‘He Just Grounded It’: Jay Monahan ‘Destroyed Everything’- PGA Tour Pro Darts Serious Allegations, Calls for Prompt Resignation

Jay Monahan believes that “he is the best leader for the PGA Tour.” That’s what the PGAT chief said while appearing at the New York Times DealBook Summit in late November. But Hunter Mahan disagrees. Strongly. The PGA Tour pro is not swayed by his words but judges him on his actions. 

Actions, that Mahan says, reeks of hypocrisy. Monahan reportedly traveled to Saudi Arabia to speed up the framework agreement. Most recently, 21 PGA Tour Pros called for more transparency in a letter to the Tour Policy Board. Hunter Mahan, echoing the frustration, remarked Monahan’s days might be numbered if this cloak-and-dagger policy goes on.

Jay Monahan is not the best leader, per Mahan

The six-time PGA Tour winner claimed that the PGAT commissioner was blinded to the reality and wrecked the ship. Now, to save face, the 53-year-old CEO is trying to untangle the Gordian knot he created. “Jay’s trying to pump the ship up after he just grounded it into the dock and destroyed everything,” Mahan lets go of his frustration in a chat with Bunkered.

The American International questions Monahan’s care for the Tour Pros. The 53-year-old CEO, since the June 6 announcement, has faced calls for resignation, including from Hunter Mahan. Monahan, however, admitting his past mistakes, inducted one more player, Tiger Woods, into the policy board.

For the first time, golfers outnumbered independent directors 6 to 5. But Mahan’s next comments betray nothing much has changed. “He’s trying to repaint everything and make it look as new. It’s a lot of ‘say one thing – and do another.’ It’s a lot of ‘it’s a players tour’ but the players aren’t notified when the changes are made.”

Mahan further added, “I don’t know how he can continue with what’s going on.” Earlier, Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele admitted that their faith in Monahan eroded after the June 6 agreement, with Schauffele going to the extent of calling for a new leader. Monahan, however, has found his backers within the ecosystem.

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While players keep questioning Monahan’s future, the PGAT commissioner has found support from other sides. Keith Pelley, the departing DP World Tour CEO, who has witnessed the merger negotiations from close quarters, earlier claimed that the secrecy was an absolute necessity. 

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Most recently, Jack Nicklaus has swatted aside all the criticisms against the PGA Tour commissioner, calling him a “good man.” The 18-time Major winner believes whatever the 53-year-old CEO is doing is in the “best interest” of the game. Regardless, as Hunter Mahan’s comments show, some players are still hot under the collar. Monahan, the PGAT Pro believes, might have to step down sooner rather than later.

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