Scott surprised by McIlroy PGA board resignation

Rory McIlroy stepped down from the PGA Tour's policy board, and was replaced by Jordan Spieth.

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00:00 I guess somewhat surprised. I heard that he was ready to step down earlier in the year,

00:07 but he stayed and saw the year out. But obviously, like his statement, I haven't talked to him

00:13 about it since then, but like his statement said, he feels like he's got other priorities

00:18 and he's giving a lot of time everywhere and he couldn't give the time to this anymore.

00:24 So in one way, that's being responsible rather than holding a board seat and not being engaged.

00:31 I don't think that's a great idea, but so he's done what he thinks is right for him

00:36 and probably right for the tour as well. It's really hard to know if the deal's going to

00:44 go through or not. As everyone knows, there's four or five other interested parties in investing

00:53 in the PGA Tour, like PIF. So management have a lot of work to do to get some final deals

01:03 on the table so the board can have a look at it and see if there's a deal that is good

01:08 for everyone at the tour.