[On Monday afternoon, the PGA Tour accepted responsibility for the error.] We did make an incorrect interpretation, and communicated it to John, ... It was an unfortunate incident. |
[Pillsbury was quick to note the overall plan isn't an attempt to position the tournament as a major championship but rather a necessary step to] elevate the entire experience ... It's the right thing to do, and it's the right time to do it. |
A number of sites have been mentioned inside the PGA Tour, and Harding would be on that list. Harding has proven itself to be a good venue for unique, significant events. |
Although the deal is not totally done, we like the way it's coming together. And we like even more the potential for the event. We think the community support in Fresno and throughout the San Joaquin Valley is going to be absolutely tremendous. |
Because negotiations are ongoing, we have no comment. I want to reinforce that we are not done. |
Because our discussions with our TV partners are still in progress, it's not appropriate to provide any comment on those discussions. |
If the courts disagree, ... maybe it isn't so cut and dried. |
No. 1, on the site agreement the tour is not directly involved. It's the host organization's job - being led by Gerald Goodman - to get that done, and Gerald is very confident that it will get done. |
There's plenty of evidence that a fall event, given an effective management structure, strong sponsorship and a continuity of dates in the right market, can do extremely well. |
We aspire to stage the best golf tournament in the world. We think we're at an elite level already. But we think we can get better ... this is one of the most ambitious things that's ever happened. |
We do believe we will be able to secure title sponsorship for the event when it moves to the fall. |
We have no current plans to change our regulations and allow their use during competitive play on any of our three tours. Of course, their use continues to be permitted during practice rounds. |
We have no reaction to the story. |
We reviewed it. We don't see it being used in our tournaments. |
We spend a lot of time talking to our tournaments about the need to upgrade what they do. Yet we're the marquee event, and if we're going to urge others to keep raising the standard, we have to show them what it is. |