Tim Finchem Quotes (62 Quotes)

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.

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.

We have given a lot of thought to drugs. You cannot not think about drugs with what is going on in today's sports.

If we're not playing golf, I don't know how else we can honor him, ... There's not much of a forum to remind people about Payne. This provides us a way to tell what he was all about.

The PGA Tour's 2005 season continued to showcase the exciting and competitive spirit of our sport. We had a tremendous blend of great play by veterans and breakthrough seasons by young stars, ... We fully expect 2006 will continue producing compelling storylines for fans to follow.

We've been going through a transition phase for a few years. We have Europe trying to find more playing opportunities for its members, sanctioning tournaments here and there, picking up half of their playing opportunities for members. It raises as many questions as there are answers.

We're very pleased with being able to bring the best players in the world back to this particular venue.

The bottom line is, we can challenge the players much more effectively with much more firm and fast conditions. As a matter of fact, in the studies we've done over the last 10 years, the difference between a generally soft course and a firm and fast golf course is an average of five shots in the winning score and about the same in terms of the overall scoring average.

We're very, very excited. This would be important to any tour. It's that good a golf course and it has, within golf, that strong a reputation.

It's a testament to the commitment and enthusiasm of St. Paul's and the community to be able to get together and get this thing done as quickly as they did.

We're watching the storm carefully. We're looking at all options, just like we would during a normal week.

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.

I'm not quite sure what I'm going to say. We've got so many things going on. Given where we are, on the brink of going to TV (negotiations), I don't want to mislead anyone. But I want to give folks a broad sense of what we're looking at.

Tucson has a long and rich history of staging PGA Tour events going back several decades, and we're thrilled that the sports fans in that region of the country will have an opportunity to see this world-class competition.

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.

At the end of the day, it wasn't something we thought we should continue.

We are different from the other sports because we don't have officials out there. If we trust fans on the course sometimes to tell us where the ball crossed a hazard, why can't they call in I see both sides of the argument, but it doesn't happen often.

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.

Overall play should not deviate too much from the way it is now. The fall series will be worth more than just a guy keeping his card.

We're not excited about changes in the golf course being the story at any point in time. We want the golf course and the history of the golf course to be the story.

The PGA Tour is very excited about making golf history in Mexico. One of our goals is to expand the reach of golf, and Mexico has demonstrated a growing passion for the sport.

I don't think we could have predicted the level of reaction for the golf course from the players,

It's very healthy for the pro game to play the same courses as the rank-and-file players, ... I think it's a good message, and it helps in terms of the positioning of the professional side of the game.

The golf course itself has gotten better each time we've been there.

We've always believed we're prepared to do it, ... We can handle it in short order if we need to.

I have a lot of respect for Sandy and his understanding of the game, ... Our design people went out there and kind of got their arms around the scope of the project. That led us to think if it was rebuilt, it could be pretty special.

At least going forward, we know it can be done. ... If the golfers who play here regularly are comfortable with cutting back play for a little while, we can look forward to good conditions the next time we come here.

We're about to get this done, ... We're in discussions with English Turn. We can't play the TPC in April. It's just too much work.

When Hartford had this date in the past, the field quality has been very solid. So if you add an improved overall tournament, the type of energy to make that happen here, plus the Fed Ex cup, we're very comfortable with the field quality we'll get.

With the lack of consistent dates, it's been difficult to grow the tournament. We believe with consistent dates in the fall, we have the best opportunity.

Yes, no question about it. We've had a great week and the golf course has proved itself. When we come back, we've got our challenges to get the course ready again, we all recognize that. But we've cleared that first hurdle.

We play two tournaments in the same marketplace. That's always a concern, because we have other markets around the country that would like to see the best players in the world play. We have five or six markets that we're not getting to.

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.

The goal is to make it as good as we can make it. Hopefully, it translates to a tournament that all of our tournaments can look at as a model, and that's where the bar is set in terms of fan experience, player experience and sponsor experience.

With NBC and CBS having the weekends, and Thursday and Friday coverage on the Golf Channel, our coverage is streamlined. We are delighted with the financial benefits of these agreements.

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.

Henry Picard was one of the country's brightest stars in the decade leading up to World War II, where his victory total compares favorably to the likes of Sam Snead during that span.

No honor is higher than that of being selected by your peers.

We will be investing a number of millions of dollars to give the players a five-star experience, as well as improve the quality for the fans.

And I don't think we could have predicted it would be as balanced as it is, from a long-hittermedium-hitter standpoint. It doesn't really matter what kind of player you are -- if you play well enough you can succeed comparatively, that's what's happened and that's terrific. The players love that.

We're excited about the golf course infrastructure. It should allow us the flexibility to get the kind of conditions we want, whether we're in March or May although we're focused on May.

The Championship Series gives us what we've wanted for a long time - a culminating end to our season.

We know the USGA was already interested in Harding after we got it rebuilt, ... Looking at some of their different championships, I've got to believe the PGA of America would have some interest after this week.

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.

The people who are concerned about this issue, the fans, ought to relax and know there's going to be a lot of great golf here over the years if we keep the course in good shape,

This tells us the people involved here are capable of doing it,

We're in the planning process. We would like to play a full-fledged World Golf Championship in the fall in Asia. It's premature to say where, but our intent is to do something next year.

There was a strong sentiment to do this, and in the end, we determined that it might as well occur sooner than later, particularly now that Arnold has consciously reduced his competitive playing schedule. Arnold has been the face of the tournament for a number of years, and it makes sense that it bears his name to honor his countless contributions to the tournament and to the PGA Tour.

The playoffs are all about starting over, ... (The championship series) gives us what we've wanted for a long time, a culminating end to our season. If we do anything approaching any other sports, it's a huge impact on our overall television position, and it helps carry our audience into the fall.

The Golf Channel is the premier platform for our programming. We wouldn't have said that five years ago ... but today, in terms of how they reach our fan base, we are very comfortable with their distribution.