Woods, heavily involved in negotiations, was not at the meeting Tuesday. That was the day his mother, Kultida, died in Florida. A flight tracker on social media noted Woods' plane arrived in Washington on Monday evening and left for Florida shortly after midnight.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott met earlier this week with President Donald Trump as the Tour tries to reach a final agreement with the Saudi Public Investment Fund that would help reunify the sport.

The PGA Tour said on Thursday that after a meeting this week with U.S. President Donald Trump it was closer to reaching a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf that would help end the years-long divide in professional golf.