Woods joins board, players seize more control of PGA Tour

Answering unrest from players, the PGA Tour granted membership veto power over potential changes and active talks with LIV Golf.

Tiger Woods joined what now constitutes a six-player board that will help steer the direction of the Tour, which agreed to player demands that include not making changes in the future without player director approval.

“I am honoured to represent the players of the PGA Tour. This is a critical point for the Tour, and the players will do their best to make certain that any changes that are made in Tour operations are in the best interest of all Tour stakeholders – including fans, sponsors and players,” Woods said in a statement Tuesday.

In a statement, Monahan said on Tuesday the Tour and its membership agreed to the following to ensure the Tour “lives up to its mission” as a player-first organisation:

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– Woods named as a PGA Tour player director.

– Amend governing documents to “make it clear that no major decision can be made in the future without the prior involvement or approval of the player directors.”

– Player directors special advisor Colin Neville will have full transparency into the “state of negotiations contemplated by the Framework Agreement” between LIV and the PGA Tour with “full access to any documents or information he requests.”

– Player directors, by proxy, will have the same full transparency and the power to “approve or decline to approve” any potential changes to the Tour as part of Framework Agreement discussions.