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CROMWELL, Conn. — Significant announcements regarding the future of professional golf typically come from places like St. Andrews, Scotland, which is the home of the R&A and the Old Course or Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where the PGA Tour is headquartered. Far Hills, New Jersey, home of the United States Golf Association, has also made some headlines over the years.
But on Wednesday, all eyes will be focused on Cromwell, Connecticut, situated 10 miles south of Hartford with a population of about 14,000 people. The home of TPC River Highlands and this week’s Travelers Championship, Cromwell will be where PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan will hold one of the most important press conferences in recent golf history.
The PGA Tour indefinitely suspended 17 members who took part in the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Golf Series event in London two weeks ago, including World Golf Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson, two-time major winner Dustin Johnson and 11-time PGA Tour winner and 2017 Masters champion Sergio Garcia.
On Tuesday, Brooks Koepka, a four-time major winner and former world No. 1 player, changed the information on his social media accounts and removed references to the PGA Tour. At the same time, reports swirled that Koepka, who is currently ranked No. 19 on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), was joining the LIV Series.
Mexico’s Abraham Ancer, who is currently ranked No. 20 in the world, was officially welcomed by LIV on Tuesday, a week after 2020 U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, announced that they are joining the breakaway tour.
As that was happening, over 100 PGA Tour players attended a meeting Tuesday morning where Monahan reportedly laid out a framework of future changes to the tour’s schedule. After the meeting, there were whispers about adding big-purse, no-cut events for elite players starting in 2023.
Monahan also took part in a PGA Tour policy board meeting Tuesday afternoon, where more details and…
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