Hard Sell Files: Monahan Notifies Players Of Pending Purse Bumps

In a letter to PGA Tour players, Commissioner Jay Monahan loosened the reins, went to the whip early and rode this announcement way, way too hard.

Call the stewards! Inquiry! No Laying Up summarized and posted the letter to players that screams of greater desperation than you’d expect for such great news:

Memo sent to tour players today announcing:

-FedExCup bonus pool up to $75M from $60M
-Comcast Business Tour Top 10 up to $20M from $10M
-PIP up to $50M from $40M
-Official prize money up to $427M from $367M
-Average purses of $9.1M up from $8M

— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) November 22, 2021

Further details:

-Player hosted invitationals (Riv, Bay Hill, Memorial) up to $12M from $9.3M
-WGC’s up to $12M from $10.5M
-FedExCup Playoff Events up to $15M from $9.5M
-Players Championship up to $20M from $15M

— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) November 22, 2021

Full memo sent to PGA Tour members today: pic.twitter.com/PvUUHD0nsr

— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) November 22, 2021