Former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has warned that reunion between PGA Tour, Liv Golf and DP World Tour will take time to finish, but it is necessary to end a ‘funny’ period in the professional game of men.
The talks have been going on since the signing of a framework agreement in June 2023 between PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) – who have bankrupt the Liv Golf League since its inception last June.
PGA commissioner Jay Monahan and player Adam Scott’s director met with President Donald Trump last month, who had previously been quoted as saying he could choose the division between tournaments in ’15 minutes’.
Tiger Woods said men’s game can “heal quickly” with Trump’s involvement, with former bounties No. 1 showing that negotiations to end the civil war are in a very positive place.
“I think they will walk here before they start running together,” McGinley told Podcast Sky Sports Golf. “There may be a kind of notice where there will be a higher level of engagement between two groups (PGA Tour and PIF).
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“Maybe more likely to be able to start with it and give them a little more time to understand how you will take a schedule all over the world and a formation of two tournaments, in particular the role of tournament PD World Play in it.
“Looks like things are gathering. It seems like there is pressure that this happens to happen and we hope it will happen because, at this moment in time, it is funny what is happening. No tournament is blooming – everyone is fighting and none of them cannot be happy. ”
How is golf influenced by separation?
Players competing in Liv Golf League have been suspended from PGA Tour’s appearance, including Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Bryson Dechambeau and Tyrrell Hatton, reducing the best players in the world who have been able to compete together in recent seasons .
“The only people who are happy in the last three or four years are players,” McGinley added. “They have made an absolute wealth on both sides – including the DP World Tournament compared to those before Liv – so they really have really benefited here, but everyone else has lost.
“Sponsors have lost because they have to spend more money. The media has lost, watching figures that come down and sponsor money. To go to these tours.
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Rory Mcilroy believes the Liv Golf’s presentation has benefited financially, but believes everyone now has to start looking forward to joining men’s game
“Public observation on TV is suffering because they are watching diluted products all the time, with players gathering for four degrees and maybe Ryder Cup. No one is winning here except players and that’s not stable.
“The price funds that are taking place in Golf are currently not stable in any tournament. Everyone says the Saudis have money and they will throw millions and millions in it, but they are not a charity.
“To a large extent, they (the Saudis) have made a lot of noise. To a large extent, they have taken what they wanted, that was to get respect. To a large extent, they have won in many ways and PGA Tour has lost in many ways.
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R&A has announced the qualification routes to open 153 on Royal Portrush, with a new category introduced to players competing in Liv Golf to provide a place
Time to contract the best in the world?
Liv Golf League has mostly the same field every week, with players signing contracts and having their own dictated schedule for them, but can this be an cross-glot solution to get the best in the world joining it Most often?
“Golf as a business has changed radically,” McGinley explained. “One of the things I would like to see changes, and it’s one of the things I think liv has absolutely right. It’s the contracting players.
“With the idea of independent traders, where players choose and choose when and where they want to play, there is no other sport that thrives where it happens. People talk about us we want to follow the ‘formula one’ model, but tell me when A driver ever misses a race?
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Rory Mcilroy said in November that Donald Trump could help the broker a deal to unify the men’s game
“Also, imagine mo Salah dictating Liverpool and going ‘I don’t want to play Newcastle. Too very cold there. I don’t want to go up there in February and play that game. My wife likes to go to London, And I will go down and play the London matches because this is great and I like that city.
“This is what happens in golf. The players make 100 percent decisions and I don’t think it’s good for this sport and it’s not good for the shifts. I would like to see a rejig of golf business model, so there a type of tournament control in terms of the schedules played by the best players. “
Listen to Paul McGinley’s full interview in the latest edition of Podcast Sky Sports Golf, hosted by Jamie Weir every week. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Sprker, while Vodcast publications can be found on YouTube Golf Sports channel.
