President Donald Trump has backed the reintroduction of LIV Golf players onto the PGA Tour after the league announced the withdrawal of funding from the Saudi Public Investment Fund.The PGA Tour are currently playing the Cadillac Championship on the president’s Trump National Doral golf course, with LIV Golf scheduled to play on the Trump-owned Potomac course in two weeks’ time.
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Highlights from the first round of the Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral in Miami.
When asked whether the PGA Tour should welcome defectors to LIV back with open arms, Trump said; “Well I do.
“I do believe that all of the great golfers should be playing against each other.”I want to see Rory [McIlroy] playing Bryson DeChambeau. I want to see big Jon Rahm playing Scottie [Scheffler].
“They have great players on the LIV. But it’s almost like people want to see that. That’s why the Masters were so good, because you saw everybody together.
“The tour wants the best players. You can’t have the best players if they’re boycotting.”
What do PGA Tour players think of the return of LIV Golfers?
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Kaveh Solhekol explains why Saudi Arabian funding will be cut from LIV Golf and where this leaves the likes of Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm.
Play began at the Cadillac Championship around the same time that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) confirmed it will end its funding for LIV Golf at the end of the 2026 season.Former world No 1 Jordan Spieth was asked after his opening round about the potential process that could take place should more LIV players want to return to the PGA Tour.Spieth said: “I’m not sure if it should be the same for everyone. I know olive branches were given out a couple of months ago. Brooks took them up on it. So, I’m not sure what would now change.”This doesn’t necessarily mean that LIV’s not going to still move on, too. I think there’s just too many unknowns for me to have a good gauge on what would happen there.”But I think, if there’s…
2026-05-01 07:48:00
