Tournament of Champions: Why Monday Finale in Kapalua Is Great for Golf

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Published: January 7, 2013

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Before the start of the 2012 season, the PGA Tour announced a tweak to the start of its schedule. It was a tweak designed for golf and sports fans who were being forced to choose between watching golf’s opening event of the season, the Hyundai Tournament of Champions and the second day of the NFL’s Wild Card weekend.

Starting the tournament on Friday and ending it on Monday worked out perfectly. The final round ended just before coverage of the national championship game in college football, so it was a win-win-win for those watching at home. NFL football, final-round golf and college football championship on Monday.

It’s safe to say it’s worked out pretty well in 2013 as well. Because of very uncharacteristic weather in Hawaii, fans were able to watch all the football they cared to since play was scheduled to begin Friday night.

Obviously, this week is an anomaly with the unusual weather featuring rain and high winds that have made the Plantation Course unplayable. But the idea to start and end the tournament a day later than usual is a good one.

Think about it. In addition to avoiding the NFL playoffs, starting the PGA Tour season early in January has always been very iffy in terms of interest with everything else going on. That’s why the decision was made originally.

Andy Pazder, the PGA Tour’s executive vice president and chief of operations, told Golfweek a bit about the reasoning prior to the 2012 season.

“The event is finishing on Monday so the final round will not conflict with the NFL playoffs,” Pazder said. “In addition, it moves the event one additional day away from the Christmas/New Year's Day holiday, which is a plus for the players, Hyundai and Hyundai's guests.”

Beyond all of that, the bottom line on this tournament is that it’s not a full-field event, which makes it an exclusive event. But since only 3...
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