In the Cold War of PGA Tour-Pif, we have only heard half of the story

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL-There are many people who blame the Cold Civil War of Pro Golf, but mostly two men have been forced to finish it. You know the names: Jay and Yasir. Monahan and al-Rumayyan, respectively.

Whenever they met, It’s been great news. When they play golf together, Photographers rush to document it. But to this day, only one person has taken both to speak in the record: David Faber, CNBC’s host Squawk on the road, On the morning of June 6, 2023, when Monahan and Al-Rumayyan initially announced their intentions to overcome their respective tours.

At this point, golf fans probably wish That fatal day. With the week of players comes a reminder that, in terms of usable information, we only get one side of the story. And one strained in that.

Critics have had days on the ground (multiple, every year) with Monahan press conferences at TPC Sawgrass. Tuesday was not different While he stated once again positive and deviated the negatives. Three years ago, Monahan’s conversation points were strict, anti-sense feelings. In 2024, he was rigid, repeating how the right man was to lead the tournament, despite an agreement. In 2025, he is now acknowledged that the “desire of reunification” is the best point to preach. Golf fans may be anxious for a new tour, but it is useful on a fundamental level they know what they want.

With Al-Rumayyan, we are forced to search. Even when the American legal system was looking for information in 2023, while both shifts were in each other’s throat, Al-Rumayyan prayed for sovereign immunity. This is his right, of course, and he is understood to have more on his plate than just golf.

To provide any further details about his golf interests may be an unrealistic question of the leader of the six -largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, which sprinkles his investments from Lucid Motors to Uber on something called the Jada fund fund. But Al-Rumayyan also used that interview with Faber to publicly decree that he was decided to become the chairman of the PGA Tour Board, a role that would absolutely require a clarity of his goals.

Instead of any specificity, that cnbc interview reaches about half of the points aboard the Bingo Points Golf Talking. Al-Rumayyan stated that PIF investments in the tournament would “grow game”, improve access to the sport, add diversity and bring new elements to the game to increase engagement.

Thereafter cricket.

Which leaves golf fans with several options:

1. Interpret his actions, which have enriched the best players in the world, but have also bankrupt a Globertotting tour with reported losses in billions and in desperate need of more viewers. The Golf team looks high on its agenda.

2. Set their trust in the leakage from the White House negotiations that report that Al-Rumayyan is not getting what you want. The Golf team may not be high on everyone’s agenda.

3 “You really have to ask them,” Scott said Tuesday.

When asked about his perception of what Al-Rumayyan wants with PGA Tour, Monahan was blocked.

“I think this is a question for him to answer. Not for me to answer,” he said, knowing well and there are no such opportunities. But it can be easily argued that in the face of the shocked appreciation of Monahan’s approval, Al-Rumayyan’s voice would travel further now than ever before. If the sport hurts for what Al-Rumayyan willingly opens behind closed doors, one would imagine that his vision would be pleasing and perhaps even inspiring to people so hungry for response to the future of the game.

Instead, we will continue to move on to the status quo. Silence on one side, a little more substance on the other. Two tours that play on separate continents for $ 25 million each, seemingly as close to a deal as Ponte Vedra is for Jeddah.