"A Brewing Storm? by John Hawkins-Golf World

"Some will tell you the same about a 40-event schedule. Beyond the fiscal implications, the tour is very proud of its charity commitments and civic impact in smaller markets such as Greensboro, N.C., San Antonio and western Pennsylvania. Those tournaments may not make money for the networks, but they're important to the people who attend them and play in them. "Is it necessary to have the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro or Chrysler Championship [in Tampa] if you know Tiger and Ernie aren't going to show up, but $1 million still goes to charity?" said Brad Faxon. "How can you say that's bad?""

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