The proposed merger between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed venture LIV Golf is reportedly on the rocks with doubts emerging as to whether a deal can be struck.

Back in June earlier this year, the golf world was left stunned after it emerged the two respective tour's had been talking behind the scenes about a potential merger, unifying the sport after a tumultuous couple of years. However, despite both sides remaining committed to working out the intricacies of the deal, it has been reported that a merger between the two is "not workable".

The BBC's golf correspondent Ian Carter reports the upcoming "deadline of 31 December 2023 looks increasingly challenging despite the removal of legal action involving all sides." Initially, there had been a belief the deal between the two could just be waves through, only for a host of complications to arise in the wake of the announcement.

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Carter also claims the deal "involving the PGA and DP World Tours and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is in trouble." While both the PGA, who are actively encouraging and seeking new investors, and LIV, who would like to bask in the sporting credibility of the former, want to push a deal through, the US Government are scrupulously examining the proposed merger.

This year has seen Saudi Arabia continue upon their path of interjecting themselves into as many sporting conversations as possible, with their project over the summer seeing them entice a host of European footballers to play in the Saudi Pro League thanks in part to the promise of massive wages.

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While the US Government scrutinises the deal between the two, which Carter also adds could lead to a franchise style system, scheduling is also a point of contention too.

"I think all parties [LIV Golf and the PGA Tour] want it done," DP World Tour player Eddie Pepperell told the BBC. "But ultimately it is not really workable. It comes back to the number one issue that we've had all along, and that is the time constraints on people, especially with the emergence of the TGL [Tech Golf League set up by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy]."

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He also added: "If you want to involve LIV (in the official schedule), they're going to have to play LIV golf, PGA Tour golf, DP World Tour golf and TGL.

"Well Rory only plays 20-22 weeks a year. You just don't have have a workable solution."

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