Wesley Bryan slams PGA Tour leadership and calls for new leader to take charge

Wesley Bryan has launched a fresh and forthright criticism of the PGA Tour, questioning its leadership and claiming he has been unfairly treated following his suspension over LIV Golf-related content.

The former PGA Tour player, who has since become a prominent YouTube golf creator, was suspended indefinitely after featuring in a LIV Golf YouTube event. Bryan has previously said he had come to terms with the decision — until Brooks Koepka was allowed to return to the PGA Tour under negotiated conditions last month. 

Koepka, a five-time major champion, quit LIV Golf at the end of 2025 and was permitted to rejoin the PGA Tour immediately after agreeing to donate $5 million to charity and comply with a series of additional terms. 

Bryan, however, says his own attempts to return to the PGA Tour have been repeatedly blocked, despite not competing in a LIV-sanctioned tournament.

That contrast has clearly struck a nerve.

Speaking in a lie detector-style video filmed with Takomo Golf, which you can watch below, Bryan was asked directly for his opinion on the PGA Tour’s leadership where Brian Rolapp is now at the helm. 

He did not hold back.

“As the New Zealand squad would say,” Bryan said, “I think that most of them are muppets.”

When pressed on who he believes should be running the PGA Tour instead, Bryan named billionaire entrepreneur and former Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

“George and I were actually talking about this,” Bryan explained. “I think if you had somebody that was outside of golf, but in sport.

“If you had someone like Mark Cuban come in and run it — business savvy, sports savvy, very influential — I think someone like him would be a fantastic leader of the organisation.”

Cuban is widely regarded as one of the most successful owners in American sport, having overseen the Mavericks’ rise to the 2011 NBA Championship. He is now a lead investor in Indiana Hoosiers college football, who recently won the National Championship. However, he has no direct experience of running a global sports league, which would represent a significant challenge.

Despite that, Cuban’s past comments on LIV Golf suggest he would be sympathetic to Bryan’s position.

Appearing on the Full Send Podcast in 2022, Cuban previously defended players who accepted LIV Golf contracts, pointing to the financial uncertainty that defines professional golf careers.

“There’s a price for everything,” Cuban said. 

“From a golfer’s perspective, you bust your ass and there’s complete uncertainty. You don’t know how much you’re gonna make.

“You’ve got a limited lifespan in your golf career. If you’re apolitical and someone offers you 30, 40, 50 million dollars, your family’s more important than what the media’s gonna say about you.”

While the prospect of Cuban running the PGA Tour remains purely hypothetical, Bryan’s comments underline growing frustration among players and creators who feel caught in the crossfire of golf’s ongoing divide. 

For Bryan, the issue is no longer just about his suspension — but about what he sees as inconsistency and double standards at the very top of the game.