Jay Monahan, commissioner of the PGA Tour, insists that any participant leaping to a rival golf league will completely lose Tour membership.
Adam Hagy
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan says he has “zero complacency” in terms of the specter of a Saudi-funded rival league, and he has a transparent message for any participant nonetheless tempted to depart.
“I instructed the gamers we’re shifting on and anybody on the fence must decide,” Monahan mentioned Wednesday in a phone interview.
He additionally emphasised anew that gamers who join a Saudi golf league will lose their PGA Tour membership and shouldn’t anticipate to get it again.
Monahan mentioned the tour had “unbelievable momentum” coming off its West Coast swing. Not one of the prime 12 gamers on this planet expressed assist for becoming a member of a Saudi league, a dangerous blow to Greg Norman and his LIV Golf Investments. The limitless chatter of a brand new league was louder than ever final week, centering on the likelihood that Norman was on verge of saying a roster of 20 gamers.
“All this speak concerning the league and about cash has been distracting to our gamers, our companions and most significantly our followers,” Monahan mentioned. “We’re centered on legacy, not leverage. You noticed it final week with Joaquin Niemann profitable, receiving the trophy from a legend (match host Tiger Woods) who impressed him to take up the sport.
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