Golf-DP World Chief Executive Pelley steps down

Keith Pelley is stepping down from his role as DP World Tour Chief Executive to join Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the European Tour group confirmed on Thursday.

Keith Pelley is stepping down from his role as DP World Tour Chief Executive to join Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the European Tour group confirmed on Thursday. Pelley had been chief executive of the European Tour since 2015.

"It has been an incredible honour to be the Chief Executive of this wonderful institution for the past eight and a half years," Pelley said. "When I came over from Canada back in 2015, I set out to create a culture of innovation and to grow our prize funds and our Tour for our members by ensuring that we appealed to new, younger and more diverse audiences."

Pelley will be replaced by Guy Kinnings, the current European Tour Deputy CEO and Executive Director on April 2.