Scottie Scheffler on meeting with new PGA Tour boss: "There definitely wasn't any grumbling or shouting"

World No.1 Scottie Scheffler says it's exciting to have some new leadership on the PGA Tour. 

Experienced NFL executive Brian Rolapp has been named as the successor to commissioner Jay Monahan. 

Rolapp has been appointed as the Tour's chief executive and will gradually take over Monahan's day-to-day responsibilities before the 55-year-old steps away in 2026.

Scheffler met with Rolapp and the rest of the Tour's membership ahead of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

Several players have already offered their verdict on the appointment, with the likes of Xander Schauffele explaining how it can actually be quite a good thing that Rolapp doesn't have a background in the sport. 

Rolapp told reporters yesterday he probably plays golf around 10 times a year with his children and he joked his handicap will be kept confidential. 

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

Scheffler, who did not have his best stuff at Oakmont but still produced another top-10 finish at the US Open, agreed the news is positive. 

"I think it's exciting to have some new leadership," Scheffler said. 

"I think Brian will bring some good energy. Literally the first time I heard him speak was yesterday, so I really don't know much about him. I liked what I heard yesterday.

"I think our board and Jay and everybody put a lot of research into finding his successor, and to be able to get somebody from the NFL, especially somebody high up at the NFL, I think is pretty cool. 

"The NFL is obviously a very successful organization. He's got a lot of experience and some new thought processes he can bring to the Tour, and I think it's exciting."

Scheffler was referring to a players' only meeting that was held between Rolapp, Monahan and the membership. 

One player told Golf Channel they usually leave those types of meetings bored to tears. 

But they left that one fired up. 

"I had to leave the meeting a couple minutes early," Scheffler said. 

"It went a little longer than I thought it would, and I had to sneak out at the last second. 

"So I didn't even get a chance to meet him, let alone talk to anybody else about a new commissioner or anything like that.

"We had heard some rumblings that that was going to happen yesterday morning, but it really only happened a day ago. So I haven't really heard the temperature. 

"I assume it's all good things. I liked what I got to hear yesterday, so I would assume that's pretty much the opinion of most people in the room.

"There definitely wasn't anybody grumbling or shouting or anything like that, so it seemed like all good news."

Rory McIlroy yet to meet Brian Rolapp

Rory McIlroy was once a member of the PGA Tour's policy board. 

Had he not resigned, he would have been heavily involved in the recruitment of Rolapp alongside player directors Tiger Woods, Adam Scott and senior figures at the Tour. 

The Northern Irishman said he is yet to meet Rolapp but believes he has so far said all the right things.

"I haven't met Brian yet, but obviously I followed quite a bit of the news and the coverage yesterday," McIlroy said. 

"He certainly said all the right things and has an amazing background, two decades in the NFL, helping them expand internationally and basically become the behemoth that they have become.

"So for him to bring that experience to the PGA Tour I think will be amazing, and I think it's great that Jay is there to help with the smooth transition also. Yeah, I think it's a really positive thing for the Tour."