Golfers such as Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau are tired of getting little attention for their tour or their play. The television numbers for the LIV Tour’s debut on Fox were, well, awful.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says reunification talks with Saudi backers of LIV Golf are progressing and he is comfortable, despite delays, that a good deal will be forthcoming.Monahan said talks with Trump moved the chances of a deal closer.

When pressed about the matter, McIlroy provided no answers — not out of spite or because he wanted to keep things close to the chest, but because he had been kept out of the loop. McIlroy resigned from the PGA Tour Policy Board in November 2023.