Saudi Arabia’s PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan was a visitor of a significant sponsor final week on the 151st Open Championship.
He met R&A chief govt Martin Slumbers on Sunday through the last spherical of play, per an article from The Telegraph.
This Open Championship marked the primary time because the delivery of LIV Golf that Al-Rumayyan was welcomed into the inside workings of a significant. Slumbers attended a personal field to debate with Al-Rumayyan and Staveley.
The R&A, one of many governing our bodies of worldwide golf, confirmed this assembly. Nevertheless, it was relayed to be extra symbolic than the rest. Slumbers and the opposite governing our bodies of golf are ready to see what occurs between the PGA Tour LIV Golf deal.
Al-Rumayyan and LIV Golf are attempting to get world golf recognition. Slumbers is likely one of the males in command of deciding the rival golf leagues’ destiny. The R&A was one of many first governing our bodies to permit LIV Golf gamers into The Open discipline. Now that the 4 majors of 2023 are over, there might be extra modifications within the exemption classes subsequent yr.
Slumbers addressed LIV Golf forward of the Open Championship and wouldn’t rule out sponsorship alternatives from PIF. That remark sparked some dialogue, however till extra surfaces, quite a bit remains to be up within the air.
LIV Golf noticed a lot of the {golfing} world flip its nostril as much as its league. Greg Norman wasn’t invited to the one hundred and fiftieth Open Champions dinner. Slumbers criticized LIV that week; feedback which he has now contradicted a yr later.
Negotiations between the PIF and the PGA Tour are nonetheless within the works as they attempt to come to an settlement. The Senate listening to from earlier this month and the Division of Justice investigation are nonetheless ongoing. So, the likelihood nonetheless exists that the framework by no means even involves fruition.
Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Enjoying Via. You possibly can observe her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and on Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports for extra golf protection. Remember to try @_PlayingThrough too.
