Jimmy Dunne resigns from PGA Tour policy board citing ‘no meaningful progress’ toward deal to unify pro golf
7 months, 1 week ago

Jimmy Dunne resigns from PGA Tour policy board citing ‘no meaningful progress’ toward deal to unify pro golf

New York Times  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — One of the primary figures in the PGA Tour’s shocking framework agreement with the Public Investment of Saudi Arabia last summer resigned from the PGA Tour policy board Monday citing “no meaningful progress” toward a deal with PIF, according to a letter reported by Sports Illustrated. Jimmy Dunne, a prominent investment banker, became a key figure in golf when PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan deputized Dunne and policy board chair Ed Herlihy to negotiate in secret with PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan. Nearly one year later, Dunne wrote unification is no closer to coming and his vote has become “superfluous” as players gained control of the policy board last year. Now Dunne’s resignation comes one week after McIlroy, a friend of Dunne’s who has also pushed heavily for a deal with LIV in recent months, had a potential return to the policy board blocked by what he called “a subset of people on the board that were maybe uncomfortable with me coming back on for some reason.” McIlroy was instead added to a newly created seven-person “transaction subcommittee” for negotiation with PIF that includes Woods, Monahan, board chairman Joe Gorder, John Henry of Fenway Sports Group, director liaison Joe Ogilvie and Adam Scott.

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The PGA Tour and LIV’s Saudi backers have a deal—but there’s one holdup
1 week, 5 days ago

The PGA Tour and LIV’s Saudi backers have a deal—but there’s one holdup

Live Mint  

When the PGA Tour announced a stunning alliance with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf that it had spent months battling on and off the course, the plan was for the two sides to have a final agreement by the end of the year. Quietly, though, the two sides have made significant progress and have actually reached an agreement for …

Tiger Woods has no firm answers on deal with Saudis or his future as a player
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Tiger Woods has no firm answers on deal with Saudis or his future as a player

Deccan Chronicle  

Tiger Woods could not offer much of a timetable Tuesday on PGA Tour negotiations with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf or his own future as a player. “But things are very fluid, we’re still working through it, it’s happening daily,” Woods said. “From a policy board standpoint or from an enterprise standpoint, things are moving and they’re constructive.” In …

Trump thinks he can fix golf’s mess. He starts by playing golf with PGA Tour commissioner
1 month ago

Trump thinks he can fix golf’s mess. He starts by playing golf with PGA Tour commissioner

Associated Press  

President-elect Donald Trump boasted during the campaign he would need about 15 minutes to get a deal done between the PGA Tour and the Saudi investors of LIV Golf. “The President-Elect and the Commissioner share a love for the game and the Commissioner enjoyed their time together.” The next day, Trump attended a UFC heavyweight championship in New York with …

Rory McIlroy suggests new timeline for PGA Tour and LIV Golf to strike deal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rory McIlroy suggests new timeline for PGA Tour and LIV Golf to strike deal

The Independent  

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Golfing for Dollars: The PGA Tour’s Saudi Deal Leaves 9/11 Families Out in the Cold
3 months ago

Golfing for Dollars: The PGA Tour’s Saudi Deal Leaves 9/11 Families Out in the Cold

Politico  

Yet there’s another thing that may have even more to do with it: The PGA Tour, the same organization whose ill-timed meeting Eagleson spent last week criticizing, has gone from ferocious business competitor of the rival Saudi-owned LIV Golf startup to would-be partner. They were donating money to us.” 9/11 Justice also wound up hiring Clout, the politically connected public …

PGA Tour reports ‘progress’ without details in meeting with Saudi wealth fund leaders
6 months, 2 weeks ago

PGA Tour reports ‘progress’ without details in meeting with Saudi wealth fund leaders

Associated Press  

The PGA Tour reported progress without details from a face-to-face meeting between its negotiating committee and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia as it tries to work toward a deal. The meeting in New York on Friday evening involved the “transaction committee” of PGA Tour Enterprises and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund that …

