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Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler back PGA Tour’s bold NFL-style shake-up with Brian Rolapp set to take over

Incoming PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has received an early vote of confidence from top players Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler.

The news of the appointment came ahead of this week’s Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut.

FILE - Brian Rolapp, NFL executive vice president and chief media and business officer, speaks during a news conference at the NFL football annual meetings, March 31, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Brian Rolapp is set to take the reigns as PGA Tour CEO by the end of the year
13 April 2025; Scottie Scheffler places the green jacket on Rory McIlroy during the green jacket ceremony after the final round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, USA. Photo by Kyle Terada/Sportsfile
And he’s been backed by the word”s number one and two pleyers – Scottie and Rory

Rolapp, who brings over 20 years of experience from the NFL where he served as chief media and business officer.

He will officially take over from current commissioner Jay Monahan in 2026.

Monahan, who has held the role for a decade, is expected to assist with a smooth transition.

And Holywood hotshot McIlroy speaking before the final ‘signature’ tournament of the PGA Tour season, admitted he hasn’t yet met Rolapp but believes the appointment is a major step forward for the tour.

The Grand Slam champion said: “He’s certainly said all the right things and he has an amazing background with two decades in the NFL.

“He’s helped them expand internationally and help them become the behemoth they have become.

“For him to bring that experience, I think it will be amazing and it’s great that Jay is there to help with the smooth transition.”

Rolapp addressed the PGA Tour membership earlier in the week before world number one Scheffler was left encouraged by the appointment.

The 2025 PGA champion said: “I think it’s exciting to have some new leadership. The first time I heard him speak was yesterday, so I really don’t know much about him.

“I liked what I heard yesterday. Our board and Jay have put a lot of research into finding his successor and to get someone from high up in the NFL is pretty cool.


“He has a lot of experience and some new thought processes he can bring to the tour. I think it’s exciting.”

Rolapp’s focus is expected to centre on strengthening the Tour’s commercial model and global reach at a time of unprecedented change within professional golf amid the ongoing LIV Golf divide.

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