Phil Mickelson admitted on Friday that tensions between the PGA Tour And the golf liv did not completely dissolve, despite the negotiations in progress between the two circuits.
However, the six -time winner has remained categorical that the rival Golf League is nowhere because of what it offers to golf fans.
Before the first tournament of the year on American soil, Mickelson appeared on “Fox & Friends” Friday morning to discuss the differences struck between the two circuits and how Unique liv structure Press a market that the PGA Tour could not do it.
Phil Mickelson of the United States plays a shot on the 17th hole during a round before the US Open at the Pinehurst Resort on June 11, 2024 in Pinehurst, in North Carolina. (Alex Slitz / Getty Images)
“I wouldn’t say it’s gone,” said Mickelson about tension. “We are to develop the game on a global scale, and the PGA Tour has always been to develop the game nationwide. So, if you look at it like that, there are a lot of criticism that we take in the United States, but if you look globally in the way Liv Golf is received, it is incredible.”
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The Golf League supported by Saoudie was launched in 2022 and met serious upheavals after waving the golf world by moving away from many larger stars of the tour with lucrative signatures.
The fractured relationship between the two circuits seemed to be on the promenade after the PGA Tour, the public investment fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) and the DP World Tour signed a framework agreement in June 2023. However, the parties involved managed to conclude any agreement before the end of the year.
Since then, President Donald Trump got involved in order to Gather the golf course.
President Donald Trump, motivated by his son Eric Trump, arrived at Trump National Doral during the Miami Liv golf tournament on Thursday, April 3, 2025 in Miami. (AP photo / Alex Brandon)
Trump says PGA-Liv “Merge” would be a “great thing” while discussions between tours continue
“There is always a need for traditional golf and traditional competition and historical events, but we do not use the younger crowd, historically, so far,” added Mickelson. “Liv calls on a younger crowd and makes golf again cool and pleasant to watch. And when you go out and look, you have a much more relaxed feeling and people enjoy this atmosphere.
“There is a need and a request for what Liv Golf provides.”
Trump is working to facilitate negotiations with the PGA Tour and the PIF in the new commercial enterprises PGA Tour.
Phil Mickelson of Hyflyers GC celebrates a birdie on the 4th hole of the third day of the golf of Liv Hong Kong at Hong Kong Golf Club on March 9, 2025 in Hong Kong. (Zhizhao Wu / Getty Images)
“In the end, let’s hope, the two tours will merge. It will be good. I am involved there too,” said Trump on Thursday. “But I hope we are going to merge the two tours. You have the PGA Tour and the Liv Tour. And I think it would merge would be a good thing.”
The PGA Tour would have rejected the last Pif offer to invest in PGA Tour Enterprises. ESPN reported on Friday, citing sources, that the tour rejected the investment offer of $ 1.5 billion.
