Trump has been eager to step into the conversations between the PGA Tour and PIF since taking office and stated before the election that he could strike a deal between the two sides in 15 minutes. The President has relationships with both the PGA Tour and the PIF; his golf courses have been utilized by both circuits to hold tournaments.

Woods, heavily involved in negotiations, was not at the meeting Tuesday. That was the day his mother, Kultida, died in Florida. A flight tracker on social media noted Woods' plane arrived in Washington on Monday evening and left for Florida shortly after midnight.