The PGA Tour said on Thursday that after a meeting this week with U.S. President Donald Trump it was closer to reaching a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf that would help end the years-long divide in professional golf.

Scott O'Neil, LIV Golf's new CEO, is in favor of President Donald Trump getting involved in negotiations to bring about an alliance with the PGA Tour.

Trump has been eager to step into the conversations between the PGA Tour and PIF since taking office and stated before the election that he could strike a deal between the two sides in 15 minutes. The President has relationships with both the PGA Tour and the PIF; his golf courses have been utilized by both circuits to hold tournaments.

The PGA Tour announced that it has asked President Donald Trump to help with the tour’s ongoing negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the financial backer of the LIV Golf League. The news came as part of a statement the tour released in which it confirmed that commissioner Jay Monahan and PGA Tour pro and player director Adam Scott met with Trump about the matter on Tuesday.

A view shows the logo of PGA Tour during the Canadian Open’s Championship Pro-Am after news was released of a new partnership between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit, at Oakdale Golf and Country Club in Toronto,

The PGA Tour confirmed that commissioner Jay Monahan and Adam Scott met with President Donald Trump Tuesday to discuss “the future of men’s professional golf.”

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player-director Adam Scott met with President Donald Trump to discuss the Tour's possible merger with LIV Golf.

President Donald Trump is now involved in the merger negotiations between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. The PGA Tour and LIV, which is backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) have been working on a potential merger for some time,