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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With the lack of consistent dates, it's been difficult to grow the tournament. We believe with consistent dates in the fall, we have the best opportunity.
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We play two tournaments in the same marketplace. That's always a concern, because we have other markets around the country that would like to see the best players in the world play. We have five or six markets that we're not getting to.
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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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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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We've always believed we're prepared to do it, ... We can handle it in short order if we need to.
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When I was 10, I had a paper route. One year, I delivered my papers through a hurricane. My mother was against the idea, but my dad, who was a sergeant in the Marine Corps, overruled her. I was determined to deliver my papers.
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What tournaments want to do, typically, is support charities in their community that need the money and charities that are impactful to their community. The better the job the tournament does for the charities, the better they are able to sell the tournament and raise money for the charity.
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That's what PGA Tour golf is all about. It's a partnership with the community to help people to raise money for charity and to do it using golf as a platform.
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If I want to make something known, I have to make a concerted effort to get the word out. Tiger Woods, on the other hand, only has to say something, and it's tomorrow's headlines.
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I've never played golf with Tiger Woods. To tell the truth, I'm not sure that watching him pound it 100 yards past me all day is something I'd like to do.
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We like the fact people who watch the telecasts get excited about something they see.
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The game of golf was bigger than Jack Nicklaus when Jack was dominating the game.
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If I was going to go to college, I had to have a scholarship. By my sophomore year, it was evident golf was not going to be the path.