Brian Rolapp will take over day-to-day operations of the PGA Tour as Commissioner Jay Monahan’s time ends
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TherearelikelymanyreasonsthatBrianRolappwashiredasthenewCEOofthePGATour,andseveralreasonsthathewilltakeoverday-to-dayoperationsofthemen’stourwhileCommissionerJayMonahanslowlyheadstowardtheendofhiscontractin2026.
Inmanyways,itseemslikeMonahanbeattheoddsbystayinginhisjobsolong,twoyearsafterhisannouncementofadealwiththeSaudiArabianPublicInvestmentFundcausedquestioningandevenangerfromrank-and-filetourmembersovertheproposeddeal.
RolappwillhavetodealwiththecontinuingeffortstoendthesplitinthegamebetweenthePGATourandLIVTour.ButprettyhighupamongthosereasonsRolapphasthenewCEOjobhastobeRolapp’spreviouspositionwiththeNationalFootballLeague,theunstoppablesteamrollerofAmericansports.
Rolapp,yousee,wasmostrecentlythechiefmediaandbusinessofficeroftheNFL.Inthatcapacity,hewasanintegralpartofmediarightsnegotiationsfortheleague,andweallknowthatitismediamoneythatpushestheNFLtohigherandhigherheightseach