Analysis: A year after PGA Tour’s surprise deal with Saudis, still no clarity on where golf is going
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Analysis: A year after PGA Tour’s surprise deal with Saudis, still no clarity on where golf is going

Associated Press  

DUBLIN, Ohio — PGA champion Xander Schauffele was on the 10th tee at Muirfield Village for a late Monday afternoon practice round to start the week of the Memorial. Unbeknownst to Schauffele — unbeknownst to every PGA Tour player — was that Dunne and Herlihy, along with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, had been secretly meeting with the Public Investment …

Jimmy Dunne resigns from PGA Tour policy board amid 'too much player power' as Tour-LIV talks stall
7 months, 1 week ago

Jimmy Dunne resigns from PGA Tour policy board amid 'too much player power' as Tour-LIV talks stall

Daily Mail  

Jimmy Dunne - one of the key figures behind golf's ongoing merger talks between the PGA Tour and the Saudi sovereign wealth - has said 'no meaningful progress has been made' in the negotiations after resigning from the process on Monday. In a development that will heighten suspicions that a union between the Tour and LIV won't materialise, Dunne, the …

Jimmy Dunne resigns from PGA Tour board. He feels his input is no longer needed
7 months, 1 week ago

Jimmy Dunne resigns from PGA Tour board. He feels his input is no longer needed

Associated Press  

Jimmy Dunne, one of the architects behind the PGA Tour’s stunning reversal to strike a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf, abruptly resigned Monday from the PGA Tour board with a letter that expressed frustration at the lack of progress that no longer included his input. “I believe that history will look favorably on this outcome and the …

McIlroy says he and Adam Scott also involved in Saudi meetings
7 months, 2 weeks ago

McIlroy says he and Adam Scott also involved in Saudi meetings

Associated Press  

Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott are joining Tiger Woods on the subcommittee directly involved in negotiating with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf, an addition to what the PGA Tour previously disclosed even though McIlroy says he’s been involved in discussions. McIlroy said Thursday at the Wells Fargo Championship that while he is not on the PGA Tour Enterprises board, …

Rory McIlroy won’t rejoin PGA Tour board, says others were ‘uncomfortable’ with his potential return
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rory McIlroy won’t rejoin PGA Tour board, says others were ‘uncomfortable’ with his potential return

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rory McIlroy won’t be returning to the PGA Tour board, saying Wednesday a plan to replace Webb Simpson was met with resistance from board members. “I think there was a subset of people on the board that were maybe uncomfortable with me coming back on for some reason.” McIlroy’s reinstatement would have been viewed as a chance …

McIlroy ready to return to PGA Tour policy board, and eager to enjoy his first trip to New Orleans
7 months, 4 weeks ago

McIlroy ready to return to PGA Tour policy board, and eager to enjoy his first trip to New Orleans

Associated Press  

— For this week, at least, Rory McIlroy is focused on “fun” during his first visit to New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s lone team event. “I don’t think there’s been much progress made in the last eight months, and I was hopeful that there would be,” McIlroy said, alluding his goal of seeing a formalized unification of the PGA …

PGA Tour players learn how much loyalty is worth in new equity program
7 months, 4 weeks ago

PGA Tour players learn how much loyalty is worth in new equity program

Associated Press  

Players who stayed loyal to the PGA Tour amid lucrative recruitment by Saudi-funded LIV Golf are starting to find out how much that loyalty could be worth. The PGA Tour on Wednesday began contacting the 193 players eligible for the $930 million from a “Player Equity Program” under the new PGA Tour Enterprises. Commissioner Jay Monahan outlined the first-of-its-kind equity …

Webb Simpson offers to resign from PGA Tour board. But only if McIlroy replaces him, AP source says
8 months ago

Webb Simpson offers to resign from PGA Tour board. But only if McIlroy replaces him, AP source says

