Even as a cold, gray drizzle soaked Torrey Pines Wednesday, with more rain in the Thursday forecast for the start of the relocated Genesis Invitational, there was a growing sense of light regarding a potential deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
If the details have been agreed upon, no one is sharing those yet but just days after commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott met with President Donald Trump to discuss the state of the prolonged negotiations, it was easy to believe genuine progress has been made.
“Everything is moving forward with pace and I think there’s a general – when you look at all the parties involved, there’s a general enthusiasm for getting this done,” Monahan said.
Exactly what a deal would look like remains to be seen but one word – reunification – was mentioned by both Monahan and Rory McIlroy, sparking speculation that the painfully slow process is gathering momentum.
“Whatever’s happened has happened and it’s been unfortunate, but reunification, how we all come back together and move forward, that’s the best thing for everyone,” said McIlroy.
Easier said than done, obviously.
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