Major champion makes pointed remark about new PGA Tour chief executive

Lucas Glover says he hopes the new chief executive of the PGA Tour understands the circuit is 'not just for a few guys'. 

Brian Rolapp has been appointed as the established circuit's first chief executive and will gradually take over the day-to-day responsibilities of commissioner Jay Monahan. 

Monahan has confirmed he will leave his post after nine years when his contract expires at the end of 2026.

Rolapp has spent more than two decades with the NFL, most recently as chief media and business officer, and faces a huge task ahead.

"I just want to emphasise [that he] should do what is right for the whole membership," Glover told Golf Channel ahead of this week's Travelers Championship. 

Glover has taken the PGA Tour to task over the last 18 months. 

He has expressed discontent with leadership and governance, criticised the creation of signature events and the reduction of field sizes. 

The former US Open champion previously accused golfers on the policy board of making decisions that only benefit the top players. 

Glover previously labelled their engagements as 'cool kid meetings'. 

He told Golf Channel he believes player directors Tiger Woods, Adam Scott and Patrick Cantlay have done 'a good job', though.  

But he added: "It has seemed top-heavy a little bit in the last few years and I think we're getting back to everyone understanding that it's a whole Tour and not just a few guys."

Xander Schauffele offers verdict on new CEO

Xander Schauffele has also criticised PGA Tour boss Monahan. 

Schauffele previously explained that it should have been Monahan facing the music during the Tour's schism with LIV Golf and not the players. 

The two-time major champion said last June he wasn't opposed to a change in leadership as Monahan had lost the trust of several golfers after brokering the 6 June 2023 framework agreement with LIV's backers behind their back. 

Schauffele said it might be beneficial given Rolapp - who doesn't even have a golf handicap - has experience in a completely different sport. 

"The NFL is obviously a booming business," Schauffele told GC. "They evolve their product. They don't sit still. 

"He knows the importance of legacy and tradition that we have on the PGA Tour.

"He wants to use that [and] keep that in the vehicle as well [implement] some new and innovative ideas. 

"I think the fact that he's sort of not all golf is a good thing for us and, again, the business arm of the PGA Tour is very new so it's nice to have someone like him on board."

Schauffele added: "Golf has been in a weird space. I think maybe it was in a bit of a reactive state with the obvious things that have happened to the game and this definitely seems like a very proactive move by the board and by the Tour to get a big guy up front to lead the way."