PGA Head: We'll Be "Healthy" Without Tiger

PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem told CBS News Thursday that he supports Tiger Woods' decision to take a break from the PGA.

"If he's out for an extended period of time, we're going to have a solid year," Finchem said. "We're going to have a solid year. It's going to allow other players to become stars, so we're really healthy, and we're going to be healthy."

But, he added, "there's no question we're going to miss the presence of the number one athlete on the globe." "Tiger spikes the ratings when he plays."

About Tiger's troubles , Finchem said, "he's gotta deal with these issues effectively - and then deal with the fans."

"I want him back. Don't get me wrong, don't want to sugarcoat this, I want him back, we all want him back. He makes our sport healtheir, he makes our sport grow," Finchem told CBS News. "But as he's out, we'll be healthy."

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[NowBeWithThat]

"It's going to allow other players to become stars"
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There it is. As long as Tiger Woods is playing, he is the star.

Golf will go back to being a rather boring monochromatic affair.

[drthvader]

Nobody allowed Tiger to become the best golfer. He just IS.
It mostly has been monochromatic. The sport for gentlemen?
Go Tiger!

[bubbadubba]

"I want him back. Don't get me wrong, don't want to sugarcoat this, I want him back, we all want him back."

Kitty Cat Woods even appeals to men now.
That guy sounds like he is in love with the Kitty Cat.
What a super lover Kitty Cat Woods must be.
(Tigers don't run and hide so he must be a kitty cat).

[drthvader]

bubba: If you are a real bubba, read your comment again and note how silly it sounds.
It is reasonable that golf would want their most talented player back!
He drew crowds, made money.
Go Tiger!

[joetheplumer]

That`s a lie! the PGA without Tiger is not the same.Any competition thirty golfer will agree.

[newsworthy8]

I think you will better. Golfers will feel more competative vs..
He really had us fooled..I liked his golf..but he is a dick, a crummy dick..I hope he reads all these comments. Elin, sock it to him and go back to your nice country..Sweden

[stupa3]

So What!