PGA Tour player directors encouraged to meet with Saudi backers of LIV Golf

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Players on the PGA Tour board of directors are moving closer to meeting with the Saudi leader behind rival LIV Golf. Adam Scott and Jordan Spieth are among the six player directors. They confirm a Golfweek report that directors are being encouraged to meet with Yasir Al-Rumayyan.

Jordan Spieth blasts from the sand trap along the 11th green during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Adam Scott, of Australia, walks on the third green during a practice round at The Players Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

“Ultimately the players are some of the vote going into whether a deal will happen or not, just like it was with SSG,” Scott said. “With the seriousness of what we’re voting on, I think it is important that we’ve all met no matter what anyone’s feelings are.

Spieth had said then he didn’t think a deal with PIF was needed, adding the upside would be unification in the game. PIF is the money behind LIV, which has lured away players like Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and most recently Jon Rahm.

 

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