Jay Monahan
Joseph William "Jay" Monahan IV (born May 7, 1970) is the fourth and current commissioner of golf's PGA Tour. He ascended to this position in January 2017.
Jay Monahan | |
|---|---|
| 4th Commissioner of the PGA Tour | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Finchem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph William Monahan IV May 7, 1970 Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Monahan |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Education | Trinity College, Connecticut (BA) University of Massachusetts, Amherst (MS) |
Early years
Monahan was born and raised in Belmont, Massachusetts, a suburb northwest of Boston. Following graduation from Belmont High School, he took a gap year in New Jersey where he attended the Lawrenceville School.[1]
Monahan was immersed in the sport of golf as a child and went on to play Division III golf and hockey at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where he was an Academic All-American in his senior season under golf coach Bill Detrick.[2] He graduated with a history degree in 1993 and then earned a master's degree in sports management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1995.[2]
Early career
Monahan worked at IMG Worldwide where he played an integral role in the development of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston in Norton, and served as the tournament’s first director at age 32. In 2003, Monahan co-created Golf Fights Cancer, a charity that has raised nearly $5 million for cancer research.[3] Later, he worked in sales for the Fenway Sports Group (FSG) in Boston.
PGA Tour
In June 2008, Monahan came to the PGA Tour as the executive director of The Players Championship, and was named the Tour’s Senior Vice President for Business Development in 2010. He was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in March 2013, overseeing business development, corporate marketing and partnerships, title sponsor relations, retail licensing, and media sales.[2]
Monahan served as Deputy Commissioner for two years and then became the Chief Operating Officer. PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem announced his retirement in 2016 on November 7, and Monahan officially took over as commissioner two months later in January 2017.[4][5]
Personal
Monahan and his wife Susan have two daughters; they reside in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, near Tour headquarters and home of The Players Championship (TPC Sawgrass).
References
- "The Closer: PGA Tour Chief Jay Monahan". Golf Digest. March 11, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- "Monahan appointed as PGA Tour's next Commissioner". PGA Tour. November 7, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- McCabe, Jim (January 14, 2017). "New PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is a people person from Belmont". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- McAllister, Mike (January 3, 2017). "Monahan Era begins". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- Babineau, Jeff (November 7, 2016). "Jay Monahan approved as incoming PGA Tour commissioner, replacing Tim Finchem". Golfweek. Retrieved May 9, 2017.