What was the purpose of the meeting between PGA Tour executive Jay Monahan and Saudi-backed LIV Golf chairman Yassir Al Ramyan?

The meeting between Jay Monahan, the top executive of the PGA Tour, and Yassir Al Ramyan, chairman of the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf league, was conducted with the specific purpose of finding ways to eliminate roadblocks preventing the planned merger between these two rival golf organizations. According to The New York Times reporting, the stated goal was to identify and remove obstacles standing in the way of combining these competing golf entities. The telephone conversation represented an attempt to navigate the challenges of bringing together the traditional PGA Tour and the newer Saudi-funded LIV Golf league.