Overview

• The PGA Tour said Jay Monahan will hand over day-to-day duties to incoming CEO Brian Rolapp and step down as commissioner at the end of 2026.
• Brian Rolapp brings decades of experience as the NFL’s chief media and business officer and will lead the tour’s media rights and business strategies.
• He inherits ongoing merger talks with Saudi-backed LIV Golf that began under Monahan’s 2023 framework agreement and are still unresolved.
• Under Monahan, the tour secured a potential $3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group to fund its for-profit arm, PGA Tour Enterprises.
• Tiger Woods welcomed Rolapp’s appointment, praising his respect for golfers and fresh approach drawn from his NFL tenure.