Jay Monahan

Ex-Leaf Golf Laurie Canter became the first member of the track to leave the Player Championship (PGA Tour’s flagship event).

That’s all the news expected on the Unification Front at this time, according to PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.

When asked if an agreement was reached between the Tour and Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, Monahan told reporters Tuesday before the Arnold Palmer invitational tournament on Tuesday: “I can’t see that.”

Rumor has it that the meeting at the White House between Monaghan, Pifal Gov. Yasir al-Rumayyan and President Donald Trump was not as much as both sides said. Monahan retreated in Tuesday’s narrative, but also ensured that expectations were lowered on the trading schedule.

“I think what I said, or the three of us said, we’re saying what you should say when trying to reunify the golf game in the middle of a complicated discussion,” Monaghan said through the golf channel. “It won’t tell my level of confidence. It tells the moment. I think it’s a huge step, so I look at it very positively.

“We recently had a meeting with the President’s Public Investment Foundation and thought it was a constructive meeting,” Monaghan said. “And, we thank the President for his leadership, and thank him so much for his willingness to host us in the Oval Office and help us continue these conversations. I feel that if you looked at his comments last week and finally saw a deal, and Yasir al-Rumayyan’s comments on good meetings we’ve been at FII, I think we’ll continue these conversations.”

Monahan said that as the PGA Tour enters its busy season, there is no date for the next meeting between the three parties over the next two weeks, with the LIV golf tournament in Hong Kong and Singapore.

“It doesn’t mean there is no conversation, it’s just that there is no sports meeting,” Monaghan said.

After the first meeting with Trump on the PGA Tour, Monahan spoke with reporters at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which sounds like he expects to do something on the PGA Tour-Liv Front Soonish. Monahan. this Contrary to Liv Golf’s remarks, Liv Golf’s remarks remain firm, even after the merger is completed, it plans to stick with it and grow.

The disconnect between the unified goal of the PGA Tour and Liv’s desire to keep the league is one of the biggest obstacles. However, Monaghan also has to deal with a tour membership, which is due to the idea of ​​Liv players returning to the tour and they will start over. While Rory McIlroy and others want to get everyone together and move forward, Monahan knows that whenever it is done, some players won’t be happy with the end result of the merger.

“I think Adam Scott was doing well last week when he was going to unify the game and not everyone would be happy,” Monaghan said. “What I want to say is that with our player directors, on our board, we are highly aware of unification and focus on the goals. Ultimately, when we get to this position, it’s a question we all answer. But I hope that when you look at the work we’re going to get done, what that means for the PGA Tour, what that means for the game, we’ll solve this in the most effective and cautious way.”

Monahan was confident about the status of the merger talk a month ago. Although the Commissioner claims no change, words like “constructive” and “huge steps” suggest that the unity of golf may be farther than previously thought.

As for Kanter, the British performed on the DP World Tour after becoming a member of Liv Golf in 2022 and 2023. Since then, Canter has won two championships on the DP World Tour and ranked 42nd in the world, which has led him to invite him to the Player Championship next week.

“He won his own efforts,” Monaghan said. “We’re very happy to have him.”

The first former LIV player will play in the Tour flagship next week. His other former accomplices may take some time.