Associated Press  

A plan is in place for Rory McIlroy to rejoin the PGA Tour board, a move that would require the board’s approval and could be viewed as a chance to help to improve stalled negotiations with the Saudi financial backers of LIV Golf. Webb Simpson, one of the six player directors on the PGA Tour board and PGA Tour Enterprises …

Rory McIlroy set for surprise return to PGA Tour board - reports
8 months ago

Rory McIlroy set for surprise return to PGA Tour board - reports

The Hindu  

Rory McIlroy didn’t stay away from the PGA Tour’s policy board for long. The four-time major champion from Northern Ireland will return as a player director on the policy board and take a seat on the board of PGA Tour Enterprises, the Guardian reported Monday. McIlroy stepped back from the policy board in November following the dramatic tussle between the …

PGA Tour’s Monahan describes ‘constructive’ meeting with Saudi leader of LIV Golf
9 months ago

PGA Tour’s Monahan describes ‘constructive’ meeting with Saudi leader of LIV Golf

Associated Press  

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — The PGA Tour took a first step in sparking negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund with a meeting in the Bahamas that Commissioner Jay Monahan described as “constructive” without offering many more details. In a memo late Monday night to players, Monahan said the player directors on the PGA Tour Enterprises board met with Yasir …

Monahan confident in his job and hopeful PGA Tour can strike a deal with Saudis
9 months, 1 week ago

Monahan confident in his job and hopeful PGA Tour can strike a deal with Saudis

Associated Press  

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was short on details but overflowing with confidence Tuesday about the future of the PGA Tour, repairing the fractured landscape of golf and his ability to lead the way. Monahan said at the onset of his news conference — his first in nearly seven months — that while negotiations with …

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan provides update on Saudi PIF negotiations
9 months, 1 week ago

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan provides update on Saudi PIF negotiations

The Independent  

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Tour to offer bulk of new money to 36 top players in equity ownership plan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tour to offer bulk of new money to 36 top players in equity ownership plan

Associated Press  

The PGA Tour plans to make $750 million of initial grants from its new cash-flush PGA Tour Enterprises to 36 top players determined by their career, their last five years on tour and how much attention they have brought to golf. Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a memo to players Wednesday that $180 million from the $1.5 billion investment of …

PGA Tour strikes $3 billion deal with Fenway-led investment group. Players to get equity ownership
10 months, 3 weeks ago

PGA Tour strikes $3 billion deal with Fenway-led investment group. Players to get equity ownership

Associated Press  

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The PGA Tour is getting a $3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group in a deal announced Wednesday that would give players access to more than $1.5 billion as equity owners in the new PGA Tour Enterprises. “The coolest thing about it is the players are now owners,” said Jordan Spieth, one of six players on …

Future of golf in Saudi hands after £2.4bn American investment in PGA Tour
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Future of golf in Saudi hands after £2.4bn American investment in PGA Tour

The Telegraph  

The Saudis have been handed the chance to unify professional male golf after an American consortium, headed by the owners of Liverpool FC, made an investment in the PGA Tour that could reach £2.4 billion. The deal with the Strategic Sports Group comes eight months after plans were announced for a merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, which …

Senate committee wants cooperation from Saudis in proposed deal with PGA Tour
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Senate committee wants cooperation from Saudis in proposed deal with PGA Tour

Associated Press  

A Senate subcommittee investigating the PGA Tour’s proposed deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf wants documents from four U.S. consulting firms for the Public Investment Fund. The congressional inquiry stems from the June 6 agreement between the PGA Tour, European tour and the PIF to be part of a for-profit company, in which PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan …

PGA Tour sets 2024 Player Advisory Council
10 months, 3 weeks ago

PGA Tour sets 2024 Player Advisory Council

The Hindu  

The PGA Tour announced the 16 members who will serve on the Player Advisory Council in 2024, a pivotal year that will help shape the future of the tour. Nine players have agreed to join the PAC, which the PGA Tour said “advises and consults” with the PGA Tour Policy Board and commissioner Jay Monahan. Among the topics facing the …

