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VIRGINIA WATER, England — Keith Pelley is leaving his role as chief executive of the European tour while the organization remains in negotiations with the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund to strike a deal over the future of golf. The tour says the 60-year-old Pelley was taking a job in his native Canada as president and chief executive of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. It owns the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL, the Toronto Raptors in the NBA and MLS team Toronto FC. Pelley has been in his current position for 8 1/2 years. He will be replaced by Guy Kinnings from April 2. Kinnings is the tour's deputy chief executive and executive director of the Ryder Cup.
