golf-sponsorship Stories - Waggle Room
What Has Been Tiger Woods' True Impact on Golf Sponsorship?
Before last Thanksgiving, Tiger Woods was living his life as he saw fit - cheating behind his wife and childrens' backs, living a double life, and God knows what else. Until both The National Enquirer and Jaimee Grubbs decided to target him, Woods' off-course activities were mostly unsubstantiated...
Ginn Files for Mediation in PGA Tour Dispute
It has been a couple of weeks since we last reported on the Ginn Development drama, but there is news on that front from over the weekend. SBJ's Jon Show reports that Ginn has filed for mediation in their dispute with the PGA Tour over owed sponsorship dollars. Ginn Development Co. filed a...
Sponsors Paying More, Players Playing More?
Jon Show's series on golf continues in this week's Sports Business Journal. One of his articles talks about the calls from Commissioner Tim Finchem, some players, sponsors, and a lot of fans to get more from Tour players on the course. We all know about Finchem's video plea, and the resounding...
The PGA Tour's Sponsor Compromise
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The 19th Hole Golf Show - 1/28/09
On this week's episode: We talk about the announcement of Colin Montgomerie as 2010 Ryder Cup captain, what it means for the competition, and the importance of what wasn't announced. Ryan interviews Global Post European correspondent Bill Echikson about the democratization of French golf and...
Finchem Pleas With Players for Cooperation
Not unlike the LPGA Tour, the PGA Tour is facing a difficult sponsor negotiation period in the next couple of years. With how much the Tour has leveraged the embattled financial sector to sponsor their events for the long term, the Tour will be challenged to renew many of the same sponsors and...
PGA Tour Getting Its Sponsor Ducks in Order
The PGA Tour has been discussing sponsorship opportunities with other companies in the event that current sponsors go under, file for bankruptcy, and/or become unable to perform their sponsor fiduciary duties. The kinds of companies that they are targeting, according to Reuters, include energy,...
Golf Could Have a Big Deal on Its Hands
I don't normally talk about politics in this blog. But, given the purchase of Wachovia and the apparent failure of the vote on the bailout in the House of Representatives, the golf world could be seriously hurting. Sure, the banks that went down so far had a lot of money in with. Merrill was a...
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