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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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.
I'm not getting into a public debate with Jack Nicklaus.
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To be a former PGA Tour player typically means you're about 75 years old. They just don't stop.
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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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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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Payne was a great champion, a gentleman and a devoted husband and father. He will always be remembered as a very special competitor, and one who contributed enormously to the positive image of professional golf.
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I think our job right now is to continue to build The Players and make it as good as it can be and probably work harder to connect with fans about it. Stature (as far as The Players being considered golf's fifth major) is something we don't determine; others do that.
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George was a tough competitor who, as many golfers know, was a master with the putter. George will be missed by all who walked the fairways with him, and those of us who got to know him outside the ropes.
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Good tournaments can compete and perform very nicely. And the Tour Championship doesn't do that bad, but it's too far removed. It reinforced to us that if you put something special out there, we can carry the audience with us into September. And if it's a strong enough finish, then the season becomes more important.
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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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It is our plan to include Hartford in the fall schedule.
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It's taken a lot longer than we thought. It's going to be very late in the year before we get to television (negotiations). I would be concerned about that, because we don't like to be within a year of starting the next season. But this year is a little different in the sense we've extended so many title sponsors.
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It's a plus to position the Players in a manner that it flows with the Masters in April and the Open in June.
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I've given Tiger Woods enough of these trophies, so I'm going to let someone else do it.