I heard elsewhere he didn't step down, he was blocked from joining again.

He isn’t stepping down because he was never put back on the board this meeting was to discuss him coming back.

He should join liv, pga is being thick headed here

I think Rory holding his ground and starting what he feels should be done is a good thing. The PGA golf board members may be afraid of having the LIV guys play with them because it could take money out of their pocket. I ' read another one of your readers say the PGA has become a beer of league. Didn't the PGA members just get a big payday? They want to protect their best interest instead of having world class competition. Their a bunch of rich freaking whiners.

Here is the problem with Rory, when the first group of guys went to the LIV tour he verbally berated everyone of the players for making a business decision that would finacially secure them and their families for the rest of their life. Something Rory, was already able to do for himself. Rory, instead of minding his own business, went on to start a crusade against these players and the LIV tour in the name of the PGA tour and felt that he was just as important to the tour as Tiger Woods. When the PGA tour made the decision to deal with the LIV tour behind the PGA tour players backs it made Rory look like a fool after saying everything he did on behalf of the PGA. The PGA tour used Rory and then threw him out on front street. Rory was infuriated that nobody called to notify him of the decision. He then quit the board and later softens his stance and tone on the LIV tour and players. Rory made himself look like a fool by continually bashing the players that left and then by acting like a woman scorned by the PGA tour. He only then changed his tone about LIV and now he wants to be a peacemaker after everything he said? Rory would be best served served by keeping his mouth shut and focusing on his game so maybe he could pull off a win in the near future. It's no wonder the players don't want him back on the board, 1. He reversed himself so many times how can you trust anything he says. 2. He has lost a ton of respect with fans and players alike based on his erratic behavior, acting like a spoiled rich kid instead of grown man.

Just my humble opinion: Rory was naive in the beginning, and due to the way he (and a handful of others on the PGAT) have been coddled by Jay, he probably thought Jay was a great guy and worth defending. He's had a HARD lesson in how the business world works, and his eyes have been opened. Basically, the deal with these new groups means the back-stabber Jay stays in charge, and basically answers to guys just like Jay himself. And both Jay and his cronies and bosses will be taking buttloads of profit off the backs of tour players like they've always done (which, obviously, the tour players had no idea prior just how much those leeches were skimming to begin with). Rory has enough golf skill to still be highly competitive with these newer golfers, and his name recognition means he'll continue to be taken care of by the PGAT handlers (think of PIP, for one). BUT Rory's also seen enough, and certainly heard with his own ears, how the have-nots on the tour have fared during all of this, and just MAYBE he realizes this whole deal stinks, even though he'll get his share. But only if he plays ball. Sure, Greg Norman has bosses in Saudia Arabia. The royalty in Saudi Arabia has made multitudes of cash selling oil. Some might say "blood money" because of how the regime is known for their human rights abuses. But of all the oil sold by all the countries in the middle east, Saudi Arabia has been the US' closest ally, outside of Israel. That counts for something, at least on the global scale. I'd rather be taking orders from a true legend like Greg Norman, knowing that his bosses' "blood money" is actually going to leave the middle east and come BACK to free countries like all these LIV golfers live in, rather than answer to a bunch of middle-men and back-room hidden parasites that probably support heaven-knows-what types of politics here in the US that basically just take money NOT because of their own golf skill, but because they've positioned themselves on the backs of true professional golfers. The PGAT and its players are basically crazy for not taking charge here. They (the players, because i think that's what the organization actually is) should dump all of the Jay Monahans in the organization, find a new team in marketing and support (for the sponsors sake) that will likely do the exact same job for a fraction of the price, and just make some sort of collective deal with LIV. I don't care what. Just something to end this nonsense. The thing that makes me the angriest about all of this is how bloodsuckers like Jay, and others that are not nor have ever been involved with the grind of daily professional golf that the pros deal with, are walking all over some of their own players and world renown legends like Greg Norman. Heck, the very name "Phil Mickelson" is like saying a bad word in PGAT circles. But a day before LIV came about, he was as well -respected as anyone in the golf world (maybe not with Jay, but certainly TV watchers and TV personalities). I don't recall a negative word being said about Phil outside of his known gambling addiction and trash-talking fellow players until this LIV thing blew up. I could understand the naivety at the beginning where so many fans sided with Jay because of the "tradition" of the PGA, but after he threw Rory under the bus and started talking with LIV like it was just another business deal, i just don't see how anyone in their right minds could be in support of anything he puts his hands on. How does Jay get his position? Who put him in the power position to make decisions to give a handful of biggest personalities left on the PGAT so much money, just for being popular? The very act of him doing this means people like Tiger, Jordan, etc. are basically paid off to fall in line and not say anything negative. And before you say Tiger has all the money he needs, well, I bet you won't see him refusing his cut or donating it to charity. I'm just saying the PGAT was originally made by the players on tour, and for the players. And now they've let outsiders come in, make decisions for them, and basically eating them out of house and home.

