Commissioner Jay Monahan insists the PGA Tour remains committed to working with the DP World Tour in the ongoing attempt to reunify men's professional golf.
Monahan and player directors Tiger Woods and Adam Scott met with President Trump earlier this month as efforts continue to strike a deal between the US-based circuit, the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which bankrolls LIV Golf.
Talks have been ongoing since the signing of a framework agreement in June 2023.
Representatives of the DP World Tour were not present in the White House and Monahan was asked about the organisation’s role in the negotiations towards the end of his annual press conference ahead of the Players Championship at Sawgrass.
"I should share my phone with you," Monahan said.
"I’m on the phone with (DP World Tour CEO) Guy Kinnings virtually every single day. Guy and Eric (Nicoli, the European Tour Group chairman) are here for the week.
"Guy and Eric participated in our board meeting just a few weeks ago. I will be in the UK at their board meeting on March 24th.
"Anything that I and we are doing as it relates to our negotiations or thinking about how we’re going to continue to improve as an organisation, they are aware of, and I and they themselves go out of their way to make certain that we’re both fully understanding each other as these conversations evolve.
"So when you make a commitment like we did to each other when we formed our (strategic) alliance, that’s a commitment, and I feel very proud of the way that we have both together honoured that commitment.
"And again, I can’t understate the importance of the role that they’re playing as our partners."
Monahan said the ongoing negotiations had been "significantly bolstered" by Trump’s involvement and that there is room to "integrate important aspects of LIV Golf into the PGA Tour platform", although he did not offer any details.
He added: "That said, we will not do so in a way that diminishes the strength of our platform or the very real momentum we have with our fans and our partners.
"So while we’ve removed some hurdles, others remain. But like our fans, we still share the same sense of urgency to get to a resolution."
Away from the negotiations, Monahan announced that steps are to be taken by the PGA Tour to try and speed up play, starting with the publication of stats later this season, while a "hard look" is being taken at the Tour Championship format, which currently includes a controversial handicap system.
