Tim Finchem’s parting shot puts European Tour on alert

PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said he regrets not being able to make progress on making a single global tour — a statement that will be watched with interest by the European Tour.

Speaking ahead of this week’s season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta, Finchem, who is to step down from the role at the end of the season, addressed a variety of issues in his final formal news conference after just over 22 years as boss of the US-based circuit.

Asked about his regrets as he prepares to step down at the end of the year, he spoke of only one, not quite invoking Frank Sinatra’s famous line of “too few to mention” though he came very close.