Spieth replaces McIllroy on PGA Tour Policy Board

November 21, 2023 2

Jordan Spieth was selected to replace Rory McIlroy as a player director on the PGA Tour Policy Board considering a Saudi-backed merger deal, tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced on Monday.

Spieth, a 30-year-old American and three-time major winner, was chosen in a vote of the other five player directors on the panel – Tiger Woods, Webb Simpson, Peter Malnati, Charley Hoffman and Patrick Cantlay.

He will serve out the remainder of McIlroy’s term, which concludes at the end of 2024.

McIlroy, a four-time major winner from Northern Ireland, resigned from the board last week after its last meeting of the year, saying he wanted to devote more time to his family, golf game and business interests.

The policy board is facing a year-end deadline to approve a framework agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, a merger deal unveiled in June that shocked tour players, including McIlroy, who was told of the deal only hours before it was announced.

Written by: Deon van Rensburg

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