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President Donald Trump hosts call with sports officials, including PGA, LPGA tours

Officials from all the major sports leagues, including the PGA Tour and LPGA, participated in a conference call with President Donald Trump on Saturday.

According to the Associated Press, the president told the commissioners that he recognizes “the good work being done by many teams and players” to care for their communities and fan bases dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

A Tour spokesperson told GolfChannel.com that any comment regarding the conference call would have to come from the White House.

The call included Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and LPGA commissioner Mike Whan, as well as Roger Goodell, commissioner of the National Football League, and Adam Silver, commissioner of the NBA.