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Rex and Lav provide the latest update on the PGA Tour-PIF negotiations, where player directors have been “strongly encouraged” to meet with Saudi investors. #GolfChannel #LiveFromThePlayers #PGATour
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>>> 11:30 A.M. EASTERN HERE AT TPC SAWGRASS, BIG WEEKEND COMING UP AS PGA TUOUR LOOKS TO GROWN ITS 50th CHAMPION. THE PARTNERSHIP AT THE PGA TOUR, THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND AS FIRST REPORTED BY EAMON LYNCH, A GROUP OF PGA PLAYERS COULD MEET AS EARLY AS MONDAY WITH THE HEAD

HERE AT PONTE DRA, JORDAN SPIETH, ONE OF SIX DIRECTORS ON THE TOUR’S POLICY BOARD TALKED ABOUT IT AFTER HIS ROUND YESTERDAY. >> WE’RE BEING ENCOURAGED TO POTENTIALLY MEET WITH HIM AT SOME POINT, YEAH. I’M NOT SURE THAT I CAN SAY MUCH

MORE OTHER THAN WE’RE BEING ENCOURAGE TODAY MEET WITH HIM BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE PROBABLY FEEL LIKE OUR MEMBERSHIP SHOULD KNOW TIMING AND WHAT COULD HAPPEN AND JUST IN GENERAL MAYBE IT’S JUST A MEETING. YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE’S NOT A

WHOLE LOT MORE I CAN SAY ABOUT THAT, BUT WE ARE BEING ENCOURAGED, OBVIOUSLY, WHICH I THINK IS PROBABLY A GOOD THING, THAT THE ENTIRE BOARD SHOULD IF THERE’S GOING TO BE ANY POTENTIAL FOR NEGOTIATION. >> OKAY, LET’S GET DOWN TO OUR

TWO GUYS, SENIOR WRITERS AT GOLF CHANNEL.COM, REX AND LAD, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US. >> STRONGLY ENCOURAGED, WHAT WE HEARD LATER IN THE AFTERNOON FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PLAYER DIRECTORS. I ASKED WEBB SIMPSON IF HE MET WITH ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC

INVESTMENT FUND AND HE SAID NO, REALLY QUICK TO SAY WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BY NOW AND IT’S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT. THE WAY WEBB DESCRIBED IT TO ME, IT’S A PROCESS. THEY NEEDED TO CLOSE THE PRIVATE EQUITY DEAL BEFORE THEY MOVED ON.

THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY TRYING TO CLOSE THE DEAL AND NOW THE FOCUS CHANGES AND IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT, WE BOTH TALKED TO ADAM SCOTT YESTERDAY, HE WAS QUICK TO POINT OUT HE’S IN THE IN THE NEGOTIATIONS, LOOKING OVER

SPREAD SHEETS BUT THIS IS AN ENCOURAGING STEP AS HE PUT IT TO PUT A NAME TO A FACE. >> ABSOLUTELY, IF YOU’RE A GOLF FAN IT HAS TO BE VIEWED AS A VERY ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT AND EVEN IF THE PLAYERS AREN’T NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW,

NEGOTIATING TIT FOR TAT ON A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR DEAL POTENTIALLY THE PLAYERS REPRESENT AN IMPORTANT LINK IN UNIFYING THE GAME AND BRINGING EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. AS YOU MENTIONED ADAM SCOTT WHO WE TALKED TO ON FRIDAY NIGHT

HERE, PUTTING A FACE TO A NAME, TRYING TO SEE WHAT THE INTENTIONS ARE GOING TO BE, AND THE PLAYERS CAN ASK POINTED QUESTIONS IF THEY WANT TO. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IS THE FUTURE OF THE PGA TOUR? WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN EVEN

INVESTING IN THE PGA TOUR? WHAT ROLE WOULD TEAM GOLF PLAY FOR THE FUTURE? HOW ABOUT A PATHWAY BACK FOR LIV PLAYERS? THEY’RE NOT GOING TO HAMMER EVERYTHING OUT. WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY EAMON LYNCH IN HIS REPORTING, AN INFORMAL ICE BREAKER BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN IMPORTANT FIRST

