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Commissioner of the PGA Tour, Jay Monahan IV speaks during a news conference ahead of the Tour Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Monahan preaches patience on PGA Tour getting investment deal with LIV’s Saudi backers

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

$PGA commissioner Jay Monahan stands on the 18th green after ehe Tour Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Atlanta. Monahan was short on details but overflowing with confidence Tuesday, March 12, 2024, about the potential of the PGA Tour, repairing the fractured landscape of golf and his ability to lead the way.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)$

Monahan confident in his job and hopeful PGA Tour can strike a deal with Saudis

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during a news conference before the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, June 22, 2022, in Cromwell, Conn. The PGA Tour is getting a $3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group in a deal that would give players access to more than $1.5 billion as equity owners in the new PGA Tour Enterprises. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the announcement expected to be released Wednesday morning, Jan. 31, 2024. Monahan was holding a conference call with players about the deal that was finalized Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) **FILE**

PGA Tour to offer bulk of new money to 36 top players in equity ownership plan

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

In a photo provided by LIV Golf, Jon Rahm, left, and LIV Golf Commissioner and CEO Greg Norman pose for a photo in New York on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Rahm announced Thursday he's joining LIV Golf. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/LIV Golf via AP) **FILE**

Rahm to be measured by more than words

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

FILE - PGA Tour Commission Jay Monahan speaks during a news conference Friday, March 13, 2020, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Back to full health, Monahan said Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, the PGA Tour is on the right path to finalize a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf and that whether he's the best person to lead the tour will depend on the results. Monahan spoke publicly for the first time since he returned to work July 17, having stepped away for three weeks with what he described as anxiety that had been building up over time. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

PGA Tour’s Monahan is confident on deal over Saudi-funded LIV Golf, uncertain about Maui tournament

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during a news conference before the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, in Cromwell, Conn., June 22, 2022. Back to full health, Monahan said Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, the PGA Tour is on the right path to finalize a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf and that whether he's the best person to lead the tour will depend on the results. Monahan spoke publicly for the first time since he returned to work July 17, having stepped away for three weeks with what he described as anxiety that had been building up over time. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

PGA Tour commissioner vows venture with Saudis will be rewarding for players, fans

By Doug Feguson - Associated Press

Tiger Woods watches on the 13th hole during the weather-delayed third round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2023, in Augusta, Ga. Tiger Woods has joined the PGA Tour policy board for the first time in his 27 years. He has given Commissioner Jay Monahan key support and the players a greater voice as the tour tries to complete its business partnership with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf. Woods is joining as a sixth player director on the board. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file) ***FILE**

PGA Tour commissioner meets with players with low attendance, few details on Saudi deal

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

PGA Tour top executive Andy Pazder abruptly resigns

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Tiger Woods watches on the 13th hole during the weather-delayed third round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2023, in Augusta, Ga. Tiger Woods has joined the PGA Tour policy board for the first time in his 27 years. He has given Commissioner Jay Monahan key support and the players a greater voice as the tour tries to complete its business partnership with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf. Woods is joining as a sixth player director on the board. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file) ***FILE**

Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour board and throws support behind Commissioner Jay Monahan

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during a news conference before the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, June 22, 2022, in Cromwell, Conn. Monahan is returning to work just over a month after he stepped away for a “medical situation” during a tumultuous time of working out a surprise commercial agreement with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) **FILE**

PGA Tour won’t support proposed rollback of golf ball, commissioner says

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during a news conference before the start of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Cromwell, Conn. The most disruptive year in golf ended Tuesday, June 6, 2023, when the PGA Tour and European tour agreed to a merger with Saudi Arabia's golf interests, creating a commercial operation designed to unify professional golf around the world.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) **FILE**

Watson is the latest to want answers on the PGA Tour’s deal with Saudi backers of LIV

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during a news conference before the start of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Cromwell, Conn. The most disruptive year in golf ended Tuesday, June 6, 2023, when the PGA Tour and European tour agreed to a merger with Saudi Arabia's golf interests, creating a commercial operation designed to unify professional golf around the world.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) **FILE**

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan recovering from medical issue, cedes day-to-day control

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during a news conference before the start of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Cromwell, Conn. The most disruptive year in golf ended Tuesday, June 6, 2023, when the PGA Tour and European tour agreed to a merger with Saudi Arabia's golf interests, creating a commercial operation designed to unify professional golf around the world.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) **FILE**

Monahan tells U.S. lawmakers that PGA Tour was left on its own to fend off Saudis

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits from the fourth tee of the Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Feb. 8, 2018, in Pebble Beach, Calif. Looking on from left are caddie Tim Mickelson, Phil Mickelson and Jimmy Dunne III. Dunne was instrumental in getting the PGA Tour to meet with the head of Saudi Arabia's wealth fund. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Power broker Jimmy Dunne with 9/11 history helped get PGA and Saudis to the table

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Phil Mickelson lines up a shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., July 29, 2022. Players who defected from the PGA Tour to join Saudi-funded LIV Golf are still welcome at the Masters next year, even as Augusta National officials expressed disappointment Tuesday, Dec. 20, in the division it has caused in golf. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) ** FILE**

PGA Tour and European tour agree to merge with Saudis, end LIV Golf feud

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Collin Morikawa lines up a putt on the 14th hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Pittsford, N.Y. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

PGA Tour commissioner has ‘heated’ meeting with players after LIV Golf merger

Associated Press

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during a news conference before the start of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Cromwell, Conn. The PGA Tour on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, announced a fall schedule that will have seven tournaments for players to either retain full status, earn a spot in the Masters or become eligible for some of the $20 million events the following season.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Monahan expects top PGA Tour players at some fall events

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, lines up a putt on the 17th hole during the first round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

PGA rules ‘cut and dried’ when it comes to McIlroy $3M bonus

By Steve Reed - Associated Press

PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan walks along the 17th hole during the pro-am of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang)

New PGA Tour schedule still about good golf, Monahan says

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Tiger Woods, left, talks to PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan on the 15th hole during the pro-am of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang) **FILE**

PGA Tour moves toward elite field with no cuts for 2024

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press