Brian Rolapp, a seasoned NFL executive with over 2 decades of experience, had been appointed as Tour's first-ever CEO alongside Jay Monahan. The timing was curious, but with ongoing rifts between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, players and insiders welcomed the move.

A former LIV Golf member is making a bit of history this week on the PGA Tour. James Piot was in the first wave of players to defect to the fledgling league backed by the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in the summer of 2022.

The eighth and final signature event of the PGA Tour season continues into its final round with 70 of PGA Tour's best players still in the field at TPC River Highlands after two golfers withdrew during the early stages of play at the 2025 Travelers Championship in Connecticut.