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) |
| 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. |
| ALTERNATE CAREER? | Probably something in the financial world |