If his taciturn tone at The Players was any indication, Jay Monahan’s bargaining stance with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is inching toward one summarized by his fellow Bostonian, John F. Kennedy: “We cannot negotiate with those who say, ‘What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.” That sentiment is becoming more popular in the PGA Tour’s boardroom as folks who know they own the winning product — far from flawless, but indisputably stronger — question why they’re entertaining ransom demands from a man who has torched $5 billion on a flaccid venture that can boast not a single metric pointing upward.
Lynch: If the PGA Tour wants reunification, it should do one thing — wait
