Could Rahm and DeChambeau soon return to PGA Tour?! Let Jay Monahan tell you

Could the likes of LIV Golf stars Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau soon be back competing on the PGA Tour? Jay Monahan believes everything will soon "resolve itself" should the Tour sign off its new deal with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) as expected. 

PGA Tour commissioner Monahan confirmed earlier this month that he and former Masters champion Adam Scott recently met with golf-mad U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss their imminent deal with LIV Golf's bankrollers PIF that will unify the professional game. 

Before Trump was elected as U.S. President at the end of 2024, he admitted it would take him "15 minutes" to get a deal between the PGA Tour and PIF completed in 2025. 

Monahan elaborated on his recent meeting with Trump to a pool of golf reporters ahead of this week's third $20m Signature Event of the PGA Tour season at the Genesis Invitational. 

"It was great. It was a very productive visit," Monahan said of his and Scott's meeting with Trump. 

"I think you all have been around him enough to know how passionate he is about the game of golf. 

"For him to respond to our request to sit down and talk about how we achieve what he stated publicly as a goal, which is the game of golf operating under one tour with all the top players playing on that one tour, was a great opportunity. 

"We had a really productive conversation."

Those two words one tour quickly shuffled a number of journalists onto the edge of the seats, all ready to ask the same question. 

"Does that mean the end of LIV?" one reporter posed to Monahan. 

"What it means is the reunification of the game, which is what we have been and are focused on," replied the PGA Tour boss. 

"Candidly, that's what fans want. So when you talk about reunification, that's all the best players in the world competing with each other and against each other."

It was not exactly a surprise to hear the next question in the media centre: "So players who left went to LIV Golf could be back playing on the Tour, do you see that happening or that being a possibility?"

Monahan replied: "Listen, I think if you solve things -- if we -- if we respond to what our fans are telling us, we put together the best, the strongest possible schedule and product, to me all that will resolve itself." 

He added: "If you think about what the fans want, the fans want reunification. That's what we're focused on. We've operated in a world where there's more than one and the PGA Tour has performed very well. 

"But in the long run, is that the best thing for fans? Is that the best thing for the game? We're trying to solve it so everybody benefits."

Although nothing has yet been agreed where unification in the pro men's game is concerned, it does feel like all parties concerned understand golf fans want to see the world's best players competing against each other far more regularly than just at the four majors of the season. 

"That is correct," concluded Monahan. 

Rory McIlroy confessed during his own press conference that he is thankful LIV Golf was created - at least for his own bank balance - since PGA Tour players would not be competing for prize pots of $20m in the Signature Events such as this week's Genesis Invitational at famed Torrey Pines. 

McIlroy did, however, conclude he would not be keen in having to compete in LIV Golf events should that be part of any reunification deal. 

"I hope not," McIlroy said sternly. 

The four-time major champion would be eager to see the likes of DeChambeau return to the PGA Tour though. 

"There are guys that were on the PGA Tour that went to play on LIV and if they still have status, sure, come back, come back and play," said McIlroy.

"Like for us, they've all got equity in this tour. Having Bryson DeChambeau come back and play on this tour is good."

McIlroy dropped a bombshell during his presser that U.S. President Trump is not a fan of the LIV Golf format. 

The Northern Irishman believes Trump is very much on the PGA Tour's side - despite a number of Trump-owned courses having hosted LIV Golf events. 

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