There is one pressing need, we think, to help us compete, and that is the need to define our season, ... That relates to, first of all, creating a real season, which would include a year-long competition and a dramatic finish to that competition. |
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. |
There's only so many dates. Our objective for the Fall Series is for every week to have the strongest possible tournament. |
This is a tremendous loss for the entire golfing community and all of sports, |
This is a win-win-win partnership that we have in this room today. The players are going to love being here and love playing on this course. |
This move will help ensure that world's best players have an extra week to prepare for the 2007 Presidents Cup, |
This move will help ensure the worlds best players have an extra week to prepare for the 2007 Presidents Cup. We felt the competitors could use an extra week to rest and be fully prepared for The Presidents Cup. |
This tells us the people involved here are capable of doing it, |
This week's tournaments will put us over the top. |
To say any one option is the lead option ... there are issues with all of them. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
We believe Hartford can be a premier event in the fall with a golf course that is very solid. |
We can take a step up with the Players Championship. [The change of date] creates a nice flow in the schedule. |