PGA Tour players call Commissioner Jay Monahan 'hypocrite' during heated meeting following LIV Golf merger
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PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was called a "hypocrite" during an intense players-only meeting in Toronto Tuesday following the PGA's merger with LIV Golf and the DP World Tour.
Monahan revealed the negotiations to unify golf globally among the PGA Tour; the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which backs LIV Golf; and the DP World Tour took about seven weeks before being finalized Monday.
Not one player was aware of the merger, let alone in the room for negotiations.
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Jay Monahan, commissioner of The PGA Tour speaks to the media before The Players Championship March 7, 2023, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (David Cannon/Getty Images)
The players found out about the merger when Monahan and PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan made the announcement on CNBC Tuesday morning.
Following the announcement, Monahan went to Toronto to meet with players ahead of the PGA Tour’s RBC Canadian Open this week.
That meeting was "intense" and "heated," according to Yahoo Sports, and PGA Tour pro Geoff Ogilvy confirmed Monahan was getting ripped.
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"I’m glad I wasn’t Jay today," Ogilvy said.
He added that Monahan was called a hypocrite, noting "he took it, he said yeah."
The comments from players stem from Monahan’s previous stance that the PGA Tour would never associate with LIV Golf.
Players like Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler all spoke their minds about LIV Golf, suggesting they lost respect for those who chased money by joining LIV.
Now that the organizations have merged there are