Bob Combs
Bob Combs
change
We're not contemplating any change for our competitions.
absolutely although coming community deal potential san support throughout totally valley
Although the deal is not totally done, we like the way it's coming together. And we like even more the potential for the event. We think the community support in Fresno and throughout the San Joaquin Valley is going to be absolutely tremendous.
agreement confident directly goodman host job led site tour
No. 1, on the site agreement the tour is not directly involved. It's the host organization's job - being led by Gerald Goodman - to get that done, and Gerald is very confident that it will get done.
continuity dates effective evidence extremely fall given management plenty strong
There's plenty of evidence that a fall event, given an effective management structure, strong sponsorship and a continuity of dates in the right market, can do extremely well.
courts cut maybe
If the courts disagree, ... maybe it isn't so cut and dried.
marquee others raising spend talking time upgrade urge
We spend a lot of time talking to our tournaments about the need to upgrade what they do. Yet we're the marquee event, and if we're going to urge others to keep raising the standard, we have to show them what it is.
reviewed
We reviewed it. We don't see it being used in our tournaments.
ability frame indication secure sponsor time
We've indicated to the organizers that we would like to have a mid-May time frame for their indication of the ability to secure a sponsor going forward.
aware bring continue events harding obviously
We're going to continue to look for ways, over time, to bring meaningful, high-impact events to Harding Park. That's still our intention. ... We're obviously well aware of our contractual commitment.
allow change continues current permitted plans practice three
We have no current plans to change our regulations and allow their use during competitive play on any of our three tours. Of course, their use continues to be permitted during practice rounds.