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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The purse increases year to year will not be as steep in the next six years as they have in the last six. Retirement benefits will actually go up more steeply, but our purses . . . will flatten a little bit.
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We are extremely pleased that the greater Hartford region will be part of the FedEx Cup schedule with St. Paul Travelers as title sponsor. This event has a long history with the Tour and has always had outstanding support from the community.
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Working in Washington, trying to make a difference, that was a very meaningful time for me, a period of personal growth.
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I'm a fan of the power nap. About twice a week, I'll stretch out on a little couch in my office for 20 minutes. I don't need a wake-up call; I pop right up, feeling refreshed.
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To be a former PGA Tour player typically means you're about 75 years old. They just don't stop.
I'm not getting into a public debate with Jack Nicklaus.
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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.
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The game of golf was bigger than Jack Nicklaus when Jack was dominating the game.
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We like the fact people who watch the telecasts get excited about something they see.
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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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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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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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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.