No deadline and little clarity offered on PGA Tour and Saudi PIF dealings [Video]

ATLANTA – For 20 uninterrupted and well-scripted minutes, Jay Monahan outlined the future of the PGA Tour.

With surprising ease, he covered the tenets that are driving the circuit’s path forward — engagement, momentum and innovation. E.M.I for short? Probably not, but what became clear during the commissioner’s annual “State of the Tour” press conference at East Lake Golf Club is that the future of the Tour will be forged within that framework.

Left unsaid, but equally as clear, was how or if Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and LIV Golf fit into that framework. “Finally, together, we’re at the table and actively engaged with the Public Investment Fund. We remain hopeful about that outcome,” Monahan said.

Just 20 words to cover what many believe to be the most pressing issue facing professional golf at the moment. By comparison, Monahan need 128 words to address the impact of “influencers” on …