Will the PGA Tour and PIF merger ever become a reality? In the past week, two independent directors have resigned from the PGA Tour policy board. Four days ago, the architect of the PGA Tour and PIF negotiation, Jimmy Dunes left the policy…
The PGA Tour is struggling. For viewership. If the Tour’s top golfer, Rory McIlroy, is to be believed, the viewership this year has been down by almost 20%. That is a lot. Not at just one event, but almost every second event has witnessed…
It seems it was the PGA of America’s turn to face another setback this time around. The ongoing PGA Championship had already seen a rather unsettling start to the second day of play when an unfortunate accident occurred followed by Scottie…
In the array of significant concerns for the PGA Tour, viewership also holds a prominent spot. One might assume that with pros like Scottie Scheffler dominating the greens, the tour would naturally attract substantial crowds. However, the…
“I don’t think there’s any doubt that Jay’s going to lose his job… He’ll step down.” – expressed a frustrated Hunter Mahan back in January this year as he criticized Jay Monahan over his handling of the talks with PIF. Now, come May 2024,…
The unstoppable Scottie Scheffler‘s dominance on the greens came to a halt when speculation about him taking paternity leave began to surface. Consequently, the #1 golfer decided to take time off and missed the Zurich Classic, the CJ Cup,…
The 2024 PGA Tour calendar has found itself a victim of low TV ratings as well as coverage woes for a while now. Even Rory McIlroy issued a warning about the same during the Valero Texas Open when he commented on the fractured landscape in…
The poor weather has been the curse following the PGA Tour since the season’s beginning. Events like RBC Heritage and CJ Cup Byron Nelson were delayed due to inclement weather. Similarly, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am was cut to 54 holes as…
Add Blades Brown to the list of Kris Kim and Miles Russell. Brown became the second teenager in two weeks to make the cut at a PGA Tour event. Last week, Kim, son of a former LPGA Tour Pro, bagged a solo 65. A week prior, Russell became…
It was the year 2023. The RBC Canadian Open was around the corner. The community was looking forward to an exciting display of golf at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club. However, the plans did not unfold as expected! Enter Jay Monahan with…
The PGA Tour has moved to North Carolina for its sixth signature event, the Wells Fargo Championship. As apparent, the field of the championship is small, and there is Webb Simpson, the Policy Board member, along with a player director on…
We are less than a month away from the anniversary of the merger announcement. Since that fateful June morning, there has been a lull, with no clarity on the direction of the merger. Reports even suggested PIF officials were miffed with…
Rory McIlroy was set to rejoin the PGA Tour policy board, but the Northern Irishman's return was blocked by a "subset" of player directors, including Tiger Woods
PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan has spoken out after Rory McIlroy's bid to rejoin the policy board and be at the forefront of LIV Golf talks was rejected by his peers
Greg Norman appears to have locked in Japan as his next target. The Great White Shark was in the East Asian nation recently, and in an Instagram update, the former World No.1 hinted at an upcoming major announcement. This comes at a time…
The Jay Monahan-led circuit has surely seen better days. From low TV ratings to numerous withdrawals plaguing each event, the PGA Tour has not been having the best of times for a while now. However, one thing sorely stands out: the delay…
“He’s got a long way to go to gain the trust of the membership.” – said a fed-up Xander Schauffele about Jay Monahan after the PGA Tour and the PIF revealed they were in secret negotiations at the RBC Canadian Open. The membership of the…
The weather has not been the PGA Tour’s best friend this year! Almost every event has faced the wrath of Mother Nature, and it just does not seem to get better. The repercussions of poor weather have been so hazardous that they have led to…
Mike Whan, the USGA chief, sees a distinct possibility of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf existing separately. In that unwelcome scenario, the USGA chief is open to accommodating LIV Golfers by creating a direct pathway. The 59-year-old didn’t…
Jay Monahan seems to be running out of his last ray of hope. After a momentary relief in the form of the 33% spike in TV ratings on the first day of the Valero Texas Open earlier in April, the PGA Tour Commissioner’s worst nightmare seems…