I may be a minority of one, but I've actually enjoyed the concept of all the world's best golfers NOT coming together on a week by week basis and only meeting in the majors. I know something would have to be done about making sure both tours had equal access to the majors and equal access to available prize money, but I don't think a merger should be an unquestioned goal.

I think he might decide to joined liv golf Rory might swing it in favour of liv cause pga from the outside look like political crap show atm

And you just keep the fire flaming!😡

What it all means is: LIV Golf has got it all together and presenting some awesome tournaments to watch and be part of, while the PGA is fragmenting and falling apart and boring to watch! Go figure it out! LONG LIVE LIV🤘

He initially submitted his application for admittance to the board. After push back, he pulled his application for the policy board. He was never back on the policy board. Would love to see him jump to LIV but the chances are less than 2%.

Please put a level on your AE Golf sign. My OCD is having an issue!

You are misstating the facts: "...he has now stepped down again from the PGA Tour Policy Board." That is not true - he was not allowed to rejoin the second time.

Great show Alex...

Does his role in TGL play a factor in any of this?

If the major networks would broadcast LIV, the PGA would come around real fast!

I think it's time people start thinking like adults and see things as they are and not what they wish it to be. - LIV golfers have contracts. They can't just up and leave. If Golfer A got $100 mil for a 5-year contract and has only played 1 year, will he really pay back $80 mil to go play on the PGA tour? - The tours have different formats and LIV has a team element. - PGA made its bed when they accepted the SSG deal. How can anybody even expect Yasir to invest his "blood money" (what they called the PIF money) into PGA when LIV Golf is treated as it is? You can't have your bread buttered on both sides...PGA golfers made the decision to stay on PGA and now they should live with the consequences (and less money) or try to get a contract with LIV...easy as pie. - PGA has realized that their product is weaker without the top golfers that went to LIV. PGA has fewer viewers now. PGA won't be able to negotiate the same type of deals with advertisers, sponsors, and TV bosses now with those golfers not on their tour anymore. So they should also maybe start to accept that their role has diminished and beggars can't be choosers. The PGA needs LIV golfers....LIV doesn't need the PGA, LIV golfers just want to play in Majors. - LIV golfers can't just go and play on PGA events and the same goes for PGA golfers. The only thing in my mind that can happen is if the PGA and LIV negotiate events to be added in which the golfers from different tours can compete against each other. How: The Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup rotate. So I would suggest scrapping the Presidents Cup but not the team. Then you are left with the USA team, the European team, and the Presidents Cup team. Add a LIV team and the 4 teams can play against each other in a Ryder Cup-type tournament in a Round Robin at the end of the year to determine the winner. That would get enough viewers and push ratings. Maybe Yasir can be convinced to put up the money for such a tournament. - And lastly, the Majors should look at their criteria for invites. If the Majors can at least appear to be independent from PGA as they are supposed to be, and they invite the top 20/25 LIV golfers (excluding those with Major exemptions), the LIV fans might start supporting the majors again and this hate between the tours can start subsiding. The different tours should also have their own ranking system just like the PGA has the OWGR...and the Majors can use the tour's ranking to decide who they invite.

I am sick of the back and forth. The Pro game is not good right now, because all of the best players are not out there competing on the same course each week. All the PGA Tour is doing is putting the Korn Ferry players in front of us every week. It's sad what is happening. LIV has completely disrupted the game and it is only sustained because money doesn't matter.

Rory removed himself from board months ago,smart move. Web decides he's had enough because his sponsor invites seem like a conflict of interest and he looks bad, correct! Web says he will step down only if Rory is his replacement. Who the hell does Web think he is telling the others what to do? How about you just leave Web! Rory was never invited back, so there was no rejection on his part. The PGAT has let the inmates take control and it's a mess.

Sounded to me listening to Rory that they didn't want him on the board. I hope PIF focuses on the DP World Tour and other tours outside of the U.S. Even being an American I want the PGA Tour on an island with the rest of the world LIV etc competing with them. PGA Tour can't take the best players from Europe and other countries anymore....

