LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – Tiger Woods, among the negotiators in PGA Tour merger talks with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, said there has been progress but a deal remains a long way off.

Speaking after a practice session at Valhalla for the 106th PGA Championship, Woods detailed the state of talks nearly a year after a framework merger deal was announced between Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the PGA Tour.

"Fans are probably as tired as we are of the talk not being about the game of golf and about not being about the players," Woods said. "The fans just want to see us play together. How do we get there is to be determined.

"We've made some progress, yes, for sure, but there's a long way to go still."

Woods, a 15-time major winner, is a member of the PGA Tour Policy Board transaction subcommittee charged with hammering out a deal.

"We're working on negotiations with PIF. It's ongoing. It's fluid. It changes day-to-day," Woods said. "Has there been progress? Yes. But it's an ongoing negotiation, so a lot of work ahead for all of us with this process.

"We're making steps. It may not be giant steps, but we're making steps."

His update came a day after Jimmy Dunne resigned from the PGA Policy Board, multiple reports saying the businessman was unhappy at the slow pace of talks, which have gone well past last December's deadline.