Quite a weekend for the good people of New Orleans. From Jazzfest to Reggie Bush and the Zurich Classic, the Big Easy is back. Maybe not entirely, sure, but the signs are good.
With all the excitement surrounding Bush, it’ll be easy to minimize the PGA Tour’s role in this pivotal weekend. But after Katrina, commish Tim Finchem could’ve easily followed the government’s lead and simply ignored New Orleans. Katrina left the TPC of Louisiana battered and bruised (it’s still months away from reopening), giving Finchem a clear opening to move the event. To his credit, Finchem remained committed to New ...
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