Troon

Murphy becomes company’s first director of diversity, equity and inclusion to help lead and manage the company’s initiatives in those areas

Located along the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, Bay Creek features 27-holes of golf, including an 18-hole Arnold Palmer Signature course, and a 9-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course

McIlroy has agreed to invest in the company in partnership with TPG to provide Troon with additional capital, resources, and expertise to build on its market leading position.

Watson, a 12-time PGA Tour winner and two-time Masters champion, joins a growing list of ambassadors that include Justin Thomas, Gary Woodland, Matt Kuchar, Alex Noren, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Colin Montgomerie and Cheyenne Woods as Team Troon members

Troon Prive, the private club operating division of Troon, will manage golf and club operations, food and beverage, golf course agronomy, and membership marketing and programming of the Altoona, Wis., club

Negen to oversee maintenance of the Georgetown, Texas club’s 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Design golf course, its golf practice facilities and the club’s agronomy team