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Tag - Tim Finchem
PGA Tour Canada: the courses and the veterans
The Canadian Tour PGA Tour Canada had a limited conference call last week — just four writers were invited to participate...
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The Canadian Tour PGA Tour Canada announced its tournament schedule yesterday. Not shockingly it is relatively anemic, with two...
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Sugar Highs and Suntanned Thighs
It’s only the midpoint of the first month of 2012, and many of our friends south of the 49th parallel have suddenly gone...
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And That's a Wrap…Avec Moutard!
MEMO To: Steve Williams From: Tim Finchem, PGA Tour Commissioner Re: Speaking in Public Dear Steve; Please shut the hell up. In the event you wish to speak in public in...
RBC Stepping in to Save Heritage?
That’s the rumor that’s been circulating since key advisors to Royal Bank, sponsor of the Canadian Open seemingly half the leaderboard of any given field, were in the Carolinas...
Els Could Skip Presidents Cup
News came out yesterday that Ernie Els might actually consider skipping the Presidents Cup. Why? Because the PGA Tour couldn’t find a date that didn’t conflict with the South...
For Whom The Bell Tolls…
We all should have expected the first week of the FedEx Playoffs was going to be a wild and wacky weekend, based on the way it started. But I can pretty much guarantee you that NO ONE with...
RBC Canadian Open Players Announced and Other Notes...
Spent the day out at the terrific St. George’s G&CC this morning, first playing the course as part of a media outing, then spending some time with Mike Weir, defending champ...
Tiger Not Tour's No.1 Issue: Ames; The Spin on...
Calgary resident Stephen Ames, known for his outspoken tendencies, apparently told Gord Holder at the Ottawa Citizen, that Tiger Woods isn’t the PGA Tour’s No. 1 issue —...
Sympatico Column: Olympic golf no guarantee
This week’s Sympatico column is now online. Here’s a taste: Golf is now an Olympic sport for the first time since 1904. Sure there’s no course appropriate in Rio de...
Sympatico Column: Finchem's Flex Plan Won't...
I wrote and filed this yesterday, but in the onslaught of material on Sympatico/MSN, it didn’t end up on the site until this afternoon. Now we’re in the midst of another...