Video: Monahan, Pelley Promote Strategic Alliance On Sportscenter

Since we haven’t heard from Commissioner Jay Monahan or Chief Executive Keith Pelley in a long time, it was a tad surprising to see them on Sportscenter announcing the Scottish Open becoming a co-sanctioned event. While it is historic in some sense and potentially the beginning of more such events, this was more about fending off disruptive forces. A grand vision was not shared and with the lucrative WGC’s fading away all of a sudden and the Rolex Series hardly looking healthy, this was not a game-changing announcement given the dollar amounts floated by disruptors.

You will, however, see that the Global Home does not have a TV studio for such hits. But its meeting rooms have plenty of power outlets and cabinet storage. I’m feeling a Room Rater 4, tops.

If you do watch the segment you’ll hear the ecosystem word a lot and see Pelley struggle to look at the camera, never the most convincing impression. It all seems a bit much given we’re talking about one significant event, two opposite field tournaments, and a co-sanctioning to be named later.