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A deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is closer to completion due to President Donald Trump’s recent involvement, said a top PGA official this week.

In June 2023, the PGA and the PIF — which owns and operates LIV Golf — reached a framework agreement to eventually join forces. Though updates have been relatively sparse since then, talks have been ongoing to finalize the agreement and create a unified golf entity.

In a statement published Thursday, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan revealed that Trump’s recent involvement has helped things progress.

“We know golf fans are eagerly anticipating a resolution to negotiations with the Public Investment Fund and want to thank President Trump for his interest and long-time support of the game of golf,” the statement read. “We asked the President to get involved for the good of the game, the good of the country, and for all the countries involved. We are grateful that his leadership has brought us closer to a final deal, paving the way for reunification of men’s professional golf.”

According to a report from ESPN, LIV CEO Scott O’Neil spoke positively about Trump’s inclusion.

“If the leader of the free world is spending his time on golf, [then] I am very happy,” O’Neil said in an interview with Al Arabiya News. “This game matters. It gives values that this world needs more of right now. It brings us together with connectivity.”

As noted in the report, Trump has had a working relationship with LIV Golf for a number of years as several of his courses host LIV events.