Tim Finchem
Tim Finchem
Timothy W. Finchemis the current Commissioner of golf's PGA Tour...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth19 April 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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I've given Tiger Woods enough of these trophies, so I'm going to let someone else do it.
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A significant amount of time and effort went into the development of the FedEx Cup schedule to maximize the strength of our tournaments, sponsors and venues, while providing a logical flow geographically.
At the end of the day, it wasn't something we thought we should continue.
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Every other sport has their channel, ... That's not lost on us.
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We will be investing a number of millions of dollars to give the players a five-star experience, as well as improve the quality for the fans.
This week's tournaments will put us over the top.
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This tells us the people involved here are capable of doing it,
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We go so far into the football season, and so far into the fall, that we haven't been able to get the kind of strength we see in other sports. We're the only major sport that doesn't have a playoff system.
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We're very pleased with being able to bring the best players in the world back to this particular venue.
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There's only so many dates. Our objective for the Fall Series is for every week to have the strongest possible tournament.
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This move will help ensure the worlds best players have an extra week to prepare for the 2007 Presidents Cup. We felt the competitors could use an extra week to rest and be fully prepared for The Presidents Cup.
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This move will help ensure that world's best players have an extra week to prepare for the 2007 Presidents Cup,
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At least going forward, we know it can be done. ... If the golfers who play here regularly are comfortable with cutting back play for a little while, we can look forward to good conditions the next time we come here.
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You need to challenge yourself every few years and say, 'Are we taking all the steps necessary to allow us to compete effectively? It may develop that you say, 'You know what? There's no better way to do it, so let's just leave it alone.' It's certainly easier to do that. But I think it's been good to challenge what we're doing, and I think the likelihood is we'll make some changes.