{"id":1037950,"date":"2026-09-02T02:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T02:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1037950\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T02:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T02:01:21","slug":"pga-tour-ceo-brian-rolapp-claimed-to-be-facing-a-problem-in-the-years-ahead-with-rory-mcilroy-and-jordan-spieth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1037950\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp claimed to be facing a problem in the years ahead with Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Four-time PGA Tour winner Kevin Kisner has revealed what he told Brian Rolapp after he was announced as CEO last year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Rolapp will also replace Jay Monahan as commissioner in 2027 and will be tasked with leading the PGA Tour into a new era.<\/p>\n

Kisner raised a major issue Rolapp will face over the coming years involving star players such as Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.<\/p>\n

Kevin Kisner identifies Brian Rolapp\u2019s biggest PGA Tour challenge<\/p>\n

Kevin Kisner<\/a> believes the current PGA Tour stars will have shorter careers than ever due to the significantly higher prize money.<\/p>\n

Successful players such as Rory McIlroy<\/a> and Jordan Spieth<\/a> have already earned enough to never worry about finances again.<\/p>\n

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Kisner has warned Rolapp that this will inevitably reduce their desire to keep playing into their 40s and 50s.<\/p>\n

This would also create a major problem for the PGA Tour Champions<\/a>, which Kisner insists is already a failed idea.<\/p>\n

He revealed: \u201cWhen Brian Rolapp got the job as Tour CEO, he made it his mission to call everyone with a tour card and ask, \u2018What do we do well and what can we do better?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI spent a long time on the phone with Brian early on in his career, and he asked one of what was going to be one of the biggest challenges of his job as CEO. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I told him, \u2018The cycle of your superstars is going to change dramatically in your lifetime as CEO because these guys are playing for so much money now. And you\u2019re not going to have guys who are playing the Champions Tour at 50 to still pay their bills because of the money they\u2019re playing for.\u2019 <\/p>\n

\u201cYour Justin Thomases, your Jordan Spieths, your Rory McIlroys at that point. They\u2019re just not going to play at 50 years old for $300,000 when they have $200 million in the bank. It just doesn\u2019t add up. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn my opinion, if you want to keep your superstars relevant, you either have to lower the level of the Champions Tour or do away with it completely because it\u2019s not a big winner for the PGA Tour<\/a> as far as revenue. It loses. All my Champions Tour buddies are going to come at me for that one. But it\u2019s just not. <\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on the Tour Championship changing to match-play in 2028? <\/p>\n

The Tour Championship is set for a huge revamp in 2028\u2026<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

\u201cI get it. Steven Alker, who won yesterday, needs the money. He never made money on the PGA Tour. He\u2019s out there playing for his livelihood, and good for him. I hope he wins every tournament and makes millions of dollars. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut there\u2019s no way you\u2019re going to talk Jordan Spieth into playing that tour and continuing to help boost your ratings. I think that\u2019s going to be one of the biggest challenges of where the PGA Tour goes in all this restructuring.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, there is probably nothing Rolapp can do to make older PGA Tour players continue playing against their will.<\/p>\n

A more likely solution is that he encourages the Tour to build the next generation of superstars to replace the likes of McIlroy.<\/p>\n

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