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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Sandy had this idea of rebuilding Harding Park, and we decided to work together on getting it rebuilt. And then it took awhile it takes awhile to do things in California. But it works for the community. And we'll see how it works for the big boys.
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The mathematics are such if you're going to compete in the Cup competition, there's a very significant upside, certainly if you're a consistent top player, to perform well just like you are within a tournament structure. So that is a dynamic, and the fact that the way the point structure for this series will be structured almost dictates if you're going to perform well, you've got to play every week.
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You want to grow. To compete effectively -- even if you weren't going to grow, just to maintain your position -- you look at who you're competing with. And everyone you're competing with is changing to get better, sometimes dramatically.
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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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It is always exciting to watch Tiger battle to be the best. We congratulate him on another great season and on the accomplishment of continuing to be the No.1 player in the world.
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This is a tremendous loss for the entire golfing community and all of sports,
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I think it's fair to say that the purse level increases year-to-year will not be as steep in the next six years.
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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.
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This is a win-win-win partnership that we have in this room today. The players are going to love being here and love playing on this course.
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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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It's pretty special. It's nice to celebrate a milestone like this. If more people and more companies really understand what's happening, that can help you grow. This is part of our mission. It's part of our culture.
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The Championship Series gives us what we've wanted for a long time - a culminating end to our season.
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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.
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With the conclusion of the FedEx Cup competition at The Tour Championship the week September 10-16, we felt that the competitors could use an extra week to rest and be fully prepared for The Presidents Cup.