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Xander Schauffele 'excited' about major PGA Tour change: 'Always a good thing'

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A new era of the PGA Tour has begun, and the game of golf will look a lot different at the end of next year.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan announced on Tuesday that he is leaving the tour next year, and top NFL executive Brian Rolapp was announced as the PGA Tour's CEO.

The game of golf has had quite the discourse over the last three years, particularly due to LIV Golf, which is funded by the Saudis.

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Xander Schauffele hits his first shot on the 14th hole of the North Course during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on Jan. 25, 2023 in La Jolla, California. (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)

It has been over two years since both tours announced they had been in negotiations - but nothing final has ever materialized.

Rolapp, who was speculated to take over Roger Goodell's role, admitted that he has "a lot to learn," but two-time major champ Xander Schauffele told Fox News Digital shortly after the news broke that he is excited about what is to come.

"I think the search committee did a really thorough search to find the best candidate. Someone working on the business side of the NFL for 22 years, he seemed really excited for the opportunity," Schauffele told Fox News Digital. "He sees a lot of potential in where the Tour can go, he wants to hold on to tradition and legacy, but also not really get stuck in that way, as well, if that makes sense. The NFL is constantly pushing its product, and I think someone with that sort of mindset coming in is always a good thing."

Schauffele's sentiments about Rolapp and tradition did not come by accident.

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