On Monday, the PGA Tour participant administrators of the brand new for-profit PGA Tour Enterprises lastly met with Yasir Al-Rummayan, the Governor of the Saudi Public Funding Fund (PIF).
Information of the assembly surfaced over the weekend, with it being reportedly being held in Ponta Vedra Seaside, Florida; website of The Gamers Championship.
Because it turned out, all of them met within the Bahamas the place Tiger Woods hosted.
Woods is without doubt one of the six participant administrators. The remainder consists of Patrick Cantlay, Webb Simpson, Peter Malnati, Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott.
Woods was described as “very engaged” with Al-Rummayan as they performed a spherical of golf, per Sports activities Illustrated.
Simpson met with SI’s Bob Harig to offer particulars of the assembly.
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“What I used to be considering going there was to be taught extra about who he’s and what he’s considering,” Simpson stated. “Find out about LIV extra. What was your intention and hope there? …A meet and greet and be taught. I feel he needed to be taught from us type of what we predict. We needed to determine what he thinks.”
If that was the purpose, Simpson should have been fairly disillusioned.
“We didn’t get so far as what he needs and what does LIV need,” stated Simpson.
“I didn’t stroll away with a a lot clearer understanding of what the long run holds. However I positively walked away considering I’m glad we did that… It was by no means tense. It was a protracted day however day.”
Golf Channel’s Kira Dixon additionally met with an unnamed participant director, who went on to say that the 2 sides are nonetheless “distant” from the unification of golf.
Woods and the opposite participant administrators is definitely an necessary step ahead. Nevertheless it doesn’t seem as if a lot was completed.
Particular particulars of the assembly are scant, however one factor remains to be very clear: the schism that has gripped the game of golf for 2 years is way from over.
Kendall Capps is the Senior Editor of SB Nation’s Enjoying By way of. For extra golf protection, comply with us @_PlayingThrough on all main social media platforms.