{"id":376885,"date":"2024-03-16T22:15:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T23:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=376885"},"modified":"2024-03-17T04:06:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T04:06:17","slug":"spieth-scott-urged-to-meet-with-rich-saudi-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=376885","title":{"rendered":"Spieth, Scott urged to meet with rich Saudi officials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jordan Spieth<\/a> and Adam Scott<\/a> said the player directors on the PGA Tour<\/a> board are being encouraged to meet with the Saudi Arabia wealth fund leader behind LIV Golf<\/a>, a sign that could spark talks of an investment.<\/p>\n

According to a report from Golfweek, a meeting could happen immediately after The Players Championship<\/a>, which concludes on Monday (AEDT).<\/p>\n

The report cited two sources who said it was unclear if Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the Public Investment Fund, had committed to the meeting.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI'm not sure that I can say much more other than we're being encouraged to potentially meet with them,\u201d Spieth said<\/p>\n

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Scott said he would be as curious as he was to meet the US private equity groups \u2014 from which Strategic Sports Group emerged as a minority investor with an initial $2.86 billion into PGA Tour Enterprises \u2014 "just to put a face to a name.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately the players are some of the vote going into whether a deal will happen or not, just like it was with SSG,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the seriousness of what we're voting on, I think it is important that we've all met no matter what anyone's feelings are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott and Spieth are player directors along with Tiger Woods, Patrick Cantlay, Webb Simpson and Peter Malnati.<\/p>\n

The PGA Tour originally announced a framework agreement with PIF on June 6, a decision that stunned players because only Commissioner Jay Monahan and board members Ed Herlihy and Jimmy Dunne were involved in the turnaround deal, with the agreement announced in January for an estimated $4.57 billion.<\/p>\n

Spieth had said then he didn't think a deal with PIF was needed, adding the upside would be unification in the game. PIF is the money behind LIV, which has lured away players like Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm.<\/p>\n

\"Brooks<\/p>\n

That put Spieth at odds with Rory McIlroy<\/a> \u2014 whom Spieth replaced on the board \u2014 because McIlroy felt it would complicate negotiations with PIF to suggest it was no longer needed. McIlroy also said he felt LIV players should not be punished, which was met with strong disagreement from top PGA Tour players.<\/p>\n

Monahan, meanwhile, was vague on details on Tuesday because he felt he couldn't discuss publicly what was going on in the private dealings with PIF.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur negotiations are accelerating as we spend time together,\u201d he said in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we have several key issues that we still need to work through, we have a shared vision to quiet the noise and unlock golf\u2019s worldwide potential."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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