Viktor Hovland accuses PGA Tour Commish of sweeping LIV Golf mistake under the rug
Viktor Hovland is not usually an anti-directional character. He always has a smile on his face and tries to keep his comments short and sweet. The day before the 50th Players Championship, he opened up a little. Hovland questioned how PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has responded since the landmark June 6 announcement was made. […]
Rory McIlroy comes to PGA Tour Commissioner defense at The PLAYERS
On the eve of The Players Championship, the PGA Tour’s unofficial fifth major, Rory McIlroy came to commissioner Jay Monaghan’s defense. Asked if he thought Monaghan was the right person to lead the Tour, McIlroy took a holistic approach. “Yeah, I think so too. Look at what Jay has done since he took over. Media […]
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan flops again with meaningless spin
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Everyone came looking for answers. One of the primary responsibilities of a leader is to provide answers. But despite the predicament, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan offered little response during Tuesday’s annual status of the tour press conference ahead of this week’s Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Ta. Listening to […]
PGA golfer Xander Schauffele says Jay Monahan has ‘a long way to go’ to regain trust
Last summer, many PGA players felt like Jay Monaghan stabbed them in the back when it was revealed that the Tour was in talks to partner with the Public Investment Fund. “I love you,” Collin Morikawa wrote sarcastically on Twitter at the time.[d] “I find the morning news on Twitter,” another person expressed a similar […]
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan on Saudi PIF deal: “Making progress”
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said negotiations continue to progress. Ahead of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, Monaghan revealed that negotiations are continuing between the tour and LIV Golf’s beneficiary, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF). But to the great chagrin of golf fans and media alike, there was little insight Tuesday in Ponta […]
The PLAYERS: Xander Schauffele sounds off on PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan
After PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan spoke to the press for the first time since August, Xander Schauffele was next in line in the media room. The press conference lasted less than a minute, but Mr. Schauffele immediately began asking questions about Mr. Monaghan’s leadership. “I think we’ll start with something easy,” Schauffele said with […]
Lucas Glover trashes PGA Tour for response to LIV Golf, Signature Event structure
It’s safe to say that Lucas Glover is not a fan of the PGA Tour’s signature event. Glover, who won the 2009 U.S. Open, said: Current tour structure In a recent interview with Adam Shupack golf week. “I don’t like that idea at all,” Glover said of signature events like the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which […]
PGA Tour Policy Board members at odds over deal with LIV Golf, Saudi PIF
What certainly remains is that as time passes, professional golf remains divisive. The world’s best players are competing in two different events this week as the great divide in golf continues. The distance between the two rival circuits is large, and geography serves as a metaphor to emphasize this separation. Bay Hill Club & Lodge […]
Arnold Palmer Invitational leader sounds off on PGA Tour Signature Event distaste
Despite opening with a 5-under 67 at Bay Hill, first-round co-leader Justin Lower is not a fan of the signature event. Ironically, he entered the field through Aon Swing 5. This newly established metric aggregates the top FedEx Cup earners from the full-field events leading up to each signature event. So Lauer’s third-place finish at […]
PGA Tour odds, picks, predictions
Commercial content. Over 21 years old. Action Network is the official betting partner of the New York Post, which edits this content. The Arnold Palmer Invitational opens Thursday in Orlando. This is his fourth signature event of the season on the PGA Tour, and the field will be limited, similar to what we saw at […]