JAY MONAHAN
COMMISSIONER, PGA TOUR, PONTE VEDRA BEACH
The PGA Tour co-sanctions more than 130 tournaments, with all events organized as non-profit entities. Last year, PGA Tour events generated $204.3 million for local and national charitable organizations, bringing the all-time total to more than $3 billion. Monahan joined the organization in 2008 as executive director of The Players Championship and held various leadership roles before becoming the fourth commissioner in 2016.
EDUCATION
| Trinity College (BA), University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
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SOMETHING SURPRISING
| After graduating from college, I joined three friends on a cross-country bike ride. It took 55 days to travel from Kennebunkport, Maine, to Seattle.
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ALTERNATE CAREER?
| Probably something in the financial world
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