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PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan said he understood being branded a 'hypocrite' after brokering the stunning merger with LIV Golf. | Sport24news

PGA Tour boss Jay Monahan is prepared to take criticism on the chin after the tour's merger with LIV Golf.Monahan says his staunch defence of the PGA Tour over the past year was in good faith, but that"circumstances do change."brokering the stunning merger with LIV GolfMonahan was accused of hypocrisy after announcing that the PGA Tour and DP World Tour had agreed a tie-up with the Saudi-backed LIV circuit in a bid to end golf's civil war.

"I recognise everything that I've said in the past and my prior positions," said Monahan, who will be the chief executive of the new tour.The PGA Tour chief insisted his staunch defence of the tour over the past year was in good faith, but that"circumstances do change." Monahan, meanwhile, defended the cloak-and-dagger nature of the merger talks with LIV that led to Tuesday's announcement.

 

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