PGA TOUR logo is seen during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines South on January 29, 2021 in San Diego, California. The Justice Department's Antitrust Division has informed the PGA Tour it will review the organization's proposed merger with Saudi-funded LIV Golf, a source told NBC News on Thursday. The Justice Department and LIV Golf declined to comment. The PGA Tour policy board will have to approve the agreement, Monahan told players in a memo. The PGA Tour revealed Tuesday that Monahan is currently recovering from an unspecified medical matter and is taking a leave of absence.

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Persons: LIV, LIV Golf, Democratic Sens, Elizabeth Warren of, Ron Wyden, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Conn, Wyden, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, LIV dangled, Donald Trump, Jay Monahan, Monahan Organizations: Farmers Insurance, Torrey Pines, Department's Antitrust, PGA, Saudi, NBC, Justice, LIV, CNBC, PGA Tour, Democratic, Oregon, DOJ, Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's Crown, Tour Locations: San Diego , California, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, New Jersey