"Finchem says there are still "a number of options," but two sources who are privy to the discussions said last week that the tour is focused on a playoff race that would begin shortly after the PGA Championship and include four tournaments that lead to the Tour Championship, which is reportedly going to be switched from November to September.
The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of their relationship with the tour, said two of four tournaments already have bought into the plan, one of those the Deutsche Bank Championship.Finchem declined to discuss details of any models the tour has considered.
"To say any one option is the lead option ... there are issues with all of them," he said.Mark Brazil, tournament director for the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, said moving the Tour Championship to September -- ahead of the Chrysler -- would hurt the Chrysler's field because players would have less incentive to play in Greensboro."
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That assumes there still is a Chrysler Classic by the time the new system was put in place. I think the the likelihood of the CCG existing past the current contract is 50/50.
All the more reason for BIG crowds to support the tournament this year.
W.M.
The PGA cares little about crowds and history. The dollar will prevail. Time to say goodbye to a tournament experiencing a slow death.
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