Jay Monahan aims to address slow play as future with LIV still in negiotions

The tour will begin publishing speed-of-play-related statistics, launch new speed-of-play policies including assessing penalty strokes for violations on the developmental tours and test the impact of using rangefinders during the six tournaments between the Masters and PGA Championship.

TOUR FUTURE: During his annual state-of-the-PGA Tour presser, commissioner Jay Monahan sounded bullish on the tour’s future regarding everything from addressing slow play to enhancing the fan experience on site and on TV. Pic: AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File

During his annual state-of-the-PGA Tour presser, commissioner Jay Monahan sounded bullish on the tour’s future regarding everything from addressing slow play to enhancing the fan experience on site and on TV.

As far as the state of “reunification” negotiations with the Public Investment Fund that owns LIV Golf, there was more contrived enthusiasm about process than there was substance about resolution. Seventeen questions he fielded were related to the negotiations and Monahan repeatedly dodged and tried to turn the focus back to the flagship Players Championship on tap this week at TPC Sawgrass. Read between the lines, however, and Monahan seems to be pointing fingers across the table for the relative impasse in reaching a deal.