Still, questions remain as to whether a deal is every going to come to fruition. Just last week, reports came out that the PIF is working on negotiating a deal with the DP World Tour, and LIV Golf continues to negotiate with PGA Tour players ahead of the 2025 season for both leagues.

Tiger Woods hasn't played in a competitive tournament since the The Open, but that doesn't mean he hasn't been busy. Serving on the PGA Tour Policy Board and PGA Tour Enterprises Board of Directors, the 48-year-old has taken a front-row seat when it comes to shaping of the future of the men's professional game.

Woods isn't sure when he's going to returning to competitive golf, but he still has thoughts on some of the pressing issues facing the sport.

In his first press conference since the Open Championship in July, Tiger discussed the status of a possible deal between the PGA Tour and the PIF that could help end golf's civil war

The Golf Today crew analyzes Tiger Woods' press conference ahead of the Hero World Challenge at Albany in The Bahamas, where he embraced a position of speaking less about his play and more about the state of sport.

Tiger Woods expressed disappointment on Tuesday at the delay in finalizing a PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger but said "things are moving" in the bid to bridge the global divide in men's golf.Woods noted any agreement between the US PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund -- backers of the breakaway LIV Golf circuit -- would still require approval from the US Department of Justice's anti-trust division.

Tiger Woods said the sweeping changes made to the PGA Tour’s competitive structure will ultimately enhance the product for fans. Last month, the PGA Tour announced plans to overhaul its ecosystem that include shrinking tournament field sizes,

Though part of the negotiations himself, Tiger Woods said he thought “something more concrete” would have been forged by now.