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I am still not sure if the people that write the headlines at the News and Record actually read the articles or not? There was an article in Monday's paper with the headline-"Securing a PGA future in Greensboro...Priceless."

There are three small points I'd like to make. If you read the article, you would soon find out that securing the event was anything but priceless as Robert Bell wrote:

"Bobby Long, chairman of the Greensboro Jaycees Charitable Foundation which runs the tournament, declined to say how much the foundation paid, and the expense won't be listed on the nonprofit's tax records until next year. But sources familiar with the arrangement said the foundation paid about $525,000 for the services of Steinberg and IMG, the sports management company for which he works."

A better headline might have been "Securing a PGA (TOUR) future in Greensboro for a Price."

I also want to point out that the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro is a PGA TOUR event and not a PGA event.

The PGA Tour is an organization which is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It operates the USA's main professional golf tours.

The PGA is a group of golf professionals that are expert instructors, skilled businesspersons and community leaders. They are uniquely qualified to teach the game and conduct the business of golf.

The article when on to say:

"They got one of the most respected and powerful men in golf advocating for them," said Kym Hougham, tournament director for the Wachovia Championship. "What (Brazil and Jaycees President Justin Conrad) did to turn things around in Greensboro was a big factor in why they are part of the FedEx."

Again this is a small detail, but Justin Conrad was the 2005 General Chairman of the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro and ,in fact, not the President of the Greensboro Jaycees.

These excerpts were taken from the following linl. To read the entire article go to:
http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060807/NEWSREC0105/608070309/-1/NEWSRECRSSGNRL