Tiger Woods optimistic for deal between PGA Tour and LIV Golf

• Golf superstar Tiger Woods made an appearance at his Genesis Invitational tournament on Sunday, Feb. 16, to present winner Ludvig Aberg the trophy. He also discussed the possible reunion between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
• Tiger withdrew from the Genesis Invitational after his mother’s death on Feb. 4, 2025.
• Woods also said he wants to get back to playing golf in preparation for The Masters in April.

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Golf superstar Tiger Woods withdrew from his own tournament, the Genesis Invitational, after his mother’s death on Feb. 4, but says he is ready to get back to playing. He called his mother’s death a “difficult process to go through.”

Woods will return during a TGL indoor golf event to lead Team Jupiter on the night of Tuesday, Feb. 18, and expects to play more events on the PGA Tour to prepare for The Masters in April.

Woods also made an appearance at Torrey Pines Sunday, Feb. 16, to present the Genesis trophy to winner Ludvig Aberg.

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What impact did the Genesis Invitational have on wildfire relief?

Wood’s tournament had to be moved in January from Riviera Country Club to San Diego because of the devastation caused by the wildfires in Los Angeles.

In the broadcast booth on Sunday, Feb. 16, Woods talked about the impact the tournament has had on rebuilding efforts in LA, raising more than $8 million dollars through various initiatives.

“This has been a community effort,” Woods said. “All of San Diego has come together to make this happen. Southern California was under some very dire times. This event will go a long way toward that healing process, but still a lot of the people in Southern California need to heal.”

Will a deal between PGA Tour and LIV Golf happen?

Fans also heard optimism from Woods when asked about a possible reunion between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player Adam Scott met with President Donald Trump during the week of Feb. 2 to try to speed up the proposed deal with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, which backs LIV Golf.

The Trump family is a business partner with LIV Golf, and some of the president’s properties host LIV events. Woods believes they’re in a positive place right now.

“We had a meeting with the president. Unfortunately, I had some other circumstances that came up, but Jay and Adam did great during the meeting, and we have another subsequent meeting coming up,” Woods said. “So, I think that things are going to heal quickly. We’re going to get this game going in the right direction; it’s been going in the wrong direction for a number of years. And the fans want all of us playing together, all the top players playing together, and we’re going to make that happen.”

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A possible deal between the two tours has been rumored for weeks now. There is no word on when the next meeting with President Trump will be, or whether those meetings will help speed up a deal.