Anonymous Comment/Question of the Week

"Wyndham Worldwide to cut 4,000 jobs
December 8, 2008

PARSIPPANY, N.J.—Wyndham Worldwide Corp., a major hospitality company which franchises Ramada, Days Inn and other hotels, said Monday it would restructure its time-share business and eliminate 4,000 jobs.

Wyndham said in a statement that it is scaling back the scope of its timeshare business as a way to cut its reliance on asset-backed securities. The company did not return a phone call seeking comment.

The job cuts represent about 12 percent of the company's overall work force. The pullback will result in charges of up to $75 million to be taken mainly in the fourth quarter.

Wyndham now expects sales in the timeshare business will be $1.2 billion in 2009, down from $2.0 billion in 2008, as it eliminates sales offices and marketing programs.

Wyndham also reiterated its fourth quarter and 2008 guidance. But based on the changes to its timeshare business and current economic conditions, the company says it now expects to earn revenue of $3.7 to $4.1 billion for 2009, down from previously announced expectations of $4.1 to $4.5 million for the year.

What does this mean for the tournament?"

The ggoblogger is not one to start trouble. First of all I do not speak for the Wyndham Championship. Mark Brazil, Tournament Director of the Wyndham Championship, would be the one to answer this question. He can be reached at (336)379-1570.

My reader(s) have made it clear over the years that they like my photos and my history lessons, but not my editorials so as always thanks for reading the Greater Greensboro Open Blog.

Anonymous Comment of the Week

"It's about time. (The Wyndham Championship moved.) I mean no offense to those who enjoy Forest Oaks, but in all honesty it is a mediocre golf course. It's no wonder we regularly attract the bottom barrel of PGA players to our tournament; the course is bland, unattractive, and completely unmemorable.

Both Sedgefield and Starmount are vastly superior layouts.Of course, with the tournament's current place on the calender (following the PGA Championship and preceding the "playoffs"), players like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson won't come here regardless. But maybe we can at least stop having one of the weakest fields on tour (if not THE weakest)."

(Thanks for reading the Greater Greensboro Open Blog. While the ggoblogger will not argue that Starmount and Sedgefield have fine course designs, I think its hard to agree with the thought that the PGA TOUR's top players stay away from Greensboro because Forest Oaks is "bland".)