Jay Monahan on LIV and the Future of Golf
In an interview, the PGA Tour commissioner discusses the deal with the Saudi-backed golf league.
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Earlier in the year, the PGA Tour, the world’s pre-eminent professional golf league, announced an agreement to form an alliance with LIV Golf, an upstart tour with billions of dollars in backing from the Saudi sovereign wealth fund. The bitter rivalry between the two leagues and the contentious reaction to the merger from many prominent players have tested the PGA Tour and its leadership. The target of much of the criticism was the PGA commissioner, Jay Monahan, who, one week after the announcement, went on medical leave.
Monahan spoke with Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times to acknowledge mistakes made in the rollout of that agreement and to talk about his mental health journey since then.
Background reading
From the summit: PGA Tour boss opens up about his mental health challenges after agreeing to a tentative deal with Saudis.
The PGA Tour commissioner stepped back for a period in June after a “medical situation.”
The alliance of LIV Golf and the PGA Tour: Here’s what to know.
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Andrew Ross Sorkin is a columnist and the founder and editor at large of DealBook. He is a co-anchor of CNBC’s "Squawk Box" and the author of “Too Big to Fail.” He is also a co-creator of the Showtime drama series "Billions." More about Andrew Ross Sorkin
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