# 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.
- Title: Jay Monahan explains Saudi outreach to LIV Golf · Golf
- Summary: Outgoing PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says Saudis approached him for LIV Golf but he didn't take the call.
- Keywords: jay monahan, liv golf, pga tour, saudi arabia, golf, commissioner, outgoing
- Source: Golf — https://golf.com/news/jay-monahan-eamon-lynch-liv-decision
- Published: 2026-11-06T18:50:47+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: jay monahan, liv golf, pga tour, saudi arabia, golf, commissioner, outgoing, sports
## 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
## Key takeaway

Outgoing PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan claims Saudis approached him for LIV Golf but he didn't take the call.