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PGA Tour Cuts 4% of Workforce as Part of Organisational Restructuring
The tour is not filling 73 open roles and plans to add 30-plus new jobs after an audit guided the restructuring, sources said.
On Thursday, the PGA Tour laid off 56 full-time employees, representing 4% of its global workforce, while leaving 73 advertised positions unfilled.
This transition follows a $1.5 billion Strategic Sports Group investment in 2024 that enabled the Tour's shift to a for-profit model; FTI Consulting audited the organization's structure and efficiency.
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp described the reductions in an internal memo as a "difficult but important step" in the organization's corporate evolution, following a prior voluntary retirement program where 30 employees participated.
Despite the cutbacks, the Tour remains profitable according to internal sources, and Rolapp scheduled a staff-wide meeting for May 11 to address the operational rationale.
The Tour expects to announce 30 or more open roles next week in technology, investor relations, and marketing as it reallocates resources to strengthen its competitive format.