Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour board amid tension from golfers over LIV agreement

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Several notable pro golfers have spoken out of what they believe has been a lack of transparency from the PGA Tour about the agreement to merge with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund-backed LIV Golf.

The angst about the deal even spread to the Tour's senior circuit, with 19-time PGA Tour winner Ernie Els recently criticizing Commissioner Jay Monahan. 

"The commissioner is supposed to be the guy running our tour. These board members make a deal or a so-called deal and with no input from the players. It's absolute shambles. I’m worried," Els said.

In response to ongoing concerns from players, PGA Tour added Tiger Woods to its policy board and made notable changes to its governance structure on Tuesday.

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Tiger Woods of the United States  walks to the fourth tee during the third round of the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club on May 21, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Woods will become a sixth player director. Last year the PGA Tour had a total of four players on its board. 

Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm were among the more than 40 players who sent a letter to the PGA Tour earlier this week demanding an increase in player involvement in major decisions.

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The PGA Tour released a statement saying the player directors and Monahan will rework the influential policy board's governing documents in an effort to make sure "no major decision can be made in the future without the prior involvement and approval" from the