Among the things that’ve stood out to four of the PGA Tour’s brightest stars about incoming CEO Brian Rolapp has an impressive background, and he’s said all the right things.
By the end of the US Open, those remaining on the course looked more like prisoners than golfers, while those who finished, beelined for the nearest watering hole.That included Jordan Spieth.
The PGA Tour announced a seismic shift in its leadership structure Tuesday, naming NFL veteran Brian Rolapp as chief executive officer of both the tour and PGA Tour Enterprises. You have questions, we have (some) answers. Here is what you need to know about the tour’s leadership transition:
The PGA Tour announced on Tuesday that Brian Rolapp has been named to the new position of CEO. Rolapp, 52, joins the tour after spending more than two decades with the NFL, serving most recently as the league’s Chief Media and Business Officer. “I’m honored to step into the role of CEO of the PGA Read more…
If it was true that this was Phil Mickelson’s last US Open—the words he used were “high likelihood,” now that his exemptions into the one major that eluded him in his World Golf Hall of Fame career have run out—it at least didn’t feel like this would be his last day.
Adam Scott is hungry to right the wrongs from a missed cut at the 2007 US Open at Oakmont which he concedes was “the worst I’ve ever played in a major.”
Battle ready after street fighting his way through 38 holes of final qualifying, Marc Leishman hopes a combination of a special connection to Oakmont Country Club and a confident driver will help his quest to become the first Australian professional to win a tournament at the famed Pittsburgh course.
New Zealand’s Ryan Fox won the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday thanks to what he described as “the best shot I ever hit.” But just minutes earlier, it wouldn’t have been such a spectacular result.
It has been quite the journey for New Zealander Ryan Fox, whose career has played out on its own world tour, defined by victories on several continents in a variety of countries, on tours small and large.
Fox was sixth in strokes gained/approach the green, beating the field average by more than seven shots with his split set of Srixon irons. However it was his 15-degree Srixon ZXi 3-wood that struck the deciding blow.
In his first start since his worst finish this season – a T-47 in the PGA Championship – the reigning Masters champion suffered an extremely rare setback – he missed the cut at the RBC Canadian Open.
Rory McIlroy entered the PGA Championship as the king of the sport, fresh off his Masters conquest that conferred the career Grand Slam and answered all the questions that have followed him for the past decade. But what should have been a victory lap at Quail Hollow turned into an odd week with a disappointing Read more…
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