Latest Jay Monahan News

PGA Tour contemplates announcing fines as part of study into slow play

Jan. 29, 2025 19:56 PM EST

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour is taking a hard look at whether to allow rangefinders and publicize violations as part of a comprehensive study on pace of play and other enhancements to the game that have come out of a survey of 50,000 golf fans. Tour officials were...

Riviera tournament moving to Torrey Pines in San Diego because of LA wildfires

Jan. 24, 2025 16:12 PM EST

The PGA Tour is relocating the Genesis Invitational out of wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles, announcing Friday it will be held Feb. 13-16 on the South course at Torrey Pines in San Diego with an emphasis on relief initiatives for victims of the fires. That gives Torrey Pines two...

Scheffler and Schauffele out of action adds to a sluggish start to the year in golf

Jan. 21, 2025 09:54 AM EST

A new season in any sport is ripe with optimism and enthusiasm, and that's how PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan sounded when he delivered a year-end video message that promised innovation and excitement. “Everything is on the table,” Monahan said just over a month ago. ...

Gary Woodland had a surprise passenger on his island flight to Hawaii

Jan. 14, 2025 10:02 AM EST

HONOLULU (AP) — Gary Woodland had a brief vacation with wife Gabby on the Big Island before coming over to Oahu for the Sony Open. Never was a 45-minute flight more memorable. They were in the second row on the Hawaiian Airlines flight. The final passengers to board were in the...

Grayson Murray's passion remembered during solemn tribute at the tournament he won

Jan. 07, 2025 18:25 PM EST

HONOLULU (AP) — The Sony Open turned solemn Tuesday morning when dozens of players, caddies and PGA Tour officials joined Grayson Murray's family along the shore behind the 16th green at Waialae to pay tribute to the defending champion who took his own life four months later. ...