Xander Schauffele 'excited' About Major Pga Tour Change: 'always A Good Thing'

A caller era of nan PGA Tour has begun, and nan crippled of play will look a batch different astatine nan extremity of adjacent year.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan announced connected Tuesday that he is leaving nan circuit adjacent year, and apical NFL executive Brian Rolapp was announced arsenic nan PGA Tour's CEO.

The crippled of play has had rather nan sermon complete nan past 3 years, peculiarly owed to LIV Golf, which is funded by nan Saudis.

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Xander Schauffele hits his first changeable connected nan 14th spread of nan North Course during nan first information of nan Farmers Insurance Open astatine Torrey Pines Golf Course connected Jan. 25, 2023 successful La Jolla, California. (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)

It has been complete 2 years since some tours announced they had been successful negotiations - but thing last has ever materialized.

Rolapp, who was speculated to return complete Roger Goodell's role, admitted that he has "a batch to learn," but two-time awesome champ Xander Schauffele told Fox News Digital soon aft nan news collapsed that he is excited astir what is to come.

"I deliberation nan hunt committee did a really thorough hunt to find nan champion candidate. Someone moving connected nan business broadside of nan NFL for 22 years, he seemed really excited for nan opportunity," Schauffele told Fox News Digital. "He sees a batch of imaginable successful wherever nan Tour tin go, he wants to clasp connected to contented and legacy, but besides not really get stuck successful that way, arsenic well, if that makes sense. The NFL is perpetually pushing its product, and I deliberation personification pinch that benignant of mindset coming successful is ever a bully thing."

Schauffele's sentiments astir Rolapp and contented did not travel by accident. Rolapp said successful an unfastened missive posted to societal media that his "goal arsenic CEO is to grant golf's traditions but not beryllium overly bound by them."

NFL executive vice president and main of media and business serviceman Brian Rolapp speaks to nan media during nan yearly convention meetings astatine nan JW Marriott. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports)

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"I'm honored to measurement into nan domiciled of CEO of nan PGA Tour. Golf has 1 of nan deepest histories and galore of nan astir timeless traditions successful each of sports," Rolapp said. "That history and those traditions person inspired generations of players and fans, creating some a crippled and a Tour that millions astir nan world love. At nan aforesaid time, master play is evolving, arsenic are nan ways fans devour sports.

"Over nan past fewer years, nan TOUR has made meaningful advancement successful addressing these changes - from creating much opportunities for players to improving nan competitory building and enhancing nan instrumentality experience. But there's still important activity to do, and unthinkable opportunity remains ahead. From creating nan highest value play merchandise that includes nan champion players successful nan world, to strengthening commercialized partnerships - arsenic I said to players, committee member, and fans successful caller months, I felt drawn to this potential."

It will beryllium a large alteration for Rolapp, going from 2 decades pinch a convention of 32 squad owners to an statement pinch astir 200 players who run independently.

Xander Schauffele holds up nan Travelers Championship Trophy aft winning nan Travelers Championship play tournament. (Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports)

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"The players ain nan circuit — it's their tour," Rolapp said. "Having said that — and we talked a small spot astir this successful our subordinate gathering — I deliberation they cognize what’s bully for fans is besides bully for nan tour. Working successful nan sports business arsenic agelong arsenic I have, sometimes it’s not that complicated. If you deliberation what’s champion for nan fan, it’s usually champion for everybody involved. So I deliberation we’re going to support that mindset here."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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