In Baltimore, Ken Rosenthal an extensive column on the
Roberto Alomar-John Hirschbeck incident under the header:
"Alomar-Hirschbeck: No One To Say 'Enough!'" Rosenthal:
"There's no commissioner, no resolution, no end in sight"
(Baltimore SUN, 2/19)....Greg Norman, Nick Faldo and Fred
Couples will play in the Canadian Skins Game, the same
weekend as the Canon Greater Hartford Open. Canon USA
Senior VP David Farr said he was "floored and dumbfounded"
that the GHO and Skins Game again conflicted. Farr: "I've
got to call the commissioner and see what's going on. It's
very disappointing" (HARTFORD COURANT, 2/15). PGA Tour
Commissioner Tim Finchem was profiled in USA TODAY by Jerry
Potter. Potter: "In his 2 1/2 years as commissioner,
Finchem has gained the respect of the golf community" (USA
TODAY, 2/18).....CNN's Jim Huber interviewed SI's Jaime Diaz
on Tiger Woods. Huber, who noted Woods played in the
Australian Masters after playing in Thailand, asked Diaz if
there is "any kind of outside pressure" on Woods to play
overseas. Diaz: "Certainly IMG and Nike both would like to
see him play overseas. ... He's certainly under some
pressure from his sponsors" ("Pro Golf Weekly," CNN, 2/16).
