Whan makes surprise decision to leave as LPGA commissioner

Mike Whan is leaving the LPGA Tour after 11 years as commissioner, a surprise announcement Wednesday that comes just three weeks after he guided the tour through a season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Whan did not set a date for when he would leave. ''The LPGA is poised for even greater heights, and as such, I'm excited to hand the baton to the next leader and become their biggest supporter,'' he said in a letter to the LPGA staff, members and sponsors.