The US Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is within the midst of a listening to with two officers from the PGA Tour. The merger, which shocked each followers and gamers, brings to an finish an ongoing feud and litigation battle between the previous rival excursions.

Both McIlroy and Woods have been closely important of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour when it was created in June 2022. The tour enticed plenty of excessive profile golfers to hitch for big sums of cash, however got here underneath scrutiny following the reviews of Saudi Arabia's human rights report.

However, for the reason that merger was agreed, all events concerned from each excursions have needed to put their variations apart. This consists of the duo of Woods and McIlroy who've since been proposed new roles within the tour they oppose.

As per The Washington Post, the pair have been provided the chance to personal a LIV Golf crew. The pair would even be invited to participate in ten LIV Golf occasions.

The new proposal is certain to be one which each gamers might be towards having been outspoken towards the LIV Golf tour. In a current interview earlier than the PGA Championship at Wentworth, wherein 18 LIV golf members performed, McIlroy mentioned: "Look, my opinion is they [LIV golfers] shouldn’t be here.

"They have been paid some huge cash to go and play on a distinct tour that's making an attempt to purchase the sport {of professional} golf, and they're taking locations away from gamers who actually need spots this week."

Another surprising announcement has revealed that former golfer Greg Norman is being sidelined and removed from his role as LIV Golf chief executive. The LIV Golf CEO and the Saudi investment fund’s governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan were both due to appear before the Senate but had scheduling conflicts.

McIlroy would be one golfer who would support the news. Speaking last November, he said: "I feel Greg [Norman] must go, he must exit stage left.

"Look, he’s made his mark however now's the fitting time to say ‘look, you’ve acquired this factor [LIV Golf] off the bottom however nobody goes to speak until there's an grownup within the room that may really attempt to mend fences."

Other agreements which were revealed embody a deal between the PGA Tour and PIF that states a plan to make a 'World Golf Series'. The collection would encompass a crew championship concluding in Saudi Arabia.

Two of the Tour's elevated occasions would even be branded both by PIF, or Saudi oil firm Aramco. There would even be a mixed LIV, PGA and LPGA celebrity international crew occasion which incorporates 16 crew captains and a reside draft on TV with nationwide and US groups.

Both Woods and McIlroy are not any strangers to proudly owning companies in golf having arrange a new tech-infused golf league, TGL. The league is about to function six groups, consisting of three PGA Tour members, who will compete on a digital gold course.