GOING ‘PUBLIC’
One regret PGA Tour Commissioner Jay
Monahan has about the Player Impact Program
is when he said at the Tour Championship that
the results will not be made public.
“I didn’t handle that well when asked the
question,” he said.
Monahan said once the results of the PIP are
finalized — Phil Mickelson already announced
on Twitter that he won the $8 million top prize
— they will be known.
“We’re going to release it to the players, and
therefore it will be released publicly,” he said
with a smile.
The PGA Tour player of the year vote has never
been publicized even to the players. For years,
the tour has announced only who was on the
ballot and who won, and there have been some
years when the margin likely was close, such as
Tiger Woods over Vijay Singh in 2003 and Patrick
Cantlay over Jon Rahm last year.
Monahan said he is considering releasing vote
totals this year. If that’s the case, it would also
indicate voter turnout.
“That’s OK,” Monahan said. “It might get guys
to vote.”
PLAYER ADVISORY COUNCIL
Two of the top four players in the world are on
the 16-member Player Advisory Council, which
consults with the PGA Tour board and the
commissioner on various issues.
Jon Rahm (No. 1) has served before, while Patrick
Cantlay (No. 4) is on the PAC for the first time.