사진 확대 Tiger Woods. AFP Yonhap News Agency
Tiger Woods (USA), the “Golf Emperor,” will take the role of chairman of the Future Competition Committee, which will lead the development of the PGA Tour.
On the 21st (Korea Standard Time), the PGA Tour launched a future competition committee consisting of a total of nine players, including six players. They will create a new competitive system for the PGA Tour,” he said.
Chairman Woods, Patrick Cantlay of the U.S., Adam Scott of Australia, Camilo Villegas of Colombia, Maverick McNealy of the U.S. and Keith Mitchell of the U.S. were among the six players. Also on the list are former chairman of oil refinery Valero Energy Joe Godder, founder of Fenway Sports Group John Henry, and adviser Theo Epstein of Fenway Sports Group.
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolab held a press conference at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, where the Tour Championship will be held, and explained the purpose and plan of establishing a future competition committee. “It is important for professional sports to create the right products and secure the right partners,” Rolab said. “In order for more fans to show interest and raise the value of the PGA Tour, we need to introduce the best competition system,” he said.
“The PGA Tour will undergo significant changes, not gradual changes. The organization that will lead this is the Future Competition Committee. As we aim to increase the participation rate of our fans, we are trying to start everything from scratch,” he added.
Local media in the U.S. predicted that the PGA Tour will look different from before as Epstein advisor joined. Epstein, who was the Boston Red Sox general manager of the Major League Baseball (MLB) at the age of 28 in 2002, is a person who led the development of the baseball world by introducing pitch clocks and others.
The CEO of Rollab expressed expectations for the addition of Epstein advisor. “Adviser Epstein has had a number of concerns with competing systems in various places,” he said. I think I will present a lot of opinions on changes in the PGA Tour in the future,” he explained.
