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PGA Tour Moves Up Final-Round Start at Doral Ahead of Expected Trump Visit

The Tour’s return to a Trump-owned course points to a reshaped golf landscape as doubts grow about LIV Golf’s funding.

Overview

  • The PGA Tour advanced the final-round tee times at Trump National Doral to dodge forecast storms, and CBS shifted live coverage to its website and app with a later TV replay.
  • Cameron Young holds a six-shot lead at 15 under with Scottie Scheffler and Si Woo Kim in the final group, as several stars skipped the Signature Event but the field still runs deep.
  • President Donald Trump is expected to appear at the tournament, with temporary flight restrictions signaling weekend travel to Miami and a new 15-foot gold-covered bronze statue of him now on the property.
  • This week marks the Tour’s first event at a Trump course since 2016 after years of LIV Golf stops at Doral, with reports that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund plans to stop bankrolling LIV after 2026 raising new questions about the rival circuit.
  • Grandstands around the 18th green appeared thin in places, according to one outlet, highlighting uneven turnout and the mixed reception to staging a marquee Tour stop at Doral.