Jay Monahan is ready to return.
The PGA Tour announced Friday that Monahan will return to his role as commissioner on July 17. The announcement comes nearly a month after Monahan pulled out of the Tour after an undisclosed medical condition.
“Thank you for your support and leadership over the past few weeks,” Monahan wrote in a memo to the Tour board on Friday. “With the support of my family and world-class medical care, my health has improved dramatically.
“I look forward to engaging with each of you – as well as our players, partners, fans and PGA Tour family – to answer all your questions and protect the game we cherish.”
The Tour announced on June 13 that Monahan was stepping down from her daily role due to an undisclosed “medical situation.” The details of this issue are still unknown. Monahan will return to work ahead of the British Open, the fourth and final major championship of the year.
Monahan, 53, first took over as Tour commissioner in 2017, when he replaced Tim Finchem after working as deputy commissioner for two years.
Monahan’s furlough came just a week after he shocked the sport by announcing the Tour was planning to partner with LIV Golf and the DP World Tour. Monahan drew immense criticism for the decision, both from inside and outside the Tour, after his long battle against LIV Golf up to this point. Monahan even once invoked the 9/11 terrorist attacks when defending the Tour on LIV Golf.
The deal with LIV Golf and the DP World Tour still has a long way to go, and multiple investigations into the partnership have since been launched. Two Tour leaders are due to testify before a US Senate committee next week.
In his Friday memo, Monahan said he would focus on “securing a stable path” for the PGA Tour and the sport as a whole.
“We can be confident that the PGA TOUR will continue to lead and shape the game for the future,” he wrote.