PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan informed the board he was recovering from an unspecified 'medical situation' and will take a break from day-to-day duties.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks prior to the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Aug. 24, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.
"During this intense battle, we met with several members of Congress and policy experts to discuss the PIF’s attempt to take over the game of golf in the United States, and suggested ways that Congress could support us in these efforts," the letter read.
"This left the very real prospect of another decade of expensive and distracting litigation and the PGA TOUR’s long-term existence under threat." It’s unclear who Monahan’s letter was sent to. He has referred to the agreement as a framework without giving too many details. Jay Monahan after the final round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2023, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida."We believe that we did everything we could possibly do to defend what we stand for, including spending tens of millions of dollars to defend ourselves from litigation instigated by LIV Golf – significant funds diverted away from our core mission to benefit our players and generate charity."Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
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