Brian Rolapp already praised for doing something ‘really cool’ which Jay Monahan never did in his time with the PGA Tour

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Brian Rolapp was only hired as the PGA Tour’s new CEO in June, and he has already had a positive impact.

Rory McIlroy recently had a 90-minute conversation with Rolapp, which convinced the Northern Irishman that the Tour is in good hands.

Now, another world-class player has complimented the executive less than two months after starting his new role.

He revealed that Rolapp has already done something that Jay Monahan never did in eight years as PGA Tour commissioner.

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Harris English praises new PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp after lengthy conversation

While the PGA Tour is already doing well, Rolapp’s job is to take it forward with some key decisions in the foreseeable future.

World number nine Harris English thinks the new boss has shown great initiative in his first two months by speaking to many professional golfers.

Indeed, English has already spoken to Rolapp for around 45 minutes about ways the tour can improve, something that never happened with Monahan.

“I did. I thought his initiative was really cool to call some guys on the Tour,” English said before the Tour Championship. “We probably talked for 45 minutes, and I didn’t know how long we were going to talk.

“He had some great questions and kind of opened the floor to me of… I’ve been out here 14 years. I’ve seen a lot of changes out here, and kind of my thoughts on what’s good, what’s bad, and what needs to be changed. So that was cool.

“I’ve never had that sort of interaction with… this is now going to be my third commissioner. I started out with [Tim] Finchem, had [Jay] Monahan, and now Rolapp, so I thought that was pretty cool with him coming in and just getting everybody’s insight and helping him understand what we do good, what needs to be changed out here. We had a great conversation.

“As I told him, just the consistency of the Tour events, now we’ve raised some levels with the Signature Events, not in essence to the purse, but just how the tournaments run, just the little finer details.

“If we can raise the level of some of those smaller events, just have that baseline of, ‘This is what a Tour event means, this is what we need to have at certain Tour events,’ and I think that’ll help a lot of the players not feel alienated, I guess. To have every event at a certain level that we need to get to.”

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English also commented on the recently announced changes to the PGA Tour schedule for the 2026 season.

He expects to play in all nine Signature Events and is particularly excited about the return to Doral for The Miami Championship in late April.

“Yeah, for one, I’m excited to go back to Doral,” English added. “We haven’t been there in a few years, and that was one of my favorite tournaments that we played. I can’t remember the last time we went there, but I feel like I played it maybe two times.

“But yeah, as a golfer, it’s great to be in those events. I’m going to play all of them. It’s a good time to have your game in the right spot and play a lot of good golf. So that’s kind of how I look at that condensed schedule right there.

“Yeah, it’s going to suck not being in those events, but kind of how the PGA Tour has set itself up is if you want to get in those tournaments, you’ve got to play good. You’ve got to beat people. You’ve got to play better.

“I was a little bit in that position last year. I barely missed out on getting in the top 50. I didn’t have a good round at Memphis last year. I had to play a lot in the fall to stay in that top 60 because I wanted to get in the first two Signature Events, and I knew my schedule for that year wasn’t set, so I had to go out and get it.

“That was weighing on my mind in the final round at Torrey Pines. This means, if I win this event, I can get into all the Signature Events, and I can set my schedule.

“I like how the PGA Tour has set this thing up, that they have pathways in these events, and if you’re playing good golf, you’re going to get in the best tournaments. I love how there’s still a pathway there, and they’re going to continue that.”