Brian Rolapp took care of the new CEO of PGA Tour earlier this week and the golf world seems happy. He joined the American circuit after 20 years at the NFL. Scottie Scheffler, the first star of the circuit and the world n ° 1, nicknamed it an “exciting” decision. However, he admitted not to know much about the former leader of the football league.
Scheffler, speaking before the Travelers championship, admitted to having a low knowledge of Rolapp. The PGA 2024 PGA player said that the revelation event was “literally the first time” that he had heard the new CEO speaks. The winner of the PGA Restless championship praised the NFL as a “very successful organization” and said that the new civil servant, taking over for Jay Monahan, joined the “experience” of the League.
Reacting to the revelation of the new CEO of PGA Tour, Scottie Scheffler, said, quoted by Asap Sports:
“I think it’s exciting to have a new leadership. I think Brian will bring good energy. Literally, the first time I heard him about it was yesterday, so I really don’t know much about him. I liked what I heard yesterday …
I think that our Board of Directors and Jay (Monahan) and everyone has put a lot of research on the search for their successor, and to be able to obtain someone from the NFL, especially someone at the top of the NFL, I think it’s pretty cool. The NFL is obviously a very successful organization. He has a lot of experience and new reflection processes he can bring to the tour, and I think it’s exciting. »»
Scottie Scheffler still to meet a new CEO of PGA Tour
In addition, Scottie Scheffler revealed that he “had not even met” Brian Rolapp. The 28-year-old said he “really had no idea” of the latter and his appointment. He admitted that leaving the meeting early has not yet had an official introduction.
Responding to a media request on the PGAT board of directors, bringing non-golfer as a new CEO, Scottie Scheffler said:
“I really have no idea. I couldn’t even meet Brian yesterday. I had to leave the meeting a few minutes earlier. It went a little longer than I thought, and I had to sneak in the last second. So I didn’t even have the chance to meet him, and even less to talk to someone else about a new commissioner or something like that. “
In addition, Scheffler added that the world of golf is general seems to accept the appointment because there was no “groan or crying or something like that”. He “supposes that everything is good things” concerning the last revelation.
For UNIVERSED, ROLAPP was revealed as the new CEO of PGAT by members of the strategic sports group, including Tiger Woods. The 15x major champion, who is currently recovering from an injury to Achilles, praised the appointment. Interestingly, the new leader also praised the latter for his influence in the growth of the circuit.
Published by Vishnu Mohan
