DORAL, Fla. — On Thursday, former President Donald Trump made his way to his resort in Doral for a LIV Golf event, moments after expressing his desire to unite the two main men’s golf tours to journalists aboard his plane. Trump’s involvement in discussions aimed at merging the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV continues as talks about their potential unification have been ongoing for over a year, with the outcome remaining uncertain.
During his flight to Miami, Trump reiterated to reporters his hopes for a merger, stating, “Ultimately, hopefully, the two tours are going to merge. That’ll be good. I’m involved in that too. But hopefully, we’re going to get the two tours to merge. You have the PGA Tour and the LIV Tour. And I think having them merge would be a great thing.”
He praised the golfers of the LIV Tour, which boasts some of the sport’s top talents like Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson, and Dustin Johnson, naming them “some of the best players in the world.”
Upon his arrival late Thursday afternoon, Trump was seen at the edge of the property being chauffeured in a golf cart by his son Eric Trump. Eric had participated in the LIV Miami pro-am event earlier that day alongside Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and others. The former president took a moment to acknowledge and wave to a small crowd of supporters before heading into a nearby building.
Trump was lined up to give a speech at a dinner event attended by LIV players and guests that evening. He planned to spend a few hours at the venue before traveling to his primary residence in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The LIV tournament held at Trump’s Doral resort is scheduled to kick off on Friday and will run through to Sunday. As a passionate golfer himself, Trump plans to indulge in his sport at one of his other properties located in Jupiter, Florida, during the weekend.