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Fenway Sports Group Chairman Tom Werner on Monday acknowledged that the company has held talks with the PGA Tour as the golf organization’s framework agreement with Saudi-backed LIV Golf faces new doubts.<\/p>\n

“We confirm that we’ve had conversations,” Werner told CNBC’s Scott Wapner during “Halftime Report.” He declined to comment further.<\/p>\n

Werner, who spoke alongside PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy, said that the players “will decide the direction the tour goes.” <\/p>\n

There’s growing speculation that Fenway, which owns the MLB’s Boston Red Sox and soccer team Liverpool FC, could come through with an offer that could top the Saudis’ bid. The PGA Tour-LIV Golf combination was never finalized beyond a framework agreement. Veteran golf journalist Alan Shipnuck last week posted on X<\/a> that Fenway Sports Group has put in a “monster bid to usurp the PIF.”<\/p>\n

Monday’s interview with Werner and McIlroy came days after a Endeavour Group Holdings