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

Doug Ferguson. From left, Adam Scott, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, incoming CEO Brian Rolapp, Tiger Woods at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

Monahan will transition his responsibilities to Rolapp and remain on the PGA Tour Policy Board. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan will leave his position by the end of 2026 with the hiring of former ...

Brian Rolapp, 53, has been appointed CEO of the PGA Tour, replacing current Commissioner Jay Monahan by the end of 2026.

Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour commissioner since 2017, will shift his day-to-day responsibilities to new CEO Brian Rolapp before leaving the PGA in 2027.

On Tuesday, the PGA Tour announced Brian Rolapp as its new CEO while also announcing Jay Monahan would step down at the end of 2026.

Jay Monahan is leaving the PGA Tour next year after a decade that ends with a sport fractured by the Saudi riches of LIV Golf. He turns it over to top NFL executive Brian Rolapp.

PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks ahead of the 2025 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. “Brian is the perfect choice for the next chapter of the PGA Tour.