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Canadian, eh? So what?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on July 27, 2009
...or (problem solved 18 months ago when RBC bank came on board), and deal with a horrible spot on Tim Finchem's golf calendar.
The Canadian Open, which has been won by the likes of Greg Norman, ...
Kapalua Saved. PGA Sighs With Relief
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 8, 2009
...ided to break its contract and opt out of its final year, the Tour was without a title sponsor.
So Finchem and Co. decided to pull out of Kapalua - after the resort had redone its greens and complete...
Golf Rejoices as Woods Returns
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 26, 2009
...ckly turning into a so-so Tour season in terms of excitement.
And you can bet PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem is thanking the heavens for some good news for a change.
Woods' swing looks solid - h...
Tour Gets Burned Again
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 24, 2009
... The Beleaguered Commish
2009 is going to be a year that Tim Finchem will want to forget. If he survives it intact.
There is a body of study called Socionomics , the brainchild of Robert Precht...
Finchem Fudges Future
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 20, 2009
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PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem had some interesting things to say about what the Tour faces, given the current economic situation.
Remember, that situation is what Barack Obama referred to as a &q...
Tour To Lose More Tournaments?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 13, 2009
Kapalua's Plantation Course, Hawaii
Everything is related. Make no mistake about it. Yet, when I peruse The stories the golf media is writing these days, it's as if everything is fine.
But it isn't. I have been harping on about the global economic situation for some weeks now...
Daly Confirms Suspension. So What?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 3, 2009
... tour suspension is "not fair in reality but it's probably fair in perception. I wish Tim [Finchem] would get to know the facts better before he makes a decision. I would love to sit down and...
Plenty of Tour Pain Ahead
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 12, 2008
...NFL, major league baseball and, yes, the PGA Tour, all said it was going to be very difficult.
Tim Finchem said, "what we're seeing now is a pullback on spending by corporations".
Inde...
Tough Times Ahead
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 2, 2008
...is bad enough (the man is through, is he not?).
The dark cloud is deflation. I am certain that Tim Finchem looks at the headlines each day and cringes.
Deflation is coming . What is it? In its bald...
Hurrah for the Ryder Cup
in Eagle Par Birdie, on August 18, 2008
...ason, I wasn't interested in watching. This season, even less so. It really is obvious that Tim Finchem's theory of making the back half of the PGA season "exciting" is not working. ...
Atlanta Loses 40 Year Old Tournament
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 9, 2008
There is word today from the PGA Commissioner's office that the AT&T Classic, which has graced the fair southern city of Atlanta, Georgia for 40 years is no more.
AT&T has decided to pull the plug.
Tour Honchos Meet with IOC
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 27, 2008
...ge Lyon, Gold Medallist for Canada at 1904 Olympics. Courtesy: Cyber-golf.com
PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem along with the heads of the European PGA Tour, R and A and LPGA Tour met with Olympic...
Finchem Backs Olympic Bid
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 17, 2008
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Tim Finchem likes the idea of golf returning as an Olympic sport.
He likes it so much that he has made his views official, i.e. public, the first step in gathering support for the idea.
In fact...
World Golf Championships Losing Appeal
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 21, 2008
The Gallery at Dove Mountain, Tucson. Home of the WGC
Tucson, Arizona hosts the first event in the World Golf Championships series which saw round one yesterday.
This is when tour players take a break from stroke play and go head to head in Match Play . And that's probably why the s...
Dangers in New Drug Policy
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 17, 2008
There was more than a little confusion when European Tour players gathered this week for a meeting. The confusion surrounded some perceived discrepancies in the drug lists between the PGA and European PGA tours.
Two of the players - Ian Poulter and Paul Casey - questioned why the PGA list ...
PGA Players Angered By New Rule
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 15, 2008
John Daly: "It's just a bad rule"
There's trouble in River City. Tour players are expressing anger and surprise over the pga tour 's new cut rule which was exercised for the first time this season at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Essentially, as I wrote in a previous p...
Tiger Blows Off Dubai
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 12, 2007
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Courtesy: AP
It was the kind of remark that PGA Commissioner, Tim Finchem, must have nightmares about when he imagines a worst case scenario for his FedEx Cup.
Tiger Woods, fresh of his latest ...
Modern Player vs Old Equipment
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 10, 2007
...re manufacturer or where the engines are from a single engine builder.
Of course, commissioner Tim Finchem doesn't link massive distance with legally juicy golf balls.
So the distance debate w...
Finchem's Pipe Dream
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 22, 2007
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Tim Finchem has reacted to the European Tour's announcement of its own version of the FedEx Cup.
Finchem says the newly minted Dubai World Championship, with its purse of 10 million dollars i...
And The Streets Are Paved With Gold
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 21, 2007
...winner of the money title gets another 2 million dollars.
In an eerie echo of PGA commissioner Tim Finchem, European Tour chief executive, George O'Grady said, "It [the Dubai World Champions...
Finchem's Memo
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 13, 2007
...#39;s true? Then read Geoff Shackelford today. He has reprinted a memo issued by Commissioner Tim Finchem to the PGA membership outlining the coming season.
I have no idea how Shackelford gained ac...
To The Victor, The Spoils
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 27, 2007
...ewhere. After all, there was all that noise being made about the FedEx Cup.
PGA Commissioner, Tim Finchem, promised that the Tour would promote the President's Cup like crazy once the FedEx Cup ...
Drugs and Dollars
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 25, 2007
...ink the penalty has got to be significant".
Woods has been in favor of drug testing since Tim Finchem emphatically claimed that the sport was clean but golf was going to get in line with other s...
The Blue-Collar Crowd
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 23, 2007
...o be there "next week".
No more headlines screaming doom and gloom for the future of Tim Finchem.
It's the turn of the blue-collar crowd.
Is there not enough drama in a field of playe...
Pee In Here, Please
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 21, 2007
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The New Drug Czar, Tim Finchem
Courtesy: AP
It was a touch of irony. On the day that a U.S. sports arbitration board found 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis of the United States guilty ...
Remembrance
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 11, 2007
...yer field had not arrived by Wednesday. 18 of them were planning to fly in.
PGA Commissioner, Tim Finchem announces the next day that the WGC, the Tampa Bay Classic, the Buy.com Tour event in Oregon...
Without Me, You're Nuthin'
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 8, 2007
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Ernie Els has chimed in on the FedEx Cup, adding his voice to the brouhaha surrounding Tim Finchem's baby.
Els claims that the PGA Tour and the players are growing farther and farther ap...
If I Were A Rich Man...
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 6, 2007
...There may be a very good reason why the game's top players are taking turns skipping out on Mr. Finchem's party called the FedEx Cup .
Money.
Of course, that was the giant carrot dangled b...
We're Not Gonna Take It
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 5, 2007
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Courtesy: AP
PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem doesn't know whether to reach for the champagne or the Excedrin.
After enduring Tiger's absence in round one of the much-vaunted FedEx Cup...
The Forget-It Cup
in Eagle Par Birdie, on August 27, 2007
Westchester Country Club, New York
Courtesy: Golflink.com
The first of the "playoff" events in the FedEx Cup series is in the bag.
Has your pulse stopped racing?
A lot was made of Tiger Woods' withdrawal at the 11th hour due to fatigue.
If the PGA was surprised, they shouldn...
LPGA's Banned Drugs List
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 26, 2007
...its players.
The PGA doesn't do it and has no plans to do it, largely because Commissioner Tim Finchem says he has no reason to think drugs are a problem on tour.
Dick Pound, head of WADA and a ...