Contraction of PGA Tour seems unlikely

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    Even as the economy continues to lag and the PGA Tour is looking for a half-dozen title sponsors, commissioner Tim Finchem doesn't envision a smaller schedule in the next few years.

    Over the last two years, the tour has either renewed contracts or found new title sponsors for 12 tournaments. The immediate goal is to find title sponsors for Hilton Head and the World Golf Championship at Doral. Finchem said Wednesday the tour is having "conversations" with various companies that are interested in those events and "we feel good about where we're headed."

    As for contraction?

    "We have to have sponsorship to put on events, so if it got to a point where sponsorship wasn't available, it's always a possibility," he said. "But candidly, we are on track with where we are in most years, good or bad economy, in terms of the amount of work we have to do either to renew sponsors or bring in new sponsors.

    "I think the market is soft generally," he added. "But for our product, it continues to perform well, and we don't anticipate any need for contraction."

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