Jay Monahan breaks silence after Tiger Woods SHOCKING announcement as PGA Tour Player Director amid $1 Billion golf merger noise
Tiger Woods’ announcement to join the PGA Tour policy board as Player Director has shaken the golf world. Especially after the GOAT had maintained silence since the $1 billion merger deal.
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Golf GOAT Tiger Woods has finally opened up on his PGA Tour stance since maintaining silence following a $1 billion golf merger deal in June. PGA Tour CEO Jay Monahan, who was an important factor in the merger deal, congratulated Woods on becoming part of the policy board as Player Director.
Tiger Woods will now be joining the PGA Tour board as the Player Director. He, along with Rory McIlroy was not part of the discussion about the merger which later led to several fan and players speculations on Woods’ stance.
In the latest announcement, Woods stated that he is happy to represent the PGA Tour players. He has confirmed that the players would be participating in major golf decisions. It’ll be to ensure that if there are any required changes it’s always for the good of the sport’s future.
He thanked Commissioner Jay Monahan for being an active part of all major decisions till now. Woods commented that he’s looking forward to being with him at the same table and hopefully, that’ll give birth to a better future for the sport. “He has my confidence moving forward….”
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Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour policy board member as 6th Player Director
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Tiger Woods became the 6th Player Director after joining the policy board. Jay Monahan issued an announcement following the shocking news that “Tiger’s voice and leadership” throughout his career and especially after LIV’s emergence has immensely contributed to the betterment of the Tour.
He welcomed his participation during this crucial time as the sport of golf is bound to see major changes after the merger deal between PGA Tour, LIV Golf, and DP World Tour. The Tour ensures that it’ll live up to players’ and fans’ expectations by following its motto, “for the players, by the players”.
Monahan received severe backlash after joining hands with the Saudi league. Several players bashed the CEO stating he did not give the players a heads-up despite them being loyal to the Tour. Shortly afterward, Monahan also took leave from his position to recuperate from an unknown health issue.
To ensure such a thing does not happen again the current board members will include top golfers like – Patrick Cantlay, Charley Hoffman, Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson, and Peter Malnati. They’ll work to amend the policy board’s governing documents. So there’ll be no instances of any shocking announcement without letting the Player Directors know.
Monahan stated that he’s committed to following through with what he had done and will “take the necessary steps to restore any lost trust or confidence” that aroused following the merger decision. Several players joined together to express their support for these changes as well as any changes that’ll be made in the future.
With this in mind, the fans and players can not only concentrate on their game, but it’ll hopefully help make the sport of golf even better than before. Fans are expecting to hear further details following these announcements. It is expected that further steps will be taken for the clarity and betterment of the sport.
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