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Rolapp Taps Tiger Woods to Lead PGA Tour Overhaul as Voluntary Retirements Offered

Rolapp sets a parity‑scarcity‑simplicity mandate to reset the Tour’s season structure.

Overview

  • The PGA Tour launched a nine-member Future Competition Committee chaired by Tiger Woods to review the regular season, postseason and offseason and propose structural reforms.
  • CEO Brian Rolapp outlined three guiding principles for the revamp: competitive parity, scarcity and simplicity.
  • Rolapp signaled potential changes such as a leaner schedule and fewer sponsor exemptions for underperforming players, framing the goal as creating events that matter more.
  • Separately, the Tour introduced a voluntary retirement program targeting about 5–10% of roughly 1,300 employees, described as modeled on an NFL initiative.
  • Specific proposals and timelines have not been released, and reporting notes rising internal concern as stakeholders await concrete plans.