PGA Tour starts a new year that feels like the old one. There’s more to golf than just the golf
11 months, 2 weeks ago

PGA Tour starts a new year that feels like the old one. There’s more to golf than just the golf

Associated Press  

KAPALUA, Hawaii — One upside for the PGA Tour extending the Dec. 31 deadline to finalize a deal with Saudi Arabia is the new season starting Thursday at Kapalua can avoid a big distraction. The new year feels a lot like the old one — questions about a fractured landscape, more money than ever that still doesn’t seems to be …

PGA Tour seeks extension on commercial deal with Saudis, private investors
11 months, 3 weeks ago

PGA Tour seeks extension on commercial deal with Saudis, private investors

Associated Press  

The PGA Tour believes it has made enough progress with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf to extend their negotiations into next year for a new commercial deal that would include a U.S. investment group and the European tour. The PGA Tour board unanimously agreed three weeks ago to negotiate exclusively with Strategic Sports Group, a consortium of American-based professional …

Viktor Hovland says Arrogant PGA Tour chiefs doing a bad job
1 year ago

Viktor Hovland says Arrogant PGA Tour chiefs doing a bad job

The Hindu  

Viktor Hovland has fired a warning to the PGA Tour saying the organisation is doing a bad job, but the Norwegian says he will not be defecting to the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf World number four Hovland joined a chorus of discontent about the power struggle at the top of the men’s game between LIV Golf and the PGA and …

Jordan Spieth pushes back on report that Patrick Cantlay is calling shots in PGA Tour negotiations
1 year ago

Jordan Spieth pushes back on report that Patrick Cantlay is calling shots in PGA Tour negotiations

Associated Press  

Jordan Spieth dispelled the notion he is part of an alliance with Tiger Woods and Patrick Cantlay on the PGA Tour board as the deadline nears for the tour to finalize its framework agreement with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf, who have lured away Masters champion Jon Rahm. Sports Illustrated reported the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia indicated …

‘Patrick Cantlay-led power coup’ blamed for Jon Rahm’s £450m LIV move
1 year ago

‘Patrick Cantlay-led power coup’ blamed for Jon Rahm’s £450m LIV move

The Telegraph  

McGinley expressed the hope that a deal with PIF can still be reached and he is backed in this wish by countryman Rory McIlroy. “The majority of people like the PGA Tour, but if LIV were to take a few players each and every year it’s really going to be divided – and that’s no good for anyone. In August, …

Spieth selected to replace McIlroy on PGA Tour policy board considering Saudi deal
1 year, 1 month ago

Spieth selected to replace McIlroy on PGA Tour policy board considering Saudi deal

The Hindu  

Jordan Spieth was selected to replace Rory McIlroy as a player director on the PGA Tour Policy Board considering a Saudi-backed merger deal, tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced on Monday. The policy board is facing a year-end deadline to approve a framework agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, a merger deal unveiled in June that shocked tour players, including …

Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour board, to assist commissioner Jay Monahan on Saudi deal discussions
1 year, 4 months ago

Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour board, to assist commissioner Jay Monahan on Saudi deal discussions

Firstpost  

Woods joins the PGA Tour policy board for the first time in his 27 years on tour will become a sixth player director as part of a broad agreement that gives the players a greater voice and awareness of any major deals going forward. Tiger Woods has joined the PGA Tour policy board for the first time in his 27 …

Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour’s policy board as player director
1 year, 4 months ago

Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour’s policy board as player director

The Hindu  

Tiger Woods has agreed to join the PGA Tour’s Policy Board as a sixth player director, the US-based circuit said on Tuesday in a bid to restore players’ trust in leadership following the deal it announced in June with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Tiger Woods has joined the PGA TOUR Policy Board as a sixth Player Director. — PGA …

Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour board and gives commissioner his support as Saudi deal talks continue
1 year, 4 months ago

Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour board and gives commissioner his support as Saudi deal talks continue

Associated Press  

Tiger Woods has joined the PGA Tour policy board for the first time in his 27 years on tour, giving Commissioner Jay Monahan key support as he rebuilds trust while forging ahead with details of a business partnership with Saudi backers of LIV Golf. Woods will become a sixth player director — a year ago, the PGA Tour had only …

Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour policy board as sixth player director
1 year, 4 months ago

Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour policy board as sixth player director

New York Times  

In a sweeping change amid the power struggle atop the PGA Tour, the players now hold more weight than ever, albeit after their tour’s future was reshaped without their consent. Responding to significant player unrest over secret negotiations to unite the tour with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund in a new joint commercial business, the tour announced Tuesday that …

PGA Tour and Saudi wealth fund drop poaching clause from agreement at Justice Department’s request
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA Tour and Saudi wealth fund drop poaching clause from agreement at Justice Department’s request

Associated Press  

The PGA Tour and the Saudi backers of LIV Golf responded to a Justice Department inquiry by dropping a provision in their agreement that would have prohibited the poaching of players, the PGA Tour said Thursday. The New York Times first reported the development, which stems from the Justice Department’s antitrust review that began last summer and expanded when the …

PGA Tour officials: No choice but to join LIV
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA Tour officials: No choice but to join LIV

The Hindu  

PGA Tour officials painted a bleak outlook during a contentious Senate hearing Tuesday, sharing they felt no other choice was left but to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf in order for the tour to survive. “The PGA Tour is not that big in terms of players,” PGA Tour board member Jimmy Dunne said during sworn testimony Tuesday before the U.S. …

PGA Tour-LIV Golf Tie-Up Under US Senate Panel Scanner Over Saudi Involvement
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA Tour-LIV Golf Tie-Up Under US Senate Panel Scanner Over Saudi Involvement

News 18  

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to invest more than $1 billion in a new commercial entity controlled by the PGA Tour, and Greg Norman will be ousted as the CEO of LIV Golf if the business deal between the Saudis and the tour is finalized, a tour executive told Congress on Tuesday. Asked by Blumenthal how much money …

Saudi investment in PGA Tour will top $1 billion. And Norman will exit as LIV’s CEO, tour exec says
1 year, 5 months ago

Saudi investment in PGA Tour will top $1 billion. And Norman will exit as LIV’s CEO, tour exec says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to invest more than $1 billion in a new commercial entity controlled by the PGA Tour, and Greg Norman will be ousted as the CEO of LIV Golf if the business deal between the Saudis and the tour is finalized, a tour executive told Congress on Tuesday. Asked by Blumenthal how …

PGA Tour executives testify before Senate on deal with Saudi Arabia’s PIF
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA Tour executives testify before Senate on deal with Saudi Arabia’s PIF

New York Times  

PGA Tour chief operating officer Ron Price and board member Jimmy Dunne testified before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Tuesday regarding its planned agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Dunne said in response to the criticism: “If any person had the remotest connection to an attack on our country or the murder of my friends, I …

Stephenson resigns from PGA Tour board over ‘serious concerns’ about Saudi deal, according to report
1 year, 5 months ago

Stephenson resigns from PGA Tour board over ‘serious concerns’ about Saudi deal, according to report

Associated Press  

Former AT&T Chairman Randall Stephenson resigned from the PGA Tour’s policy board over concerns about the tour’s proposed partnership with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund, The Washington Post reported Sunday. The Post said it obtained a copy of his letter that was dated Saturday and said the tour’s framework agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund “is not one that …

Jay Monahan to return to PGA Tour commissioner role after month break
1 year, 5 months ago

