One maddening part of professional golf is that sometimes, a decision somebody made in 1904 is treated like a commandment from the Lord. So let’s give a real round of applause—not just a golf clap—to PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp. He isn’t just making changes. He is re-thinking the entire Tour.
Rolapp recognizes that decades of tweaks and being bound by tradition have damaged the Tour. On any given weekend, the PGA Tour is incredibly compelling. From the start of the season to the end, it is a confusing mess of an entertainment product. Rolapp wants it to make sense.
