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PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan announced connected Tuesday that helium is leaving the tour, and Tiger Woods seems excited astir the future.
Monahan volition permission the circuit adjacent year, and apical NFL enforcement Brian Rolapp was announced arsenic the PGA Tour's CEO.
"I'm honored to measurement into the relation of CEO of the PGA Tour. Golf has 1 of the deepest histories and galore of the astir timeless traditions successful each of sports," Rolapp said successful an unfastened missive posted connected societal media. "That past and those traditions person inspired generations of players and fans, creating some a crippled and a Tour that millions astir the satellite love. At the aforesaid time, nonrecreational play is evolving, arsenic are the ways fans devour sports. My extremity arsenic CEO is to grant golf's traditions but not beryllium overly bound by them."
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PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, left, congratulates Tiger Woods aft the last circular of the TOUR Championship astatine East Lake Golf Club connected Sept. 23, 2018 successful Atlanta. (Stan Badz/PGA TOUR)
Woods posted connected X, thanking Monahan for his work to the circuit and congratulating the caller CEO.
"Congrats to Brian connected becoming CEO of the PGA TOUR. I’m excited astir wherever the TOUR is headed. And a large convey you to Jay for everything he’s done for our crippled and for the players and fans," Woods posted.
Monahan himself added, "Brian is the cleanable prime for the adjacent section of the PGA Tour.
"His accomplishment strengthens our enactment squad and reflects our shared committedness to the TOUR’s continued evolution. With Brian’s expertise and vision, and the spot we’ve established with our players and fans, I’m much assured than ever successful the aboriginal we’re building."
Jay Monahan, commissioner of the PGA Tour, speaks to the media successful a property league anterior to The Players Championship connected The Players Stadium Course astatine TPC Sawgrass connected March 7, 2023 successful Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Monahan volition displacement his day-to-day responsibilities to Rolapp and absorption much connected his presumption connected the PGA Tour board, on with the commercialized PGA Tour Enterprises board, done 2026.
"Over the past fewer years, the TOUR has made meaningful advancement successful addressing these changes - from creating much opportunities for players to improving the competitory operation and enhancing the instrumentality experience. But there's inactive important enactment to bash and unthinkable accidental remains ahead. From creating the highest prime play merchandise that includes the champion players successful the world, to strengthening commercialized partnerships - arsenic I spoke to players, committee member, and fans successful caller months, I felt drawn to this potential," Rolapp said.
NFL enforcement vice president and main of media and concern serviceman Brian Rolapp speaks to the media during the yearly league meetings astatine the JW Marriott. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports)
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Monahan's announcement comes amid continued negotiations with the Public Investment Fund and LIV Golf, which were unearthed implicit 2 years ago. No statement has ever materialized arsenic Monahan has continued to get criticism.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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