In private remarks to PGA Tour employees, commissioner Jay Monahan indicated why it stunningly reversed its position and struck a deal with its Saudi-backed rivals: the fight would run the Tour dry financially
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In private remarks to employees, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said the financial costs of the spending war with LIV Golf motivated the reversal that stunned the golf worldAustin Mcafee/Zuma Press
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