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Monahan sends memo to PGA Tour pros regarding rules pushback

Related Topics: PGA Tour, Pushback, Jay Monahan, Ruler

The ongoing rift between PGA Tour pros and the game’s governing bodies took a new turn on Monday with a memo sent to Tour players from commissioner Jay Monahan.

Memo from Tour commissioner to players on Monday re: this year’s rule changes. “This is a collaborative process, one the PGA Tour has been a part of from the beginning, along with all organizations in the world,” the memo reads. pic.twitter.com/pTa17UuQCC

— Rex Hoggard (@RexHoggardGC) March 5, 2019

Following weeks of growing discord between Tour pros and the USGA and R&A, the memo points out that the rules makeover that has sparked so much debate this year has been a “collaborative process” that the Tour has “been a part of from the beginning.