Jay Monahan to return to PGA Tour commissioner role after month break

The Hindu  

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is returning to work just over a month after he stepped away for a “medical situation,” saying a two-year battle that ended in a surprise agreement with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf had been “grueling for all of us.” Monahan informed the PGA Tour’s policy board, players and staff Friday evening that he will …

PGA officials, but not LIV, to testify before US lawmakers
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA officials, but not LIV, to testify before US lawmakers

The Hindu  

US PGA Tour officials Jimmy Dunne and Ron Price will speak before a US Senate hearing into the PGA merger deal with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, lawmakers said on Monday. Testimony had been sought from LIV chief executive Greg Norman and Saudi Public Investment Fund governor Yasir al-Rumayyan but neither will appear at the July 11 hearing. Price, the …

PGA Tour, PIF agreement: LIV Golf’s future will be determined by tour leadership
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA Tour, PIF agreement: LIV Golf’s future will be determined by tour leadership

New York Times  

The framework agreement for the controversial new commercial company uniting the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, along with the DP World Tour, has been obtained by The Athletic, offering for the first time clarity and new insight into the deal. The deal — signed on May 30 by PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, PIF Governor Yasir …

PGA Tour will appear before a Senate panel investigating its deal with Saudi backers of LIV
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA Tour will appear before a Senate panel investigating its deal with Saudi backers of LIV

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The PGA Tour said Wednesday that it would appear next month before a Senate subcommittee whose leader asked executives from the tour, Saudi golf interests and LIV Golf to testify as Congress investigates the business deal that upended the sport. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., announced that the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations would hold a hearing on July …

Tom Watson is the latest to want answers on the PGA Tour’s deal with Saudi backers of LIV
1 year, 6 months ago

Tom Watson is the latest to want answers on the PGA Tour’s deal with Saudi backers of LIV

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Eight-time major champion Tom Watson wants answers on the PGA Tour’s new business partnership with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, asking in a letter Monday to Commissioner Jay Monahan if the deal was the only way to solve the tour’s financial hardship. That was one of several questions posed by Watson in the letter, which was obtained …

PGA Tour, LIV Golf, PIF file motion to dismiss lawsuits
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA Tour, LIV Golf, PIF file motion to dismiss lawsuits

The Hindu  

The PGA Tour, the LIV Golf League and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia officially agreed to end all pending antitrust litigation among the parties on Friday night. The news came amid the second round of the U.S. Open, and 10 days after PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan appeared with PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan for a CNBC interview explaining …

Controversial PGA Tour Deal With Saudis Faces Scrutiny In Washington
1 year, 6 months ago

Controversial PGA Tour Deal With Saudis Faces Scrutiny In Washington

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PGA Tour’s controversial merger plans with Saudi-backed LIV Golf is facing scrutiny in Washington, D.C., where lawmakers are questioning the morality and safety of such an acquisition, and a federal agency is reportedly planning an investigation. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the Justice Department has notified the PGA Tour, the organizer of many professional golf …

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan ‘recuperating’ from medical situation
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan ‘recuperating’ from medical situation

The Independent  

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PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan recovering from medical issue, cedes day-to-day control
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan recovering from medical issue, cedes day-to-day control

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is recovering from a medical situation that led him to turn over control to two of his top executives, the tour announced Tuesday night. The tour did not disclose the nature of the medical situation or how serious it was, only that its board “fully supports Jay and appreciates everyone respecting his …

Monahan tells US lawmakers that PGA Tour was left on its own to fend off Saudis
1 year, 6 months ago

Monahan tells US lawmakers that PGA Tour was left on its own to fend off Saudis

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Commissioner Jay Monahan has told congressional members the PGA Tour was “left on our own” to fend off Saudi Arabia’s bid to take over the sport with LIV Golf because of the United States’ geopolitical alliance with the kingdom. Monahan sent the letter to various lawmakers on June 9, three days after the PGA Tour’s stunning announcement …

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