About the Commissioner

JAY MONAHAN

Jay Monahan took office as the fourth commissioner of the PGA TOUR on Jan. 1, 2017, having been appointed by the PGA TOUR Policy Board on Nov. 7, 2016. He succeeded Tim Finchem, who held the position for more than 22 years starting June 1, 1994.

Monahan, who joined the PGA TOUR in 2008 as executive director of THE PLAYERS Championship, most recently held the position of deputy commissioner as of April 1, 2014, with chief operating officer added to his title on April 1, 2016.

Prior to his move to the Office of the Commissioner, Monahan served as PGA TOUR executive vice president and chief marketing officer, overseeing business development, corporate marketing and partnerships, title sponsor relations, retail licensing and media sales. Prior to being named CMO in March of 2013, Monahan was the senior vice president for business development where he was responsible for securing new sponsors and managing existing PGA TOUR title sponsorship relationships.

As commissioner of the PGA TOUR, Monahan serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the International Golf Federation. He is also chair of both the World Golf Foundation and PGA TOUR First Tee Foundation Board of Governors. Monahan is the co-founder and board member of Golf Fights Cancer, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for cancer-related charities and research organizations.

Before coming to the PGA TOUR, Monahan was executive vice president of Fenway Sports Group (FSG), leading the sales and business development team for the property ownership and representation divisions since 2005. Additionally, he directed FSG’s sponsorship sales operations for the Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball Advanced Media, NASCAR’s Roush Fenway Racing and Boston College Athletics.

Prior to joining FSG, Monahan spent three years as executive director at IMG Worldwide, where he played an integral role in the development of the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts, and served as the first tournament director. Monahan began his sports sponsorship career as director of global sponsorships and branding programs at EMC Corporation. Previously, he worked at Arnold Advertising and Bob Woolf Associates.

Monahan graduated from Trinity College in 1993, where he was a four-year member of the golf team and a Division II Academic All-American his senior year. He earned a master's degree in sport management from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1995.

Jay and his wife Susan have two daughters, Sophie and Phoebe.