Despite interventions by President Trump, talks to combine the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have come to a standstill.

Just months ago, professional golf seemed to be on the brink of resolving a bitter conflict that had torn the sport apart. The PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit, rival leagues that had been feuding over stars and audience share for several years, finally submitted a proposal for a deal to the Justice Department.

Golf executives hoped President Trump would help move things along — and the president was confident he could.

“I could probably get it done,” Trump said on the “Let’s Go!” podcast with Bill Belichick and Jim Gray in November. “I would say it would take me the better part of 15 minutes to get that deal done.”

But it is taking a lot longer.

As the Masters Tournament teed off this week at Augusta National, the negotiation has essentially come to

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