{"id":2408340,"date":"2025-03-01T13:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-golf-courses-poised-to-be-winners-in-a-pga-liv-merger-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-01T13:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:04:03","slug":"trump-golf-courses-poised-to-be-winners-in-a-pga-liv-merger-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-golf-courses-poised-to-be-winners-in-a-pga-liv-merger-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump golf courses poised to be winners in a PGA-LIV merger &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-golf-courses-poised-to-be-winners-in-a-pga-liv-merger-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2408340&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the potential\u200d merger between the PGA Tour and LIV \u2062Golf, a Saudi-backed organization, and the implications it may have, notably for Donald Trump&#8217;s golf courses. As the negotiations continue, Trump has been \u200dactively involved in facilitating discussions between key \u200dfigures from\u200d both sides,\u2064 including the PGA Tour \u2064commissioner and LIV&#8217;s chairman. The merger could considerably benefit Trump&#8217;s golf \u2064properties, which have not hosted PGA events as the fallout after the January 6 \u200dattacks.<\/p>\n<p>While LIV Golf \u200bhas previously held tournaments at Trump&#8217;s\u2063 venues, the PGA&#8217;s relationship with LIV has been strained due to player bans and differing approaches to compensation. Despite concerns over Saudi Arabia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-india-and-vietnam-biden-will-seek-to-challenge-chinas-global-ambitions\/\" title=\"Biden to confront China...s global goals in India and Vietnam.\">human rights\u200d record<\/a>,Trump \u2062has voiced support for LIV Golf,suggesting that their investment in the sport is valuable.<\/p>\n<p>The dynamics of this merger raise potential conflict of interest issues, as Trump has financial ties to his golf courses, managed by his \u200bsons. The article also notes Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-blanket-pardon-for-hunter-is-no-act-of-fatherly-love\/\" title=\"Biden...s Blanket Pardon For Hunter Is No Act Of Fatherly Love\">broader business interests<\/a> in\u2063 the\u2062 Middle East, including engagements with the Saudi Public Investment Fund.\u200b the situation highlights the complex intersection of \u2063sports,politics,and business interests under \u2062Trump&#8217;s influence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump golf courses poised to be winners in a PGA-LIV merger<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2024631\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pga-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PGA tour <\/a>and the Saudi-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/liv-golf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">LIV Golf<\/a> are in talks again to merge into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/golf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">golf<\/a> conglomerate, one entity has much to gain if the merger goes through: the president&rsquo;s golf courses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> for the second time this month has hosted key negotiators at the White House to try to create an agreement between the two organizations, which have been at odds with each other for years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3334339\/judge-halts-trump-order-banning-transgender-surgery\/\">Judge further halts Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">order banning transgender surgeries<\/a>: &#8216;A bare desire to harm&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/3333461\/the-sickening-return-of-andrew-tate\/\">The sickening return of Andrew Tate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3334305\/zelensky-goes-on-thanking-spree-after-oval-office-scolding\/\">Zelensky goes on thanking spree after Oval Office scolding<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Last week&rsquo;s meeting was particularly notable, as both Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour commissioner, who previously visited the Oval Office in early February, Yasir al-Rumayyan, LIV&rsquo;s chairman and the head of the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund that funds the organization, and Tiger Woods came together.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was at least the third time in 16 days that Trump has spoken with al-Rumayyan, according to a <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/20\/us\/politics\/trump-tiger-woods-liv-golf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the leader of the free world is spending his time on golf, [then] I am very happy,&rdquo; LIV&rsquo;s CEO Scott O&rsquo;Neil said in an interview with Al Arabiya News. &ldquo;This game matters. It gives values that this world needs more of right now. It brings us together with connectivity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Earlier this month, the PGA Tour&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/43736324\/liv-ceo-backs-president-trump-help-pga-tour-merger-talks\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>&nbsp;it had asked Trump to help it broker a deal with the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know golf fans are eagerly anticipating a resolution to negotiations with the Public Investment Fund and want to thank President Trump for his interest and long-time support of the game of golf,&rdquo; read the PGA Tour statement. &ldquo;We asked the President to get involved for the good of the game, the good of the country, and for all the countries involved. We are grateful that his leadership has brought us closer to a final deal, paving the way for reunification of men&rsquo;s professional golf.