But 14 months after the first deadline to complete talks on uniting LIV and PGA talent under one banner, no deal has been finalised.

There have been concerns about a Saudi investment in a US business by the Department of Justice, but Scott said Trump could be able to hasten completion of a deal.

“Given how things are sitting with the Department of Justice among the professional game, this is all crazy stuff,” Scott said. “He’s a lover of the game and hopefully will be very helpful for the professional game and help everybody move forward.”

Scott, the 2013 Masters champion, and Monahan went to the White House last Tuesday, with Tiger Woods helping set up the meeting with Trump, according to a Golf Channel source.

Woods, who played golf with Trump at the weekend, and Scott are members of the board of directors of PGA Tour Enterprises, which PIF would invest into as part of the deal in talks.

“The President is passionate about [golf], owns several golf properties, fabulous destinations around the world,” Scott said. “He has a relationship with Saudi Arabia and the Public Investment Fund. I genuinely think he’s a fan of the PGA Tour as well and he’s certainly a fan of Tiger Woods. Most people are,” Scott said.

“Given this has been tied up, he can be very helpful.”

Scott said Trump could hasten the pace of stalled talks by getting involved.

“The difficult thing for maybe the administrations to understand – why professional golf coming back together, working more harmoniously let’s say, is not a breach of anti-trust or anti-competitive issues,” Scott said.

“That’s what has really been looked at. Hopefully this can be helped by the President and things can move forward at a faster pace.”