PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan steps away to recover from 'medical situation', just days after agreeing LIV merger

Jay Monahan has temporarily relinquished day-to-day control of the PGA Tour to recover from a “medical situation". The news comes just over a week after Monahan faced calls to resign from his role following the announcement of the controversial PGA Tour merger with LIV Golf.

Ad Monahan and the Tour’s policy board released a joint statement, which read: «The board fully supports Jay and appreciates everyone respecting his privacy. U.S.

OpenRahm demands answers after shock PGA Tour and LIV Golf merger — 'People feel betrayal'15 HOURS AGO »During Jay's absence, Ron Price, chief operating officer, and Tyler Dennis, executive vice president & president, PGA Tour, will lead the day-to-day operations of the PGA Tour with the assistance of the great team Jay has built, ensuring seamless continuity. «We will provide further updates as appropriate.» Meanwhile, Price and Dennis added in their statement: «Our thoughts are with Jay and his family during his absence, and we wish him a speedy recovery.

»We have a strong and experienced leadership team in place and our priority is to support our players and continue the work under way to further lead the PGA Tour and golf's future." Of the proposed PGA-LIV merger that came as a huge surprise to many in the sport, Masters champion Jon Rahm revealed those players loyal to the PGA Tour felt ‘betrayed’, but vocal LIV critic Rory McIlroy believes the merger will be beneficial in the long-term. Speaking in a press conference ahead of the upcoming US Open, Rahm said: «I think it gets to a point where you want to have faith in management, and I want to have faith that this is the best thing for all of us, but it's clear that that's not the consensus.