Jay Monahan (left) will take over for Tim Finchem in less than two months.

It’s Official: Jay Monahan Takes Over PGA Tour On Jan. 1

Posted By: Tom Edringtonon: November 08, 2016In: PGA Tour NewsNo Comments

Come January 1st, 2017, there will be a new sheriff in town for the PGA Tour.

He’s not actually new. Jay Monahan joined the PGA Tour back in 2008 with the thought that he might one day replace Tim Finchem, the PGA Tour commissioner to took over for Deane Beman back in 1994.

Finchem’s 22 years as boss will end on January 1st. Monhan got the official seal of approval from the tour’s policy board on Monday.

Monahan comes to the tour with golf’s popularity in the United States fading a bit.

Finchem was fortunate that after only three years in office, a kid named Tiger Woods turned professional and brought international attention to the game.

Tom Edrington

Tom Edrington spent the first 10 years of his misguided youth as a sports writer for the Tampa Tribune. His career brought him face to face with many of sports greatest stars -- Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Muhammad Ali, Don Shula, countless Hall of Fame NFL stars, more PGA Tour players than he can count. In 1980 he was honored by the Golf Writers Association of America for writing the best news story that year, his coverage of Jack Nicklaus' U.S. Open victory at Baltusrol. Today, 36 years later, golf is still a great part of his life, thanks to competitive playing days and the wonderful people he has met on this fabulous journey.