Candid Tiger opens up on trouble at the top

ARGUMENTS IN PGA TOUR OVER SAUDI PEACE DEAL

- Neil McLeman

From Neil McLeman in Louisville TIGER WOODS has admitted there are "arguments" and "conflicts" in the PGA Tour over finding a peace deal as he refused to say he wanted any Saudi Arabian investment.

Jimmy Dunne, one of the key men behind last June's framework agreement with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), has quit the Tour's policy board because "no meaningful progress" had been made on a permanent accord.

Rory McIlroy's return to the same board was blocked last week. McIlroy, Woods and Liverpool owner John W Henry are on a new transaction sub-committee to negotiate directly with the Saudis.

Dunne's resignation letter also stated "my vote and my role is utterly superfluous" because players, including Woods, are now the majority on the 11-man policy board.

But speaking before the US PGA Championship, which begins here at Valhalla tomorrow, the 15-time Major winner said: "The PGA Tour is for the players and by the players.