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Bob Harig

Reports of PGA Tour-PIF Deal Appear Premature, but New Details Are Intriguing

Are PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Governor of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and LIV Golf chairman, coming closer to ending pro golf's split? | Ross Parker/SNS Group via Getty Images

The next time Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the Public Investment Fund that backs LIV Golf, speaks publicly about a deal with the PGA Tour will be the first time since the original “framework agreement” was announced on June 6, 2023, alongside Jay Monahan in New York.

The PGA Tour commissioner has taken questions but offered word-salad responses that suggest he’s confident while providing no real definitive answers on a possible deal. He last offered vague answers after playing with Al-Rumayyan at the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.

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