The famed island green on no. 17
In case you missed the memo last month, the PGA Tour announced that in the event of a tie at the end of regulation at The Players Championship, there will be a three-hole aggregate playoff. Which holes will they play? Well, the final three, of course.
As we reported earlier this week, the PGA Tour has partnered with the China Golf Association (CGA) and event promoter China Olympic Sports Industry (COSI) to form a new professional golf tour in China that will debut in 2014 with 12 tournaments throughout the country.
The creation of China Tour-PGA Tour China Series will be announced today by Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, along with CGA and COSI officials.
PGA Tour official Jonathan Yang (second to the left), VP Greg Gilligan (third from left) and Chinese Olympic Sports industry officials at the Presidents Cup
The PGA Tour is in close talks with the China Golf Association (CGA) and the Chinese government to form a partnership that would launch PGA Tour China, a new professional developmental circuit, according to sources in China with knowledge of the pending deal.
Compton
PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem announced on Wednesday that two-time heart transplant recipient Erik Compton was awarded the first-ever PGA Tour Courage Award. Most of us are familiar with Compton’s inspiring story — the fact he’s alive, let alone playing professional golf at the highest level, is pretty incredible.
Part-time pro golfer and Policy Board Member Steve Stricker opposes the anchoring ban
On the final day of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, the semifinal and finals matches won’t necessarily dominate the headlines and the discussion. Instead, the announcement PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem is expected to make on Sunday will likely overshadow the actual golf.
In two meetings this week 15-member Players Advisory Council and the nine-member Tour Policy Board to thrash out the Tour’s stance on the USGA’s and R&A’s proposed ban on anchored putters, the majority of the players want the Tour brass to ask golf’s governing bodies to back off the rule change. And Finchem, who knows the “game” as well as anyone, will appear on Sunday’s broadcast to inform the world of the Tour’s objection, according to Sports Illustrated’s Michael Bamberger.
Oh my goodness: Deer antler spray is a banned substance?!? I plead ignorance.
In light of admitting to using deer antler spray that may contain IGF-1, a banned substance, Vijay Singh and PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem met on Wednesday afternoon at Pebble Beach.
According to GolfChannel.com, a member of Singh’s management team described reviews of the meeting as “mixed,” but wouldn’t elaborate further.
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