Explaining the key issues as PGA Tour, Saudi Arabia discussions drag on

data-mm-id=”_kzhdq954o”>Talks between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – the financial backers for the Tour’s rival, LIV Golf – continued last week in New York, but it appears golf fans are still nowhere near seeing the world’s best players reunite.
If you’re unfamiliar with what’s going on in the professional golf world, let’s get you up to speed. At last month’s Tour Championship, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said talks with the PIF were "stronger" than they'd been in the past since the Tour, DP World Tour and PIF signed a shocking framework agreement on June 6, 2023, to create a for-profit entity aside from the PGA Tour. A deadline was set for Dec. 31, 2023, to reach a definitive deal, but the timeline was extended and talk…