
The announcement on 6 June last year that the PGA Tour was merging with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) behind LIV Golf sent shockwaves through the game, with commissioner Jay Monahan firmly in the firing line.
Part of the reason was that the news blindsided almost everyone, including PGA Tour players, and the backlash Monahan faced was almost immediate, with calls for him to resign at a meeting before the RBC Canadian Open later that week.