PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said talks with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia are “complicated discussions” and the sides continue to meet as they try to work out a deal for an investment with the commercial PGA Tour Enterprises.
“As it relates to times and timeframes and where we are, I’d just say that we’re in a good place with the conversations,” he said. “That’s the most important thing.”
Asked if the release of the 2025 schedule suggested there would be no involvement with LIV through 2026 or 2027, Monahan replied, “That’s fair.”
The only real change in the schedule was putting the Memorial and Canadian Open back where they were previously — the Memorial on May 29 through June 1, followed by the Canadian Open and then the U.S. Open at Oakmont.
In an effort to create space between the signature events this year, the Memorial was the week before the U.S. Open — a week after Memorial Day — and Memorial host Jack Nicklaus expressed his displeasure.