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s real estate properties have vast financial&nbsp;gains to be made, should the merger go through and the PGA begin hosting tournaments at his properties again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following the Jan. 6 attacks, the PGA tour stopped hosting tournaments at Trump golf courses. Trump, an avid golfer, has been eager to bring the sport back to his turf. During Trump&rsquo;s turbulent four years out of power, the Saudis were one of the only countries willing to still work with him.<\/p>\n<p>LIV, upon coming onto the scene began, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfdigest.com\/story\/liv-golf-schedule-2024-donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">largely <\/a>played at Trump properties. Trump Bedminster and Trump Doral venues were large parts of the first two LIV seasons. During the 2024 election, they did not schedule any events on Trump properties.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the organization is back to playing on Trump properties as LIV is set to host a golf tournament at Trump&rsquo;s Doral golf club in Miami next month.<\/p>\n<p>As far as a merger, the PGA and LIV relations have been tense for most of LIV&rsquo;s history. The PGA banned players who played in LIV from playing for them again. But as LIV offers significantly higher wages<\/p>\n<p>Still, the PGA Tour remains determined to protect its power and historic presence in gold. The players have cited Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cyber-arms-dealer-exploits-new-iphone-software-vulnerability-say-researchers\/\" title=\"Cyber Arms Dealer Exploits New iPhone Software Vulnerability, Say Researchers\">poor human rights record<\/a> in their decision to stay. LIV players, who&rsquo;ve received hefty paychecks after signing, have framed their moves as being about logistics due to playing schedules and the format of the tournaments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has cheered on the Saudi-backed tour, brushing aside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-say-meena-harris-social-media-posts-could-interfere-with-u-s-diplomacy-with-india\/\" title=\"Officials say Meena Harris social media posts could interfere with U.S. diplomacy with India\">human rights concerns<\/a> in a 2022 interview. He has portrayed the investment of wealth funds into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">sports<\/a> globally as a genuine investment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What they&rsquo;re doing with LIV is very important,&rdquo; Trump said then, while also criticizing the PGA Tour&rsquo;s approach to negotiating with the Saudis. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re putting a lot of effort into it and a lot of money into it, as you see.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s increased interest in a merger in recent weeks could complicate conflict of interest laws. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Presidents<\/a> are exempt from conflict of interest laws, which prohibit other federal employees from taking actions that directly affect their financial holdings. Throughout history, presidents have voluntarily honored that standard.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump golf courses are run by the Trump Organization, which is run by the president&rsquo;s two oldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. Like in Trump&rsquo;s first term, the organization has vowed that the president will not be involved with the company to avoid conflicts of interest. The Trump Organization owns or operates 17 golf courses around the world, including one in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump family has previously shown business interests involving the Saudis beyond just golf. The $925 billion sovereign wealth fund al-Rumayyan leads has funded a private equity fund set up by Trump&rsquo;s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who served as a foreign policy adviser to Trump during his first presidency. Trump has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3327368\/challenges-american-sovereign-wealth-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">shown interest in creating<\/a> an American sovereign wealth fund.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3154138\/trump-no-tax-overtime-proposal-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;NO TAXES ON OVERTIME&rsquo; PROPOSAL: WHAT TO KNOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since winning the election, the Trump organization&rsquo;s interest in the Middle East has only continued to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Just weeks before Trump&rsquo;s second inauguration, the Trump Organization announced two real estate projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. And, one day before meeting with&nbsp;al-Rumayyan, Trump traveled to Miami to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/19\/trump-key-moments-saudi-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">speak at a conference<\/a> organized by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which, while it is managed by Al-Rumayyan, it is ultimately controlled by the Saudi&nbsp;Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2024631\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2024631\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s golf courses stand to benefit from a PGA-LIV merger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2408341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-bedminster.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51348,51349,17511,48028,3634],"class_list":["post-2408340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-golf-courses","tag-liv-merger","tag-pga","tag-sports-business","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-bedminster.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2408340"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2408344,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408340\/revisions\/2408344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2408341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2408340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2408340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2408340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}