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Official Media Guide of the Champions Tour
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Denis Watson won twice in 2008, giving him four career victories since he joined the Champions Tour in 2005.
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Ed moorhouse is co-chief operating officer of the pga tour. He previously served as the tour’s general counsel, later as chief Legal officer. among his areas of responsibility are Legal affairs, Business Development, marketing, retail Licensing, International Federation of pga tours,
Broadcasting, television, pgatour.com, New media and pga tour productions. Business aspects of all three tours report directly to him.
a 1975 summa cum laude graduate of georgetown university with a degree in government, moorhouse received his law degree (JD) with high honors from the university of Florida in 1978. moorhouse was a member of the Jacksonville (FL) law firm Smith and Hulsey for six years before joining the tour as Senior Vice president and counsel for pga tour golf course properties in 1985.
ed Moorhouseco-chief operating officer
charles Zink joined the pga tour staff in 1986. He is co-chief operating officer after previ-ously serving as chief Financial officer. Zink is responsible for Financial Strategies and operations, tournament players clubs, championship management including tHE pLaYErS championship and World golf
championships including the presidents cup, Executive and corporate affairs, Human resources, player/Employee Benefit plans, World golf Hall
of Fame, the First tee program, charity and goLF 20/20. a 1971 graduate of the university of maryland in Finance and Business management, Zink earned a second degree from maryland in 1975. He is a former member of maryland’s golf team. Before joining the tour staff, Zink served four years as a Lieutenant in the united States Navy and had 11 years of experience with price Waterhouse and coopers & Lybrand in both Washington, D.c. and the united Kingdom in large and emerging business, financial management and audit.
charles Zinkco-chief operating officer
office of the commissioner
to expand the pga tour domestically and internationally so as to substantially increase player financial benefits while maintaining our commitment to growth in charity and the integrity of the game.
The PGA TOUR’s Mission Statement
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ed Moorhouseco-chief operating officer
tim Finchemcommissioner
charles Zinkco-chief operating officer
Bill calfeepresidentNationwide tour
Rick AndersonExecutive Vice presidentand chief Legal officer
Rick GeorgeExecutive Vice president and chief of operations pga tour
David Pillsburypresidentpga tour golfcourse properties and Executive Vice president championship management
Henry Hugheschief Executive officer tHE pLaYErS championship
Ron PriceExecutive Vice president and chief Financial officer
ty VotawExecutive Vice presidentcommunications andInternational affairs
Mike Stevens president champions tour
tom WadeExecutive Vice president and chief marketing officer
executive committee
• Honesty, Integrity and Sportsmanship• Having an Appreciation and Respect for the Game• Broadening the Appeal of and Access to the Game• A Commitment to Excellence in Conduct and Presentation of the PGA TOUR• Making a Positive Contribution to Society and Charity• Helping Each Other Achieve Our Highest Potential
The PGA TOUR’s Core Values
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James cramerVice presidentcommunications
Ana LeairdSenior Vice presidentcommunications
chris SmithDirector communicationsBusiness
coMMunicAtionS/PuBLic ReLAtionS
Jeff AdamsDirectorcommunicationsNationwide tour
Ward claytonDirector Editorial Services
ty VotawExecutive Vice presidentcommunications and International affairs
Laura HillSenior Directorcommunicationspga tour
Dave LancerDirectorInformation
Denise taylormanagermedia relations
Dave Senkomedia official
Phil Stambaughmedia official
Laury Livseymanager corporate communications
Steve DennisSenior DirectorcommunicationsStrategy
Michael McPhillipsDirector communications champions tour
chris Reimercommunications manager championship management
nelson Silveriomanagermedia Information
Staff
Maureen callaghanmedia Servicescoordinator
Andrea Adamemedia Servicesassistant
caryn Levyphoto official/ Supervisor
Adam Wallacemedia Servicesassistant
Stan Badzphoto official
chris condonphoto official
Ric clarsonSenior Vice presidentBrand Development
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Staff (cont.)
coMPetitionS AnD RuLeS
Joe terrytournament officialLakeland, FL
Brian claar tournament Directorthe Woodlands, tX
Jim Hallidaytournament officialVictoria, British columbia, canada
Dillard Pruitttournament official greenville, Sc
Butch Brookstournament officialpinehurst, Nc
Skip Whittettournament official rancho mirage, ca
Bill clemmertournament officialDenver, Nc
Gene Smithassistant tournament Directorocoee, FL
Jim Witherspoontournament officialmemphis, tN
Mike Sullivantournament officialocala, FL
tom AlterVice president tournament Business affairs
John WhiteVice president player relations
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Mike Stevenspresident champions tour
mike Stevens, an 11-year veteran of the pga tour, was promoted to president, champions tour in June 2008. prior to his promotion, he served as Senior Vice president and chief operating officer for the champions tour.
as head of the champions tour, a division of the pga tour for professional golfers age 50 and older, Stevens is responsible for the executive management, administration and operational elements of the tour, including rules and competition, player and title-sponsor relations, and tournament business affairs. Stevens reports to the office of the commissioner. Stevens came to tour Headquarters in 1997 after spending 18 Years in Hilton Head Island, Sc, working in various sports marketing and event- management roles including tournament Director of the Verizon Heritage, a long-standing pga tour event. Stevens has also served in senior positions in pga tour marketing, as well as the Nationwide tour starting in 1997 as Vice president, corporate marketing and in 2000, as Vice president, tournament Business affairs and Sponsor Development for the Nationwide tour. Stevens is a graduate of penn State university and is a member of the university’s Smeal college of Business advisory Board.