PGA Tour star addresses lack of movement on LIV Golf merger

The PGA Tour and PIF have been negotiating a merger for almost two years. There was a brief moment not too long ago where things began to look up, but those have since faded. Now, it once again seems like the light at the end of the tunnel may be rather far away. Adam Scott, a player representative on the policy board who’s been involved in this.

 Adam Scott opens up on PGA Tour merger

Ahead of the Players Championship, which is arguably the biggest PGA Tour exclusive tournament of the year, Adam Scott got the chance to provide some insight as to how the negotiations between his Tour and the PIF are going.

“I think the biggest hangup is in how we see the highest level of competitive golf going forward,” the Australian golfer said via Golf.com. “The product of LIV and the product of the PGA Tour work in very different ways. So I think the challenge is figuring out how that can come together and be really reunification, which is kind of what everyone is shooting for.”

Scott said the middle ground they’re searching for may ultimately be the biggest “stumbling block.” He added that the PGA Tour is being “very careful” about giving everyone, fans, players, and rival tours included, what they want for golf’s future. “But we’re starting from two different sides of this, so I think it’s hard to find the balance that’s acceptable for everybody. And it also may not be ultimately possible,” he admitted.

The Tour is aiming to ride its early momentum to a deal or new heights, and the PIF and LIV Golf can come along or stay back and dig their heels in. Scott did say he believes the two sides do have some “urgency for a result” right now. “I think that would be in everyone’s best interest, to be honest, whether you’re the PIF or a player anywhere or the PGA Tour. I think it just doesn’t need to linger,” the golfer said. He’s hopeful that a resolution is coming, but he is also aware that the Tour should and is going to hold its ground on this matter.