The PGA Tour announced Wednesday that Maverick McNealy and Keith Mitchell have been elected co-Chairmen of the 2025 Player Advisory Council (PAC) by the Tour’s membership.
McNealy and Mitchell will replace Peter Malnati and Webb Simpson on January 1, 2026, as Player Directors on the PGA Tour Policy Board.
“I think it would be a pretty consequential couple of years and if there’s a time to be on the board, it’s now” McNealy told Golfweek in February. “I want what is best for the Tour. I love the PGA Tour, I love my job, I have enough experience now to understand how things work. I’ve been everything from a rookie working to keep my card to now getting a taste of how these bigger events work. I know enough now to feel like I can speak my mind a little bit and want what is best for the 240 or so members.”
McNealy was the leading vote-getter and will serve a four-year term on the Tour Policy Board. The 29-year-old from Portola Valley, California, is in his sixth season on Tour and earned his first career win at the RSM Classic in 2024. He moved into the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career after a T-3 at the Valero Texas Open on April 6, his fourth top-10 of the 2025 season.
Mitchell, who received the second-most votes, will serve a three-year term. The ballot included McNealy, Mitchell and Rickie Fowler. As previously announced, the PAC will transition to a process that allows for only one PAC Chairman to be elected each year.
“I enjoy the stuff. I think about it so much already it’s a productive way for me to spend my time off the course,” Mitchell said.
The 33-year-old former Georgia Bulldog is in his eighth season on Tour. Winner of the 2019 Honda Classic, Mitchell has qualified for the FedEx Cup playoffs six times and is currently No. 78 in the FedEx Cup on the strength of four top-25s this season.
The 2025 Player Advisory Council was announced earlier this year. Each PAC member serves on one of four PAC Subcommittees, which were established in 2024 with the focus on different areas of Tour business: Business Affairs; Competitions; Pathways; and Tournaments, Fans & Sponsors.
2025 PGA Tour Player Advisory Council members
- Sam Burns
- Eric Cole
- Trevor Cone
- Rickie Fowler
- Brian Harman
- Charley Hoffman
- Max Homa
- Kevin Kisner
- Max McGreevy
- Maverick McNealy (Co-Chairman)
- Keith Mitchell (Co-Chairman)
- Seamus Power
- Scottie Scheffler
- Brandt Snedeker
- Justin Thomas
- Gary Woodland
PAC Subcommittees
Business Affairs
- Patrick Cantlay (Chairman)
- Kevin Kisner
- Maverick McNealy
- Keith Mitchell
- Brandt Snedeker
- Kyle Westmoreland (Korn Ferry Tour PAC member)
Competitions
- Adam Scott (Co-Chairman)
- Tiger Woods (Co-Chairman)
- Sam Burns
- Brian Harman
- Scottie Scheffler
- Gary Woodland
- Tom Whitney (Korn Ferry Tour PAC member)
Pathways
- Peter Malnati (Co-Chairman)
- Webb Simpson (Co-Chairman)
- Eric Cole
- Trevor Cone
- Charley Hoffman
- Max McGreevy
- Stuart MacDonald (Korn Ferry Tour PAC member)
Tournaments, Fans and Sponsors
- Camilo Villegas (Chairman)
- Rickie Fowler
- Max Homa
- Seamus Power
- Justin Thomas
- Austin Greaser (Korn Ferry Tour PAC member)
PGA Tour Player Directors
- Patrick Cantlay
- Peter Malnati
- Adam Scott
- Webb Simpson
- Camilo Villegas
- Tiger Woods
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