PGA Commissioner Finchem Gets Four-Year Extension

The PGA Tour Policy Board announced on Wednesday that PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem received a four-year contract extension, according to the PGA website.
PGA Commissioner Finchem Gets Four-Year Extension
Tim Finchem, shown in this file photo, will remain PGA Tour commissioner for another four years. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Kristen Meriwether
1/11/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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The PGA Tour Policy Board announced on Wednesday that PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem received a four-year contract extension, according to the PGA website.

“We have accomplished a lot, but there remains a great opportunity to continue to grow over the next four years,” Commissioner Finchem said on the PGA website. “It is an honor to work in such a wonderful sport with the world’s best athletes and a terrific management team.”

Finchem is responsible for developing events such as the Presidents Cup, the World Golf Championship, the FedExCup, and the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup.

Finchem has been at the helm of golf’s highest tour since June 1994. He is the third person to hold the title in the history of the PGA.

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