Confirmed: PGA Tour and PIF to meet in person in New York on Friday afternoon — and why John Henry’s role is critical

Onedayaftertheone-yearanniversaryofthePGA-TourandSaudiArabia’sPublicInvestmentFundannouncingtheFrameworkAgreement,PGATourCommissionerJayMonahanandTigerWoodsareleadingagroupthatismeetinginpersonwiththePIF’sgovernorYasirAl-RumayyanonFridayafternooninNewYork. Speakingtoahandfulofreporters,includingSportsIllustrated’sBobHarigonThursday,RoryMcIlroy,whowasnamedtotheTour’sTransactionSubcommitteeafewweeksago,confirmedhewouldbepartofthemeeting,joiningremotelyviavideoconferencefollowinghissecondroundoftheMemorialinDublin,Ohio. McIlroysaidthegrouphastalkedthreetimesaweekwiththeSaudis.TheNewYorkmeetingrepresentstheirfirstin-persongatheringsinceMarch.TheothermembersofthecommitteeareAdamScott,boardliaisonJoeOgilvie,EnterpriseschairmanJoeGorderandFenwaySportsGroupprincipalJohnHenry. “There’sgoingtobepeopleinthatroomonthePGAToursidewhoaregoingtotakethelead,”McIlroytoldahandfulofreportersafterhisround.