Adam Scott makes Tiger Woods admission during PGA Championship
PGA Tour star Adam Scott makes Tiger Woods claim after the first round of the PGA Championship.
Adam Scott has revealed his fellow members on the PGA Tour player advisory council (PAC) knew golf legend Tiger Woods would be visiting Donald Trump in the White House last week.
Scott, 44, addressed the topic of Woods' recent visit to the White House during an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail after the Australian opened with a respectable 69 in the first round of the PGA Championship.
Woods, 49, was joined in meeting Trump by PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan.
Scott is a director on the PGA Tour PAC alongside Woods, Patrick Cantlay, Peter Malnati, Webb Simpson and Camilo Villegas.
The PAC was set up on the PGA Tour in order to consult with the circuit's policy board and commissioner on all issues affecting its members.
A framework agreement between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's bankrollers, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), was announced to the shock of the world in June 2023.
But as it stands during the second major of the season in May 2025, a deal is still nowhere near completion.
It is understood the PGA Tour is still keen to merge with LIV Golf, but only on their terms.
ESPN reported last month that the PGA Tour rejected a $1.5 billion offer by LIV Golf to invest on the basis that the LIV Golf League remains in operation.
Rory McIlroy recently admitted he's not sure a deal has ever been that close.
According to Golfweek, 15-time major champion Woods visited U.S. President Trump ahead of the PGA Championship to ensure he would stay 'on message' about unifying the game of golf when speaking to Saudi Arabia Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud this week.
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Earlier this week, avid golfer Trump headed over to Saudi Arabia to sign a historic $600 billion investment commitment with the Kingdom.
The deal is said to cover energy, defense, mining and other areas.
He then visited Qatar and also the United Arab Emirates for further talks before returning home from his trip.
Whether any improved conversations about a PGA Tour-PIF deal came up remains to be seen.
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Trump last year said if he was re-elected as President in 2025 that it would take him "15 minutes" to get the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to sign a deal.
But given Trump's second and current tenure upon his inauguration as the 47th president happened on 20 January, it's fair to say a deal has taken a lot longer than he initially thought.
While there are fears a deal and a unifying of the professional game might never happen, Scott believes a "positive result" is likely given Trump's passion and commitment to the sport.
Trump, through his holding company The Trump Organization, owns or manages 18 golf courses worldwide.
Several of his courses have also staged some big events, in particular on LIV Golf in recent years.
Adam Scott makes Tiger Woods claim during PGA Championship
Scott admitted during an interview on Thursday at the PGA Championship that Woods and Monahan had alerted him and his PGA Tour peers about their visit to see Trump before his visit to Saudi Arabia.
"Yeah, Jay and Tiger let us all know that they were going to do that," Scott told the Daily Mail.
"It's good that the leader of the free world kind of loves golf.
"So hopefully, it's going to come out with a more positive result because of that."
Scott's latest remarks seem a bit more positive than when he appeared fed up with the lack of progression in PGA Tour-PIF talks in January.
Asked by AP how the conversations were going four months ago, a frustrated Scott replied: "Same as always, it sucks."
He continued: "It's not worth talking about. Obviously, it's so complex and when the government department is involved, I think we sit and just wait for them."
Scott is competing in his 95th consecutive major at the 2025 PGA Championship.
Jack Nicklaus holds the record for most consecutive major appearances at 146.
The record 18-time major champion's streak spanned from 1962 to 1998.
Scott opened with a solid 2-under 69 in the first round of the PGA Championship despite carding two late bogeys in the first round.
The former World No.1 finds himself five shots off the early pace, currently set by Jhonattan Vegas.
Woods, meanwhile, is out for the season after recently undergoing surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon.
The golf legend last played in a competitive tournament on Tour when missing the cut at the 152nd Open at Royal Troon in July 2024.
It is understood Woods will not return to action until early 2026, a year which will make him eligible to compete on the PGA Tour Champions.
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