PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan will leave his post by the end of 2026 with the hiring of Brian Rolapp as the CEO.

The PGA Tour's new top boss Brian Rolapp has opened up on his decision to quit the NFL, and he has made his feelings clear on departing commissioner Jay Monahan

CROMWELL, Conn. — Jay Monahan is leaving the PGA Tour next year after a decade that ends with a league fractured by the Saudi riches of LIV Golf, turning it over to top NFL executive Brian Rolapp in a new role as CEO.

After officially hiring a longtime NFL executive as its CEO, the go-forward plan for the PGA Tour’s commissioner is coming into focus. According to a report by Josh Carpenter in Sports Business Journal,

The PGA Tour has just entered a new era, naming Brian Rolapp as its next CEO after a months-long search. Rolapp takes over from Jay Monahan, who helped lead the process to find his replacement and will stay on in a supporting role through 2026.

Brian Rolapp, one of the architects of the NFL’s rise to dominance as a media property, has segued to the non-contact sport of golf as CEO of the PGA Tour. The former Chief Media and Business Officer of the NFL will replace onetime IMG exec Jay Monahan in the role.