McIlroy hopes Trump and Musk can heal golf's civil war
The Guardian|November 07, 2024
Another side-effect of election matters on the opposite side of the Atlantic is for the R&A, which has steadfastly refused to return the Open to Turnberry since Trump bought the Ayrshire resort in 2014.
Ewan Murray
McIlroy hopes Trump and Musk can heal golf's civil war

Rory McIlroy has suggested Donald Trump's return to the White House could accelerate peace talks between traditional golf tours and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. McIlroy even floated the idea of Elon Musk becoming involved in golf's elongated merger plans.

It has long been assumed that a Trump victory in the US presidential election could have a spin-off for golf. Trump has business connections to Saudi Arabia and LIV Golf-which the PIF funds having previously staged events for the PGA Tour.

A framework agreement announced in June of 2023 sought to bring together warring factions but progress has been slow. One explanation for that is the close attention being paid by the US Department of Justice to Saudi Arabia's march into mainstream sport.

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