Reed Mess Highlights The PGA Tour's Complicated Relationship With Golf

Players Are Not Bigger Than The Game But You'd Never Know It In Some Quarters

The Farmers Insurance Open rules debacle exposed a concerning shift that has accelerated during Commissioner Jay Monahan’s regime: the PGA Tour believes its players are the game. And rules interfering with this need are not kosher.

Tim Finchem made players a lot of money by convincing sponsors they were paying for an association with competitors who pla…