The famous golfer Tiger Woods, who often hangs out and sits with Trump, was a guest at the celebration. The two of them played golf a few days ago, and later they met talking about the merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.

Rory McIlroy says he does not think a deal to unite golf is "any closer" despite talks between the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and United States president Donald Trump.

Golfweek sat down with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan at Bay Hill to discuss the state of negotiations with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and Donald Trump, criticism of his job performance and where he thinks golf is headed in the coming years.

For several years, the PGA Tour and LIV, a Saudi-funded rival, have battled for pro golf supremacy. Now that Trump is back, both sides appear “optimistic” that a merger is near.

President Donald Trump has received a letter from a top golf executive that includes a seven-step proposal to solve the ongoing problems between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Members of The PGA Tour policy board met with President Donald Trump and Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia chief Yasir Al-Rumayyan as negotiations between the two sides continue

Donald Trump indicated that the LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger is "very close" as Tiger Woods, Jay Monahan, and Saudi officials met at the White House to discuss the plan's progression

The PGA Tour and LIV Golf have been at loggerheads in recent years and a letter sent to President Donald Trump by a golf executive has proposed seven ways to fix the sport

President Donald Trump has become the recipient of a letter proposing seven strategies aimed at bridging the gap between the PGA Tour and the contentious LIV Golf series.A preliminary agreement for these rival golf entities to merge was initiated in June 2023,