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Jay Monahan explains Saudi outreach to LIV Golf
Outgoing PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says Saudis approached him for LIV Golf but he didn't take the call.
In brief
Outgoing PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says Saudis approached him for LIV Golf but he didn't take the call. Outgoing PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan claims Saudis approached him for LIV Golf but he didn't take the call. Originally reported by Golf.
Monahan's response to Saudi outreach
Outgoing PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says Saudis approached him for LIV Golf but he didn't take the call.
“I'm not aware of the 'call' that was made to me”
Monahan's view on Saudi approach
Monahan claims Saudis tried to recruit him as a covert operation before LIV Golf began.
“I think anytime you're gonna be negotiating with someone, you want to understand what their intent is”
Saudi belief about LIV Golf
Saudis believed franchise-based team golf would be more successful than PGA Tour model.
“It was their belief that franchise-based team golf was a more successful long-term proposition for the game”
Monahan's stance on feeder tour
Monahan says PGA Tour saw LIV as a feeder tour, not a superior league.
“They were saying this to others, as a feeder tour”
Monahan's regret
Monahan regrets the PGA Tour's framework agreement with LIV Golf.
“I called it my 'biggest regret'”
Monahan's conclusion
Monahan says the PGA Tour focused on what it could control during the LIV crisis.
“We were focusing on the things that we could control, knowing what it was that we thought they were trying to do”
Monahan's pride
Monahan is proud of the PGA Tour's current state despite LIV Golf's decline.
“I'm extremely proud of where we are and I'm extremely grateful to everyone that contributed to getting us here”
In short
Outgoing PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan claims Saudis approached him for LIV Golf but he didn't take the call.