STEP. >> THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE PGA TOUR ENTERPRISES, THE NEW FOR PROFIT ARM IS SET TO MEET HERE IN PONTE VEDRA BEACH ON TUESDAY, IT’S MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND IT’S A HUGE STEP FROM WHERE WE FELT LIKE WE

WERE ON TUESDAY AND WE BOTH AGREED LISTENING TO JAY MONAHAN, THE COMMISSIONER, TALK FELT LIKE WE WEREN’T ANY CLOSER NOW TO A DEAL THAN WE WERE ON JUNE 6th, BUT AT LEAST THEY’RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS, NO TO THE LEADERBOARD, YOU AND I WROTE ABOUT WYNDHAM CLARK YESTERDAY,

WHAT WAS YOUR TAKE. >> IT WAS FASCINATING REX TO LISTEN TO WYNDHAM CLARK AND HOW MUCH SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER HAS BEEN MOTIVATING HIM THE PAST 12 MONTHS, WYNDHAM CALLED HIM, QUOTE, THE METER OF GOLF, AND KIND OF HE’S PUSHING HIM, HE’S

TRYING TO EVOLVE HIS GAME TO TRY TO MATCH HIS CONSISTENCY, AND YOU THINK BACK TO WYNDHAM CLARK WHAT HE’S EXPERIENCED, A BREAKOUT YEAR FOR WYNDHAM CLARK, TWO MORE WINS THAN SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER HAS, AND WYNDHAM FEELS LIKE HE HAS WORK TO DO TO CATCH

HIM, THE CONSISTENCY, BACK TO BACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR SEASONS ON THE PGA TOUR, HE HAD NINE MORE TOP TENS THAN WYNDHAM CLARK DID, EVEN THOUGH WYNDHAM CLARK HAD A COUPLE MORE W’S, THE CONSISTENCY, THE WEEK TO WEEK EXCELLENCE THAT WYNDHAM’S TRYING

TO CHASE, SO THIS COULD BE AN IMPORTANT STEP TO KIND OF FURTHER THAT SELF-BELIEF THAT WYNDHAM’S BEEN SO OPEN ABOUT. >> I WAS TAKEN YESTERDAY WHEN WYNDHAM WAS ASKED ABOUT THE TIME FRAME OF WHAT HE’S DONE LAST 12 MONTHS, HE’S GONE FROM A VERY

GOOD PLAYER TO A STAR ON THE PGA TOUR. WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT HE’S BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. AND WE ASKED HIM THE LOW POINT AS FAR AS WORKING YOUR WAY BACK UP AND IT WAS RIGHT HERE AT TPC SAWGRASS, NORMAL STUFF, TOP TEN

BALL STRIKING, BOTTOM THIRD IN THE FIELD OF PUTTING, VALSPAR, DAY ONE, SAME, BOTTOM THIRD, TOP TEN BALL STRIKING, BOTTOM THIRD BOUT PUTTING. I NEEDED TO MAKE A CHANGE. HE SWITCHED TO THE JAILBIRD PUTTER AND DONE NOTHING BUT WIN. TWO SIGNATURE EVENTS, HE’S ON A

TRAJECTORY WE PROBABLY WOULDN’T HAVE SEEN LAST YEAR WHEN HE WAS HERE, 116th IN THE WORLD. >> FASCINATING CONTRAST, WYNDHAM CLARK IS MUCH LONGER OFF THE TEE, AVERAGING 15 YARDS LONGER, BETTER PUTTER STATISTICALLY BUT SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER IS THE BEST WE’VE SEEN SINCE PEAK TIGER WOODS.

IF THEY CAN SEPARATE THEMSELVES THEY’LL BE A COMPELLING SHOOTOUT. >> BOTH CLOSE ON THE LEADERBOARD WILL MAKE IT FUN. ANNA? >> YES, IT WILL, BOYS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CATCH MORE OF