Adam Scott details PGA Tour meeting with Donald Trump

Former world No.1 Adam Scott has offered fresh details on last week’s meeting with President Donald Trump.

Scott, a player director on the PGA Tour Enterprises board of directors, sat with Trump and Tour commissioner Jay Monahan to discuss the future of the men’s professional game.

In a statement, the Tour said it had called on Trump to “get involved for the good of the game, the good of the country, and for all the countries involved.”

And, speaking to Golf Channel at the Genesis Invitational, Scott explained that the meeting – which lasted roughly 40 minutes in the Oval Office – was a “really positive” step for the PGA Tour’s ongoing negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

“It’s just a positive thing that the President of the United States is such a lover of the game of golf and understands some of the challenges facing the professional game at the moment,” said the 44-year-old.

“Given how things are sitting with the Department of Justice among the professional game, this is all crazy stuff, he’s a lover of the game and hopefully will be very helpful for the professional game and help everybody move forward.”

• LIV Golf announces major format change for 2025

• Tiger Woods withdraws from Genesis Invitational

Golf Channel also reported that Tiger Woods helped arrange the meeting with Trump, although he was unable to attend as he mourned the passing of his mother, Kultida.

Trump, meanwhile, had previously claimed that he could strike a deal between the PIF, which bankrolls LIV Golf, and the PGA Tour in 15 minutes.

“The president is passionate about [golf], he owns several golf properties, fabulous destinations around the world,” Scott said.

“He has a relationship with Saudi Arabia and the Public Investment Fund. I genuinely think he’s a fan of the PGA Tour, as well, and he’s certainly a fan of Tiger Woods, most people are.

“Given this has been tied up he can be very helpful.”

• LIV star makes feelings clear on Open exemptions

• Legendary caddie takes aim at Tom Kim over slow play

After reaching a ‘Framework Agreement’ in June 2023, a potential deal has been impeded by the Department of Justice’s antitrust division. It continues to investigate the deal for possible antitrust violations.

Neither the PGA Tour nor Scott have offered a timeline for the DOJ review, but the Australian believes Trump can expedite the process.

“The difficult thing for maybe the administrations to understand is why professional golf coming back together, working more harmoniously, let’s say, is not a breach of antitrust or anticompetitive issues,” he added. “That’s what’s really been looked at.

“Hopefully this can be helped by the president and things can move forward at a faster pace.”

Just a few days after the meeting, Woods met with the President for a round of golf at Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

John Turnbull A graduate of the University of Stirling, John joined the bunkered team in 2023 as a Content Producer, with a responsibility for covering all breaking news, tour news, grassroots content and much more besides. A keen golfer, he plays the majority of his golf at Falkirk Golf Club. Top of his 'bucket list' is a round of Pebble Beach... ideally in the company of Gareth Bale.