Is golf becoming the NFL? With Brian Rolapp’s NFL experience , the question is justifiably looming. Moreover, golf relies on the traditional American crowd and tends to lose its popularity when the more modern and flashy NFL season starts. Is that why Rolapp was rolled in? Could be. Yet, Eamon Lynch from Golfweek does have some caution to spare.

“The debate about optimal PGA Tour scheduling is myopically focused on another league—the NFL,” wrote Lynch in his weekly column. “That ignores two things: a core golf fan base that needs to be sustained with at least a partial menu and the fact that only the American market is distracted by football,” followed by “Rolapp’s last job involved catering to NFL fans. He shouldn’t make the mistake of thinking his current job asks the same.”

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