PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan will return to work just over a month after stepping down due to a “medical condition”.
Monahan has informed the board, players and tour staff that he will return to duty on July 17, British Open week.
“Thank you for your support and leadership over the past few weeks,” Monahan wrote. With the support of my family and world-class medical care, my health has improved dramatically. »
The circuit never revealed what the medical situation entailed.
Monahan had fought the LIV Tour for about two years as the Saudi-funded Tour attracted top PGA players. Then came the surprising announcement on June 6, in which Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of the Public Investment Fund, announced that they would be working together.
The five-page deal raised fears of a merger. Monahan had said details were yet to be worked out as even Congress and the Justice Department were involved.
A week later, at the U.S. Open, he announced he was stepping down and that two of his top executives – Ron Price, chief operating officer, and Tyler Dennis, circuit president the PGA – would take care of the day-to-day duties.
Price and board member Jimmy Dunne agreed to appear before a Senate panel reviewing the deal on Tuesday in Washington.