Cameron Smith has become the latest star to provide his insight into the ongoing negotiations
On the back of a shock the have been in talks with PIF ever since over the former ending their ongoing fallout with Smith became one of the big names to make the move from the Tour to the LIV setup two years ago.
Along with the likes of and the former world No. 2 is currently banned from competing on the PGA Tour amid his LIV loyalties.
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There are hopes however that the proposed deal which is currently being negotiated will allow players to compete freely across the two separate tours. Speaking earlier this week, Smith admitted he tends to stay out of the off-course politics, but 'merger' talks come up frequently in meetings with the 15 LIV captains.
"We definitely have some meetings between the players and captains fairly frequently where it’s often brought up,” he said per of the negotiations. “I don’t like to get caught up in that side of the game, but judging from what we’ve heard and what has been happening that everyone is aware of is kind of a step in the right direction and hopefully they can keep that ball rolling.
“It’s a really big process that everyone underestimates how big it was going to be. It’s taking some time but I feel like there are some positive things happening.” Last week's proved to be a meeting ground for those on both sides of the negotiations.
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The Pro-Am event saw 14 LIV members venture over to the while two men at the centre of talks, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and LIV chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan competing in the Pro-Am event. Not only were Monahan and Al-Rumayyan both on the entry list, but
And while the week proved to be more about the goings on on the course rather than off it, relations between the two were friendly throughout. PGA Tour loyalist was also in the field, competing alongside Al-Rumayyan on the second day of the event.
McIlroy has often found himself at the centre of the saga between the PGA Tour and LIV, and remains involved having been brought onto the former's transactional committee as part of the PIF negotiations. Providing his own update in last week, "Maybe it's going too slow for the people that follow .
"In the business , deals of this size take time. You are talking about billions of dollars changing hands, different jurisdictions. I think we'll know a lot more by year's end. We're in October so hopefully three months to get something done."
