sports
June 3, 2021
LPGA Board of Directors elects Mollie Marcoux Samaan as Commissioner
The Board of Directors of the LPGA has unanim o u s l y elected Mollie Marcoux S a m a a n as its next C o m m i s - sioner. Marcoux Samaan, currently Ford Family Director of Athletics at Princeton University, will become the ninth Commissioner of the LPGA since its formation in 1950. She will succeed Commissioner Mike Whan who notified the LPGA Board late last year of his intent to step down in 2021. Whan was recently announced as the next Chief Executive Officer of the USGA. Marcoux Samaan will be working with the LPGA Board and the University to transition to her new role in the months ahead.