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Article: Who holds the cards on the PGA Tour.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- November 16, 2000
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SAN JOSE _ There was one important thing missing from all the seismic reporting, talk and outrage surrounding Tiger Woods' recent suggestion that he is peeved enough at the PGA Tour to consider bolting from its ranks.
Who is he mad at? The PGA Tour? Well, who precisely is that?
Who are those guys? Who gives them power over the players? Who pockets the most cash when the PGA Tour cranks up the money machine?
I understand Woods is a seminal figure. Even if he's pulling in upward of $50 million annually ($9 million in tournament winnings alone), given the geometric inflation in the PGA's TV ratings and marketing potential associated with his rise, ...