{"id":10457,"date":"2023-06-14T13:19:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T13:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/pga-tour-chief-jay-monahan-steps-away-to-recover-from-medical-situation\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T13:19:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T13:19:35","slug":"pga-tour-chief-jay-monahan-steps-away-to-recover-from-medical-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/pga-tour-chief-jay-monahan-steps-away-to-recover-from-medical-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan steps away to recover from &#8216;medical situation&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Jay Monahan replaced Tim Finchem as Tour commissioner in January 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan will step away from day-to-day operations to recuperate from a &#8220;medical situation&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">World number two Jon Rahm said many players felt <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/65886390\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.$link-2.0\">&#8220;betrayal from management&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.3\"> after last week&#8217;s announcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Monahan and the PGA Tour said president Tyler Dennis and chief operating officer Ron Price will lead the organisation in his absence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">&#8220;The board fully supports Jay and appreciates everyone respecting his privacy,&#8221; the joint statement said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">It added: &#8220;We will provide further updates as appropriate.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$video-8\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$video-8.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$video-8.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$video-8.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$video-8.1\">PGA Tour, DP World Tour &amp; PIF merger: Jay Monahan on &#8220;heated&#8221; talk with players<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">The surprise announcement on 6 June that the PGA Tour and DP World Tour would merge with PIF halted pending litigation between the tours, which will move forward as part of the same enterprise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">Tour players were not consulted before the deal was agreed and, at a heated meeting behind closed doors a day later, some players called for new leadership in the organisation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">Monahan, appointed in 2017, previously said those who joined the $2bn (\u00a31.6bn) Saudi-backed LIV circuit when it launched last year would not be welcome back on the PGA Tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">Ahead of the US Open, Masters champion Rahm, who turned down a reported $200m (\u00a3159m) to join LIV, said on Tuesday he was only alerted to the news by text messages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">The deal is being investigated by the US Senate because it believes &#8220;PIF&#8217;s role as an arm of the Saudi government and the PGA Tour&#8217;s sudden and drastic reversal of position concerning LIV Golf raises serious questions&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".1cnt5tguamc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">Human rights group Amnesty says the announcement is further evidence of Saudi Arabian efforts to draw attention away from the country&#8217;s human rights record, a process known as sportswashing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/65900847?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jay Monahan replaced Tim Finchem as Tour commissioner in January 2017 PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan will step away from day-to-day operations to recuperate from a &#8220;medical situation&#8221;. World number two Jon Rahm said many players felt &#8220;betrayal from management&#8221; after last week&#8217;s announcement. 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