Why is the pga giving big bonuses to the big guys

Rory has no idea what he thinks, the PGA have used this to their advantage , he doesn't know his own mind and is easily manipulated ..hence all the flip flopping crap he's already said on the LIV subject ...

Rory quit the board. He lost his chance. Now he wants back? Personally I think the other guys DO NOT TRUST him. Sorry, he is all over the place with his comments. I feel bad that the PGA used him, but again, He quit the board, you had your chance, competitors tend not to like people that give up. So I am not surprised they don't want him back.

TW JS PC voted against Rory joining. AS and PM voted for him. No deal is getting down as both PC and JS don't want a deal to take place with the saudis. I think some players were pushing for RM to be on the board as they felt PC was destroying the Pga Tour. This is what you get when idiot players have too much power.

LIV should play 36 hole teams, have a cut with top players playing the last 18 holes. This should allow them to get world ranking points.

LIV doesn’t want him. They’ll offer some cash and when he goes to sign, withdraw the contract and open the door.

Why is this going on?

Its gotten so fractured that even those that are on the table don’t get along. Let me try and keep this simple and more objective. Company A has been paying minimum wage for so many decades and now Company B is born and offers 4x the minimum wage. Anywhere in the world, workers will flock to the highest paying company for the same services. Unless the PGAT can compete with the money the players ought to get, comparable to those that have from a competitor LIV, it will not work. No matter what Jedi mind tricks they put on paper regarding equity share, unless they get the $, its a waste of time and PGA should raise the white flag and get terms with LIV to share the players. As Mac said in his Irish peace analogy, no one wins but peace for everyone.

Between the two sides they will destroy the enjoyment of watching the game of golf

wow

I agree 100% with Golfzilla5000.....Jay Monahan is a 'self-absorbed' pre-Madonna who is the common denominator of negativity in this childish battle. He needs to be dismissed by the PGA players with immediate effect. Conversely, Greg Norman has conducted himself with decorum. He is a true legend who commands respect as a past champion golfer as well as for his amazing business acumen. The OWGR should be scrapped and replaced by a new 'workable' rating system that encompasses ALL golfers from ALL tours fairly.....not just the elite few players.

"Let by gones, be by gones"...??? Hell No ! The LIV guys did permanent, irreparable harm to the PGA Tour. THEY CAN NOT BE ALLOWED TO RETURN, THAT CAN ONLY BE COMPROMISED WITH HEFTY FINANCIAL PENALTIES. IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN !

PGA tour events are now quite boring and the leaderboards are full of no names most weeks. LIV need to add a cut and tryouts and they would comply...72 holes would be a plus. I do not agree with Rory on most things but this one makes sense.

This sounds like a case of Non-Buyers remorse. Now that Jon and Tyrell and other Ryder Cup stalwarts have moved to LIV, he wants some kind of "deal" that will get mommie and daddy back together again. What he really wants is for LIV to be dissolved, all the players moved back to the PGAT, AND, he wants all the PIF money moved there as well!! See, that's all you have to do to make us all happy again. In the meantime the 70 annointed PGAT members get to play in the Signature Events while the 86 B-team get the scraps. Who needs this guy on the Policy Board - what's he doing for the 86?

Just shows how miserable the pga tour is. Why should the players have to figure it out. Liv players just get to concentrate on golf

Rory got stepped down Alex. Even Tiger stepped him down, per reports. I really think the boys on the board are over Rory’s drama like the rest of us. Rory made his bed. I agree with Rory but the pga tour still needs to use the little leverage they have left. Rory just cares about whatever he feels. But it’s not always about what you feel. Rory’s past actions have put the pga tour in a very delicate position. Theres a lot of things to work on. But one thing is clear: Rory should not be leading anything.

I think you are reading too much into it. His game hasn't been the best. Maybe he wants to just focus on his game and try to get on top? Maybe?

he was voted down from joinng.

bro related Liv and the PGA to the troubles in Ireland.... ffs

He got voted down 3-2. I hope he joins LIV and takes the money.

Rory waa looking to double dip. He wanted back on the policy board to sway PGA Tour to bring back the six LIV players that matter. Then he could take his equity share in the PGA Tour and take the offer LIV Golf offered him. What we have to remember about Rory is this. Compared to his American colleagues, whom are relatively educated having gone to college, Rory is a simpleton that can hit a golf ball.

