They Said It Finchem Norman Couples 2009: Laura Hill

They said it Finchem Norman Couples

LAURA HILL: Thank you for being here and your coverage of the PGA TOUR.
The Presidents Cup is less than six months away. We are inside five months now and the teams are shaping up nicely with a mix of veterans and young faces, which I’m sure the captains will talk a little bit to today. As the event enters its 15th year, the history and the connection to the D.C. area is very strong and so we are proud to be here in the nation’s capitol for this press conference. Let’s take a moment to look back at some of the exciting moments that have built the Presidents Cup into what it is today, one of the great international competitions in golf. At this time I would like to introduce Commissioner Finchem for a few opening remarks and to introduce our captains. COMMISSIONER TIM FINCHEM: Thank you, Laura. Thanks for being here today. We are delighted to have our Presidents Cup captains here. Earlier this morning we are were on Capitol Hill to kick off what we call in the industry, National Golf Day, where the leaders of our various golf organizations are fanning out around the Hill to convey a message to Members of Congress on the economic industry of the golf industry, from the PGA TOUR perspective, the impact of our events which is estimated at $3.5 billion this year and the charitable impact of golf generally, and the PGA TOUR in particular, so we got off to a good start. This morning’s breakfast was focused on The First Tee where we annually come in and explain to members what’s going on with The First Tee Program, which is the phenomenal success, and Greg and Fred were nice enough to convey their thoughts on that subject to members of Congress, as well. But this is about The Presidents Cup and of course The Presidents Cup started here in Washington, D.C. Washington has a long history with the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR golf and the United States Golf Association and the U.S. Open. We currently, as you know, have our annual AT&T National at Congressional. We will be leaving for a couple of years to go to Philadelphia, where we opened up that window for the U.S. Open in 2011, and we look forward to being back here at Congressional for 2012 and the years after that.
We also have the Nationwide Tour Melwood Prince George’s County Open tournament here that will be held here the first week in June. This is an event that again dedicated to charity and we are delighted that Steny Hoyer, the Majority Leader in the Congress, is the Honorary Chairman of that event this year. Teo Sodeman is here today. Teo is the event’s tournament director, and Teo, congratulations on a nice job on that tournament.

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