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The PGA Tour is changing. The question is how, how fast, and what it means for the future of professional golf.
Trey Wingo sits down with PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp for a wide ranging conversation about where professional golf is headed, what the Tour is doing to get there, and why the next 18 months may be the most important in the history of the PGA Tour.
Brian Rolapp came to the PGA Tour from the NFL — one of the most successful sports media businesses ever built. He has been transparent from day one about what he knows, what he doesn't know, and what he is trying to learn. This conversation is a direct window into how the man running the PGA Tour thinks about competition, media rights, player relationships, and the long term health of the game.
What Trey and Brian cover in this conversation:
The LIV Situation This interview was recorded as reports emerged about the potential collapse of LIV Golf. Brian addresses it directly — what he knows, what he doesn't, and what a potential pathway back to the PGA Tour could look like for players like Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau.
The Future Competition Committee Brian breaks down the series of meetings happening every few weeks through June with players and stakeholders about the future of the Tour. The conversations have been productive, sometimes tense, and always focused on one question — how do you make the PGA Tour better for fans, players, and partners?
The Six Pronged Plan In March, Brian laid out a broad vision for the future of the Tour — bigger cities, prime time events, wider fields, and more open pathways for players to compete. He gives an update on where that plan stands, what feedback he has received, and when fans can expect a more definitive answer.
The 2027 Schedule Brian confirms the PGA Tour is trending toward having a much clearer picture of the 2027 schedule before the end of the year and explains why a gradual rolling implementation makes more sense than a sudden overhaul.
Golf in Hawaii There has been significant concern among fans and stakeholders in Hawaii about whether the PGA Tour will maintain a presence there after the Sentry was not held at Kapalua this year. Brian addresses it directly and offers real optimism about the Tour's commitment to Hawaii going forward.
The Masters and Augusta National Brian shares details about his day spent with Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley and what the conversation covered — how the PGA Tour and Augusta can work together to grow the game and strengthen the broader golf ecosystem.
Media Rights and the NFL Comparison The US sports media rights market is worth $30 billion a year. The NFL owns $12 billion of it. Brian is honest about what that means for golf and why the PGA Tour has to keep innovating to compete for fan attention and media partner investment.
What LIV Actually Exposed Brian makes a point that often gets lost in the noise — LIV did not break professional golf. What it did was expose weaknesses in the economic model that had been masked by two decades of Tiger Woods. That exposure has pushed the Tour to improve in ways it probably should have been doing all along.
What Has Surprised Him Most Coming from the NFL world, Brian was not sure what to expect from PGA Tour players. He has now met individually with nearly 90 of them — conversations ranging from 60 to 90 minutes each. His answer about what surprised him most is one of the most honest and insightful moments in this entire conversation.
This is not a press conference. This is a real conversation with the man responsible for the future of professional golf — recorded at a pivotal moment when the entire landscape of the sport is shifting.
Whether you are a lifelong golf fan, a casual viewer who fell in love with the game watching Rory at Augusta, or someone who just wants to understand what is happening at the highest levels of professional sports — this conversation is essential listening.
🎙️ Guest: Brian Rolapp — CEO, PGA Tour
🏌️ Host: Trey Wingo — Trey Wingo Network
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