When the threat of the Super Golf League, a competing world tour, emerged in early 2020, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan sent a clear message to his members. At the Quail Hollow Club on Tuesday he relied on that post, according to sources who attended a players-only meeting with the commissioner.

The PGA Tour will sanction any player joining the Super Golf League

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Following a report on Tuesday that the Saudi-backed Super Golf League offered $ 30 million worth of contracts to some of the Tour's top players - including number one world Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Justin Rose and Phil Mickelson -, Monahan reaffirmed that any player who joins the emerging circuit will be immediately suspended and probably permanently expelled from the Tour.

The Telegraph Sport reported on Tuesday that the Super Golf League, which has come to be known as the Premier Golf League, inspires the best players to enter the circuit, which would feature F1-style teams and an international calendar, and which is expected start playing in September 2022.

Mr Monahan acknowledged that the new league posed a threat and that the Tour was aware that officials of the proposed tour had recruited many top players in recent weeks in Florida. He also reiterated his promise to protect the circuit, its players and its sponsors.

According to a player who attended the meeting, Mr Monahan said he was not aware of any communication between Super Golf League officials and any of the major leagues or various media companies that may be included in a new broadcast agreement.

The Commissioner also addressed the Player Impact program, which was created this year, and explained that the initiative is designed to encourage the best players to get more involved in the Tour and in fan engagement.

The program, which will be based on several metrics including a player's Q-rating and social media engagement, is designed to reward the Tour's most influential players with a $ 40 million bonus. .