The PGA Tour thanked President Donald Trump for intervening in its previously futile efforts to broker a business agreement with LIV Golf.

The PGA Tour on Thursday credited Donald Trump with bringing the leading US men’s golf organiser “closer” to a deal with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, which finances the rival LIV Golf series.

Trump has been eager to step into the conversations between the PGA Tour and PIF since taking office and stated before the election that he could strike a deal between the two sides in 15 minutes. The President has relationships with both the PGA Tour and the PIF; his golf courses have been utilized by both circuits to hold tournaments.