PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan says he regrets keeping golfers in the dark about the tour’s LIV Golf merger deal, but remains steadfast that the deal will be finalized this year.
“I put players on their back foot,” Monahan said in his first public comments since July 17. “That’s something I regret and will not do again.” “There is the short term and there is the long term. Looking out over the horizon, we feel like this is the right move for the PGA Tour to create a new commercial model that allows PIF to invest … and to be able to grow the PGA Tour that will reward players and fans,” Monahan said.Monahan, who met with players on Tuesday to further discuss the PGA-LIV merger, is returning from a medical absence where he was “dealing with anxiety, which created physical and mental-health issues and challenges.