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Reuters
a day ago
- Business
- Reuters
Reports: Brian Rolapp leaving NFL to become PGA Tour's CEO
June 13 - NFL executive vice president Brian Rolapp is headed for a new role as the CEO for the PGA Tour, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday. According to reports, Rolapp decided to depart his role after working 22 years with NFL. The hiring at the PGA Tour has not been confirmed, but NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reportedly messaged team execs Thursday informing them of Rolapp's decision. Rolapp will take charge of PGA Tour Enterprises, the circuit's newly created for-profit outfit, The Athletic reported. The PGA Tour has been seeking a CEO to work alongside commissioner Jay Monahan since December. A few notable names have been linked with the position, including NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps. Rolapp stands as a natural fit, as he has been NFL's lead media and business officer during a period of exponential growth by the league. He is considered a potential successor for Goodell, and a new role as a CEO at a different pro sports endeavor likely wouldn't change that. Rolapp has been in his current role overseeing advertising, sponsorships and media contracts since 2017. Before then, he was the NFL COO and senior VP of media strategy and digital media. He also was the CEO of NFL Network and executive VP of NFL Media. The PGA Tour has a committee that has been in search of the next CEO. It includes Monahan, PGA Tour player directors Tiger Woods and Adam Scott and Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, among others. Monahan, whom Rolapp would report to, replaced Tim Finchem as commissioner of the PGA Tour in January 2017, becoming the fourth person to serve in that role. --Field Level Media
New York Times
2 days ago
- Business
- New York Times
NFL executive Brian Rolapp leaving for PGA Tour CEO position
Brian Rolapp of the NFL is expected to be announced soon as the PGA Tour's new CEO, sources confirmed to The Athletic. Jay Monahan, the current commissioner of the PGA Tour, will remain in his role, but Rolapp — who has held various executive positions at the NFL since 2003 — will lead the tour's new for-profit arm, PGA Tour Enterprises. Advertisement Roger Goodell announced Rolapp's departure in a memo on Thursday sent to team executives and presidents, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Rolapp has most recently served as the NFL's Chief Media and Business Officer, helping the league achieve significant growth in its media rights and sponsorship contracts. He was the chief negotiator for the NFL's $110 billion media deals with ESPN, NBC, Fox, CBS and Amazon. He has held his current role since 2014, and many believed he could be Roger Goodell's successor as NFL commissioner. Goodell's contract has been extended again, as The Athletic reported last month, and that makes it a logical step for Rolapp to seek out experience elsewhere and demonstrate his ability to direct the future of a major sports organization. The PGA Tour CEO role is a newly created position. Rolapp will arrive at the tour during a period of flux for the men's professional game: The PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund, the backer of LIV Golf, agreed to work towards unifying the fractured sport two years ago. But still, there is no real solution in sight, with negotiations between the two parties stalling in recent months. PGA Tour Enterprises, which Rolapp is expected to run, was a product of the recent divide in the game. Strategic Sports Group, a private equity group of major American sports owners, invested $1.5 billion into the new for-profit entity of the tour, which has plans to give players access to those funds in the form of equity. The plans allow for the Public Investment Fund to come in and match that investment, if negotiations eventually come to fruition. LIV Golf recently brought on a new CEO as well in Scott O'Neil. Despite Rolapp's expected hire, Monahan will remain the PGA Tour commissioner and presumably will continue to sit on the PGA Tour Enterprises Board. Monahan has been criticized heavily across the board for his and the tour's refusal to communicate with the PIF as LIV Golf launched. Many players vocalized their lack of trust in Monahan after he seemingly reversed course on his word and went behind players' backs to strike a deal with the Saudis. Since the framework agreement between the PGA Tour and the PIF was announced two years ago, Monahan has conceded that the rival LIV Golf league has pushed the PGA Tour to evolve. The PGA Tour, which typically avoids making off-course news during major championship weeks, declined to comment.
Irish Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Five biggest threats to Rory McIlroy winning the US PGA Championship
Scottie Scheffler Scottie Scheffler after winning the CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2025 in Texas on May 4th. Photograph:He's back, if he ever truly went away. Scheffler's wait for a first win of the season came in rather spectacular style at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson where he had 12 shots to spare over Erik Van Rooyen in shooting a 31-under-par total of 253, which equalled the low 72-holes total on the PGA Tour. Scheffler had a slow start to the year after suffering a hand injury over the Christmas period but the world number one has fully recovered and will be McIlroy's main challenger. Odds: 9/2 Joaquin Niemann The Chilean has been the standout player on the LIV Golf circuit this season with three wins (in Adelaide, Singapore and Mexico). Niemann's two career wins on the PGA Tour (the Greenbrier in 2019 and the Genesis in 2022) came before his move to LIV. His form in the majors – no top-10s in 23 appearances (with a best finish of tied-16th in the 2023 Masters) – is at odds with his undoubted talent. His form suggests he is ready to finally contend. Odds: 28/1 READ MORE Justin Rose Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy shake hands after the first playoff hole during the final round of the 2025 Masters in Augusta, Georgia on April 13th. Photograph:Ageing like a fine wine, the Englishman – with one career Major title, the US Open back in 2013 – has contended strongly in each of the last two Majors: he was runner-up to Xander Schauffele in last year's Open at Troon and lost out to Rory McIlroy in a playoff at the Masters. Started the year ranked 55th in the world and has moved up to 14th on the back of good form. Odds: 55/1 Collin Morikawa Collin Morikawa. Photograph: Emilee Chinn/Getty The two-time Major champion – US PGA in 2020 and The Open in 2021 – hasn't won since the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour since the Zozo Championship at the tailend of 2023 but has posted two runner-up finishes so far this season. He has recently changed caddie to tour veteran Joe Greiner. Odds: 20/1 Justin Thomas Two-time PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas. Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA Wire Back to the scene of his great win in the 2017 US PGA Championship, Thomas has hit a rich vein of form. He hasn't missed a cut all year and his impressive win in the RBC Heritage gave him his fifth top-10 finish in 10 tournaments this season. Odds: 20/1
