Trump opens up on LIV Golf drama — and what he wants to see from sport going forward
President Donald Trump commented on the LIV Golf situation following the Saudi Public Investment Fund's decision to withdraw funding, expressing his desire for all top golfers to compete together in one unified league. He suggested that LIV Golf players would eventually be welcomed back into the PGA Tour because of their talent and the benefit they bring to the sport. Trump emphasized that seeing the best players compete against each other, as at the Masters, is what fans want and what makes golf successful.
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Golf Trump opens up on LIV Golf drama — and what he wants to see from sport going forward By Christian Arnold Published April 30, 2026, 9:18 p.m. ET President Donald Trump weighed in on the ongoing drama surrounding LIV Golf after the Saudi Public Investment Fund pulled its funding of the rebel golf league. The president told reporters inside the Oval Office on Thursday that he would like to see all the big-name players of the sport in one league and that playing against each other would be good for golf. “I do believe that all of the golfers should be playing against each other. They were viewing something as a monopoly, but it’s swaying away. It should be the opposite of a monopoly,” Trump said. “I want to see Rory [McIlroy] playing Bryson DeChambeau.
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