Tiger Woods Joins PGA Tour Board and Throws Help Behind Commissioner Jay Monahan

Tiger Woods has joined the PGA Tour coverage board for the primary time in his 27 years, giving Commissioner Jay Monahan key help and the gamers a larger voice because the tour tries to finish its enterprise partnership with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.

Monahan stated Woods is becoming a member of as a sixth participant director on the board, marking the primary time gamers have outnumbered impartial administrators on the board.

The choice Tuesday comes at a vital time for the tour and for Monahan, who held personal conferences with Saudi leaders and two board members in orchestrating an about-face deal to work with the Saudi Arabia nationwide wealth fund on the rival golf league.

Woods had been one of many strongest opponents of LIV Golf and helped run a gathering of choose gamers final 12 months in Delaware to restructure the PGA Tour mannequin.

In a press release, Woods stated the gamers will do their greatest to guarantee any adjustments in tour operations are in one of the best pursuits of everybody. He thanked Monahan for listening to participant considerations.

“He has my confidence transferring ahead with these adjustments,” Woods stated.

Woods has been probably the most highly effective voice amongst gamers, although he has by no means served on the Participant Advisory Council or the PGA Tour coverage board. His opinions have all the time been sought, and sometimes heard, in personal with Monahan and his predecessor, Tim Finchem.

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