No stranger to the bumps and bruises of a volatile post-LIV landscape, the PGA Tour has this week been shaken once more.
Watch every round of the PGA Championship LIVE & Exclusive to Fox Sports, available on Kayo. New to Kayo?A month later, jaws dropped globally when it was revealed the PGA Tour had agreed to form a new entity with its sworn rival, effectively merging the US circuit with the PIF-funded LIV Golf. From widespread player outrage, leadership instability, and even a US Senate probe into the motivations of the deal, the path forward is a minefield.
The biggest concession was one that allowed players to outnumber independent directors on the PGA Tour policy board. “Since the players now outnumber the independent Directors on the Board, and no meaningful progress has been made towards a transaction with the PIF, I feel like my vote and my role is utterly superfluous.
The Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard added that Dunne’s resignation was “pretty shocking”, but pointed to the wider issue of division among the PGA Tour’s decision-makers. Even prior to Dunne’s announcement, Barstool Sports’ PGA Tour insider Dan Rapaport offered a similar sentiment, writing: “The last three years have been a case study in how to destroy a sport from the inside. And the players are richer than ever. Hard to stomach.”
Sports Illustrated reported in December that Cantlay, Woods and Spieth had formed an alliance, and preferred to pursue a deal with wealthy American investors over PIF. Last week, it was reported that despite his inclusion on the subcommittee, he was rebuffed by his playing colleagues from rejoining the policy board after Webb Simpson sought out the Northern Irishman to replace him.
“There was a subset of people on the board that were maybe uncomfortable with me coming back on for some reason.” “I think friends can have disagreements or not see eye-to-eye on things … I think that’s fine,” McIlroy said. McIlroy heavily alluded to this being a key point of division for his reintegration, suggesting that the American-dominated policy board has been resistant.
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