PGA Tour Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is thanking President Donald Trump for helping the tour close in on a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said he met with President Donald Trump at the White House this week as the tour moves closer to finalizing a long-sought investment deal with the Saudi Arabian backers of rival LIV Golf.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player-director Adam Scott met with President Donald Trump to discuss the Tour's possible merger with LIV Golf.

PHOENIX — PGA Tour officials met with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the tour said, in its first public acknowledgement of his role in potentially clearing the way for the tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund to strike a completed deal to ultimately reunify the men’s professional game.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott said they met earlier this week with President Trump in a push for an investment deal with competing Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Monahan and Scott stated they met Tuesday with Trump in a meeting that “has brought us closer to a final deal,