Trump shares McIlroy and DeChambeau wish amid LIV | Golf News

President Donald Trump expressed his wish to see Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy face off recurrently following a important blow to LIV Golf.

LIV Golf announced on Thursday that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – which has poured over $5 billion into the breakaway circuit – will withdraw its financial backing after the 2026 season concludes. The beautiful revelation was accompanied by PIF chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan stepping down from his function as LIV board chairman.

Trump dedicated an embarrassing gaffe while commenting on the explosive development, which surfaced during a PGA Tour event at one of his properties where Scottie Scheffler skillfully prevented a poorly-timed inquiry. It comes as ex-DeChambeau coach floats LIV Golf takeover concept as Saudis flip off money faucet.

After Al-Rumayyan’s departure, LIV named Gene Davis and Jon Zinman to head a “newly-established independent board.” Rather than relying on Public Investment Fund financing, the competing tour is now concentrating “on securing long-term financial partners to support its transition from a foundational launch phase to a diversified, multi-partner investment model.”

Before Thursday’s formal verification of hypothesis that had been circulating for days, a number of brokers representing LIV Golf rivals reached out to the PGA Tour to examine potential reinstatement choices, ESPN reported.

Trump, among others, would welcome seeing stars like two-time U.S. Open Champion DeChambeau, two-time major champion Jon Rahm and two-time major winner Dustin Johnson return to the Tour. “LIV Golf is going to be at my course in two weeks right here at the Potomac,” Trump told reporters at the Oval Office.

“I do believe that all of the golfers should be playing against each other. We were viewing something as a monopoly, but it’s the opposite of a monopoly.

“I need to see Rory enjoying Bryson DeChambeau. I need to see big Jon Rahm enjoying…. Scottie, who’s so great. Right. Scottie Scheffler is great. And I need to see him play Jon Rahm and Bryson and all the different guys.

“They have great players on LIV Golf. It’s almost like people want to see… that’s why the Masters are so good, because you saw everybody play together.”

Multiple distinguished gamers have already left LIV Golf in what now seems to be an exodus from a struggling enterprise. In January, Brooks Koepka turned the first major title to be formally reinstated by the PGA Tour via a one-time Returning Member Program, which was solely provided to former Tour members who had secured The Players or a major championship between 2022-2025.

Patrick Reed, who competed for 4 seasons on LIV Golf, also revealed his plans to return to the PGA Tour once his one-year suspension ends on August 25. “Patrick Reed played great, you know he’s on LIV Golf and he played great and they all did,” Trump added.

“They’re great players. I play with them, they’re very good. When I think I’m a good player and then I play with them, I don’t think I’m that good.” While the PGA Tour hasn’t disclosed a complete set of requirements for deciding which LIV Golf gamers can rejoin, a number of issues might issue into the dedication, including historic efficiency, membership standing, prior Tour standing, and participation in the antitrust litigation against the Tour.

According to Trump, every LIV Golfer deserves reinstatement. “There’s something nice about all of the players playing together,” he said. “Now, they’ll all be accepted by the Tour… because they’re great. If they weren’t, you know… the Tour really will. The Tour wants to have the best player. You can’t have the best player that they’re boycotting.”