The LIV x PGA Tour merger is rolling on, and Rory McIlroy has revealed that there will be a meeting tonight between the two sides. Both sides have been hard at work since summer 2023 to hammer out the details of the merger they agreed to, but progress has been hard to come by. McIlroy thinks that may change this evening.
McIlroy said during his press conference ahead of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship:
“It’s the first I’ve heard of it. I know Jay [Monahan] was in Saudi Arabia last week at the FII and was having some meetings, but I think I would have heard if there was. I know he’s briefing the transaction committee tonight. Maybe some news comes out of that.”
The golfer, who formerly served on the Tour’s policy board as a player director, had been asked if he knew the status of those meetings. McIlroy had no inside information other than that there was a meeting taking place.
The framework for an agreement was agreed upon almost 18 months ago. The Department of Justice has been investigating and both sides have met numerous times to try and work it all out but to no avail so far. Tonight could mark another step on the journey.