal, the slow pace of the discussions has not only fans wondering what’s taking so long, but some players, too.
Meeting with members of the media for the first time since the Players Championship in March, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan provided an update overnight (Australian time) on the ongoing negotiations with LIV Golf and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. And, essentially, there isn’t an update.
With no further updates on negotiations between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the tour released its 2025 schedule of FedEx Cup regular-season and playoff events overnight (Australian time) with only a few minor changes to its line-up of 39 tournaments.
In recognition of his charitable efforts and his exemplary conduct during his 20-year professional golf career, Snedeker has been named this year’s recipient of the Payne Stewart Award.
The Murrays, through the PGA Tour, said that they’ve grieved over the previous 24 hours attempting to come to terms with the fact that Grayson is no longer alive.
The tour announced Murray’s death in an e-mail overnight, Australian time, with statements from commissioner Jay Monahan. No details have been provided about the nature of Murray’s death.
Monahan did not provide any details on the rendezvous, stating only that the conversation was “constructive and represents an important part of our due diligence process in selecting potential investors for PGA Tour Enterprises”.
Multiple sources familiar with the matter told Golf Digest that LIV Golf’s team component is one of many highly contested subjects in a potential deal.
Though the incontrovertible takeaway from the past two years in professional golf is that no one knows anything, at least for certain, we’ve spent much of this week at TPC Sawgrass gathering intel on the status of the deal.