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Golf Channel commentator Brandel Chamblee says Trump changed his view on LIV Golf

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Golf Channel commentator Brandel Chamblee has been outspoken critic of LIV Golf .

LIV is a breakaway tour bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s nearly trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund.

Trump has accelerated the talks, hosting a pair of meetings at the White House last month involving PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and the governor of PIF .

The PGA Tour has shunned Trump ’s courses since the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 .

An alliance with LIV Golf , brokered at the White House , would figure to put Trump 's courses back in the rotation.

The would-be merger raised regulatory concerns almost immediately after it was announced in 2023 .

Growing the Saudi footprint in professional sports was one of the primary objectives of “Vision 2030,” a program unveiled nearly a decade ago by the crown prince.

Last year , the PIF entered into a five-year sponsorship agreement with the Association of Tennis Professionals that made it the official naming partner’ of the ATP ’s rankings.