Ex-PGA Tour chief who quit role over LIV Golf merger frustration lands new job

Jimmy Dunne, a former member of the PGA Tour’s Policy Board, has made a return to the sport after he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Troon Golf this week

Former PGA Tour Policy Board member Jimmy Dunne has made his return to golf,after resigning from the Tour early this year over the lack of progress being made in a deal with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF).

Dunne – who played an instrumental role in putting the PGA Tour’s framework agreement with PIF together – has joined Troon Golf as part of their Board of Directors. Troon are a major player in the golfing world, and currently manage nearly 1,000 clubs across the globe.

The former PGA Tour chief’s appointment was confirmed in a press release on Thursday, with Troon President and CEO Tim Schantz commenting: “We are thrilled to welcome Jimmy Dunne to Troon’s board.

His leadership, experience, business acumen and passion for golf will help the company continue to touch new areas in and around golf and golf-related hospitality. Jimmy’s commitment to excellence aligns perfectly with Troon’s vision, and we’re confident he’ll have a strong impact on the company.”

Dunne himself expressed his excitement on taking on the new role. “I’m excited to join the Board of Troon and work closely with Tim and the rest of his terrific team,” he said in a statement of his own. “I have always enjoyed playing the Troon golf courses and the more I’ve learned about the entire company, the more impressed I have become by all its offerings.

“I’m looking forward to helping Troon any way I possibly can.” Dunne brings a plethora of experience to his new role having been previously central to the ongoing negotiations between the PGA Tour and PIF, which is set to change the face of the sport, brining together the American-based circuit and LIV Golf.