Rory will end up on the European tour

It’s not a case of “stepping down” again, he simply didn’t get the votes from the other committee members, surprisingly Tiger voted against Rory rejoining.

People are saying all these things about him even dough they don't know much about him. There are two sides to a story. I was enjoying the golfing but now I don't.

Did Cantlay gave McIlroy the hammer?

Rory should gather the top Europeans in America and return enmasse to the DPWT. They’ll get enough money to do them.

Dude Alex Rory literally confirmed hundreds of times he’s not going to LIV 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

I actually only want to see the best players play against each other in majors. It makes it much more interestint having two pro golf organizations competing with each other. If it goes back to the way it was, then i'll just stop watching again

He’s probably stepping down because it’s a lot of stressful work that seems to have no actual effect.

I'm going to call BS on that. Rory is all about Rory (which is fair enough, but please be honest about it). Also the PGA is all about controlling the players. Look how "little" the purses were before LIV. All the excuses in the world were indoctrinated into the PGA Tour players but the reality is that the PGA Tour Board doesn't give a shit about them, it just wants to control the players and the money - which rightfully should belong to the players.

Jay M is the biggest issue here! Period!

I just don't watch golf anymore...there used to be class and competition now it's only about cash and exhibition.

I don’t like the guy, but he fell clearly on the PGAT sword, taking the heat for that snake, Monihan. He attached his lips permanently to Tiger’s ass with that idiotic Simulator Golf League. He’s trapped himself. Shoulda taken that $850mil.

Get a clue….he wasn’t voted back. Also fix your sign

Maybe Rory needs to just join liv and be done with it. He can play in the majors..getting way to pissy..I don't care anymore. I will play golf and not watch on tv.

Everyone needs to start showing Rory the door. This kid thinks he is the business and can't seem to understand he can ruin his own porridge if he keeps this up. Whether this was the plan or not Rory, you personally are losing. You should have taken my advice. Now you may be the best player to never play in a golf tournament again. 😊

Maybe you should do your research first... Heard Tiger voted against Rory's position

Embarrassment for Rory, and yet another embarrassment by the PGAT. Couldn't happen to a bunch of nicer guys.

Mmm liv isn’t going away like COVID did , pga tour either goes for this chat with pif , or do not say another bad thing about liv and just move on and except that players will leave and go play liv. Board listening to the slagging off tbh , they are all free to play where they want . If someone offers more cash do be it , this is pisdibg the true golf fans off

Rory waiting to sign with LIV after the Divorce with his wife. 850 million is alot of money to split 50/50

well RORY JUST DO AS YOU LIKE IN 3 YEARS THEIR WILL BE NO PGA ALL THE BEST PLAYERS ARE GONE LEAVING NO REAR NO WORLD NO 1 JUST A PGA NO 1 SCOTTEY ON HIS OWN WHAT A MESS

I think all professional golfers should join LIV. The PGA Tour have made a mess of things. I won’t support LIV because I don’t like Saudi money, but that’s just me. I’ll play more, and watch less. Take the money and run. 🤷‍♂️

Rory should join LIV for $1.

Let's stop this BS ..........Rory should RETIRE !!!! He is "PERSONA NON GRATA !!! " in LIV

He was blocked not stepping down, policy board did not want him. Hope he joins LIV, PGAT is dying and they keep deluding themsleves to the contrary

A billion dollars is hard to turn down. Just kidding. 😂

You're delusional if you don't think this isn't about the money.

This has become a sh1t show, all because the PGA couldn't handle the heat. It's been coming for a long time because only about 15 players were making big money. If the PGA had just bitten the bullit a long time before LIV it would be a non-issue. Mickelson was an ignored warning. Now look, they ruined watching golf for me at least. I don't care about watching the same boring no-name leaderboard week after week.

Like with everything else that’s happening, the liberals wind up turning on themselves.

Well now maybe Rory can start playing golf again instead of acting like Jerry Adams.

Maybe hes decided to leave the political side of it all and just concentrate on playing his golf without thinking about other crap. Might start winning stuff again

He needs money to pay for his divorce, so he's probably waiting for LIV to come in with a bid?

fact is Tiger didn't want him on the board ,, end of story

rory need to shut up and stick to golf.

Rory Big Mouth put his little short boys foot in it.

LIV only attracts a small audience. No traction at all in a broader sense. A non factor going forward.

Screw Liv golf.

Can you even read 🥱