Princeton athletic director hired as LPGA commissioner
This photo provided by Princeton University shows Princeton athletics director Mollie Marcoux Samaan. The LPGA Tour chose Samaan as its commissioner Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the second woman to lead the tour since its formation in 1950. The LPGA said she would spend the coming months transitioning from Princeton to the LPGA. (Courtesy of Princeton University via AP)
This photo provided by Princeton University shows Princeton athletics director Mollie Marcoux Samaan announcing awards for members of the senior class, at the 2019 Class Day ceremony in Princeton, N.J. The LPGA Tour chose Samaan as its commissioner Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the second woman to lead the tour since its formation in 1950. The LPGA said she would spend the coming months transitioning from Princeton to the LPGA. (Courtesy of Princeton University via AP)
Mollie Marcoux Samaan chose to write her senior thesis at Princeton on a historical construct of women in sports and the role golf played. Some 30 years later, she had reason to ask her mother to dig out that 100-page thesis for no other reason than to be amazed on how it all has come…
Mollie Marcoux Samaan, Class of 1991, who has served as the University’s Ford Family Director of Athletics since 2014, will be leaving Princeton to join the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) as their ninth commissioner. The University will undertake a national search to identify its next director of athletics.
Princeton athletic director hired as LPGA commissioner
This photo provided by Princeton University shows Princeton athletics director Mollie Marcoux Samaan. The LPGA Tour chose Samaan as its commissioner Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the second woman to lead the tour since its formation in 1950. The LPGA said she would spend the coming months transitioning from Princeton to the LPGA. (Courtesy of Princeton University via AP)
This photo provided by Princeton University shows Princeton athletics director Mollie Marcoux Samaan announcing awards for members of the senior class, at the 2019 Class Day ceremony in Princeton, N.J. The LPGA Tour chose Samaan as its commissioner Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the second woman to lead the tour since its formation in 1950. The LPGA said she would spend the coming months transitioning from Princeton to the LPGA. (Courtesy of Princeton University via AP)
“The right leader to guide the LPGA’s next chapter of growth, impact and achievement”
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA., May 25, 2021 – The Board of Directors of the LPGA has unanimously elected Mollie Marcoux Samaan as its next Commissioner. 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.