WOODS TO SERVE AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF PGA TOUR ENTERPRISE

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 Tiger Woods has been named on Wednesday as vice chairman of the 13-member board of directors for the newly formed, for-profit entity known as PGA Tour Enterprises.

The board will lead commercial activities related to the PGA Tour and focus on driving fan engagement and growth, as well as developing new media, sponsorship and commercial opportunities.

All six Player Directors from the PGA Tour Policy Board will simultaneously serve on the Enterprises board, a group that in addition to 15-times major champion Woods consists of Patrick Cantlay, Peter Malnati, Adam Scott, Webb Simpson and Jordan Spieth.

Former PGA Tour player Joe Ogilvie was named to the board after the Player Directors identified the benefit of having a "Director Liaison" on both boards given the significant time investment required from the players to serve on both boards.

"We are excited to continue to build the PGA Tour as the highest level of competition in professional golf," the Player Directors and Liaison Director said in a joint statement.

"It's an opportunity for us to shape something special that will not only create more value for the PGA TOUR, but will also benefit and grow our fanbase. We're ready to get started."

RORY MCILROY ABRUPTLY RESIGNS FROM PGA TOUR POLICY BOARD

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Rory McIlroy resigned from the PGA Tour board on Tuesday, an abrupt move that comes as the tour is trying to finalize an agreement to create a new commercial enterprise involving Saudi Arabia's national wealth fund.

McIlroy did not mention his decision earlier in the day at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, though one comment was telling about his three years on the board during some of the tour's most turbulent times.

Asked if he liked having a seat the table, McIlroy said, “Not particularly, no. Not what I signed for whenever I went on the board. But yeah, the game of professional golf has been in flux for the last two years.”

PGA TOUR COMMISSIONER JAY MONAHAN RECOVERING FROM MEDICAL ISSUE | CEDES DAY-TO-DAY CONTROL medical issue, cedes day-to-day control.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is recovering from a medical situation that led him to turn over control to two of his top executives, the tour announced Tuesday night.

The tour did not disclose the nature of the medical situation or how serious it was, only that its board “fully supports Jay and appreciates everyone respecting his privacy.”

The PGA Tour is in the midst of the most intense time in its 54-year history, fending off a rival league funded by Saudi Arabia's national wealth fund that led to defections of marquee players and an antitrust lawsuit.