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Interview with Mike Whan on Golf Channel (video, 14:54): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKga2ze6dp4
I think Mike Whan has done a great job and deserves congratulations for what he has done to turn the tour around this past decade.
PGA commissioner Mike Whan made a stunning announcement Wednesday that he will step down sometime this year.
Whan, who recently completed his 11th year at the helm of the LPGA, recently notified the tour’s board of directors of his decision. There is no set date for his departure.
In a letter to LPGA staff, members and sponsors, Whan said that he reached his decision after “many, many months of deep introspection.”
LPGA commissioner Mike Whan made a stunning announcement Wednesday that he will step down sometime this year.
Whan, who recently completed his 11th year at the helm of the LPGA, recently notified the tour’s board of directors of his decision. There is no set date for his departure.
In a letter to LPGA staff, members and sponsors, Whan said that he reached his decision after “many, many months of deep introspection.”
“I simply wouldn’t leave the LPGA if I thought the future was uncertain or not trending straight up,” he wrote. “In fact, even after the challenges we faced in 2020, the LPGA has NEVER been more financially secure, deeper in leadership talent, or more anchored by passionate, diverse sponsors from all around the world. The LPGA is poised for even greater heights, and as such, I’m excited to hand the baton to the next leader and become their biggest supporter.”
Whan will exit as the longest-tenured commissioner in tour history. Over the past 11 years he rescued the LPGA from the brink and guided the tour through a series of financial challenges, most recently the coronavirus pandemic. The LPGA recently announced an ambitious schedule for this year, a 34-event slate that features new tournaments, new sponsors and a record $76.45 million in prize money. In 2010, the year Whan took over, the LPGA had only 24 official events – its smallest schedule in nearly 40 years – and just $41.4 million in prize money.
LPGA board chair Diane Gulyas called Whan a "transformational leader" of the LPGA.
Whan, who recently completed his 11th year at the helm of the LPGA, recently notified the tour’s board of directors of his decision. There is no set date for his departure.
In a letter to LPGA staff, members and sponsors, Whan said that he reached his decision after “many, many months of deep introspection.”
LPGA commissioner Mike Whan made a stunning announcement Wednesday that he will step down sometime this year.
Whan, who recently completed his 11th year at the helm of the LPGA, recently notified the tour’s board of directors of his decision. There is no set date for his departure.
In a letter to LPGA staff, members and sponsors, Whan said that he reached his decision after “many, many months of deep introspection.”
“I simply wouldn’t leave the LPGA if I thought the future was uncertain or not trending straight up,” he wrote. “In fact, even after the challenges we faced in 2020, the LPGA has NEVER been more financially secure, deeper in leadership talent, or more anchored by passionate, diverse sponsors from all around the world. The LPGA is poised for even greater heights, and as such, I’m excited to hand the baton to the next leader and become their biggest supporter.”
Whan will exit as the longest-tenured commissioner in tour history. Over the past 11 years he rescued the LPGA from the brink and guided the tour through a series of financial challenges, most recently the coronavirus pandemic. The LPGA recently announced an ambitious schedule for this year, a 34-event slate that features new tournaments, new sponsors and a record $76.45 million in prize money. In 2010, the year Whan took over, the LPGA had only 24 official events – its smallest schedule in nearly 40 years – and just $41.4 million in prize money.
LPGA board chair Diane Gulyas called Whan a "transformational leader" of the LPGA.
I think Mike Whan has done a great job and deserves congratulations for what he has done to turn the tour around this past decade.
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