PGA Tour Commissioner: Under-fire PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has delegated day-to-day leadership to two of his top executives while he “recovers from a medical situation,” according to the Tour.
“The board fully supports Jay and appreciates everyone respecting his privacy,” Monahan and the Tour’s policy board said in a joint statement.
“During Jay’s absence, Ron Price, chief operating officer, and Tyler Dennis, executive vice president and president, PGA Tour, will lead the PGA Tour’s day-to-day operations with the help of the fantastic team Jay has assembled, ensuring seamless continuity.
“We will provide additional updates as needed.”
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Jay and his family during his absence, and we wish him a speedy recovery,” Price and Dennis wrote in a statement.
“We have a strong and experienced leadership team in place, and our top priority is to support our players and continue the work that is already underway to further lead the PGA Tour and golf’s future.”
Joint Statement from TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan and the PGA TOUR Policy Boardhttps://t.co/ZwqdKvJ9yv
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) June 14, 2023
The announcement comes only a week after the PGA Tour and DP World Tour announced a merger of their commercial operations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which funds the breakaway LIV Golf League.
During a 75-minute players’ meeting that he described as “intense and certainly heated,” Monahan faced calls to resign.
The 53-year-old said he would be dubbed a “hypocrite” for agreeing to the arrangement with the PIF, but claimed that the players who remained loyal to the PGA Tour – and in some cases rejected down huge pay-outs to join LIV – had made the correct decision.
“They have helped re-architect the future of the PGA Tour, and they have moved us to a more competitive model,” Monahan explained.
Masters champion Jon Rahm revealed in a news conference before of the US Open that players felt “a bit of betrayal from management” after being kept in the dark about the contract.
After a United States Senator began an investigation into the arrangement, the PGA Tour expressed confidence that it will be able to satisfy Congress that it controls the new business with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund.
On Monday, Connecticut Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote to Monahan and his LIV Golf counterpart Greg Norman, stating that the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations was “reviewing matters” relating the arrangement.
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