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What you need to know about Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour’s new commissioner

Published

8 years ago

Nov 8, 2016

The PGA Tour Policy Board announced yesterday that Jay Monahan, currently the Tour’s Chief Operating Officer, will take over as commissioner on January 1. This means, among other things, no more Ice Bucket Challenges from outgoing commissioner, Tim Finchem.

And while golf fans are familiar with Finchem and his legacy, most are probably asking, “Who is this Monahan guy?” Well, here’s the answer.

Monahan joined the PGA Tour in 2008. He has served as Deputy Commissioner since April 2014. He assumed the additional title of COO earlier this year (Finchem also served as DC and COO prior to his appointment).

Monahan graduated from Trinity College in 1993. He was a four-year member of the golf team and a Division II Academic All-American his senior year.

He then earned a Masters in Sport Management from UMass Amherst in 1995 and initially worked in the advertising sector with Arnold Advertising and Bob Woolf Associates. Following this, he served as the director of global sponsorships and branding programs at EMC Corporation.

From there, Monahan was the executive director of IMG Worldwide. He was the first tournament director of the then-Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston.

Immediately prior to working at the Tour, Monahan was the executive vice president of Fenway Sports Group and then the Executive Director of The Players Championship.

He was named the Tour’s Senior Vice President for Business Development in 2010, and was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in March of 2013. According to the Tour, his role included overseeing business development, corporate marketing and partnerships, title sponsor relations, retail licensing, and media sales.

Quite the pedigree.

For some hot takes on the incoming commish’s top priorities, check out what Geoff Shackelford and Jeff Babineau had to say.

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Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship

Published

2 days ago

May 14, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.

While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.

Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.

General Albums

2024 PGA Championship – Monday #1

WITB Albums

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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship

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1 week ago

May 7, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.

From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.

Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.

General Albums

WITB Albums

Pullout Albums

See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.

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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

Published

2 weeks ago

Apr 30, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).

Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.

We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.

Check out links to all our photos below.