GOLF DIGEST lists its 36 Most Powerful People in Golf
     for '98 in its January issue.  GOLF DIGEST's Jerry Tarde
     writes "these 36 fellas get their phone calls returned, and
     they have no trouble procuring starting times at Pebble
     Beach."  Tarde adds: "Women are woefully underappreciated on
     the list, which is to say there is none.  Their absence is a
     commentary on the state of affairs in golf, not the bias of
     this management" (GOLF DIGEST, 1/98 issue).


  
 
    
 
      
RANK
    
    
 
      
NAME
    
    
 
      
POSITION/ORGANIZATION 
        '97
    
    
 
      
RANK
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
1)
    
    
Tim Finchem
    
Commissioner/PGA 
      Tour
    
 
      
1
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
2)
    
    
Tiger Woods
    
Player
    
 
      
3
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
3)
    
    
David Fay
    
Exec Dir/USGA
    
 
      
2
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
4)
    
    
Ely Callaway
    
Chair/Callaway 
      Golf
    
 
      
8
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
5)
    
    
Mark McCormack
    
Chair/IMG
    
 
      
4
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
6)
    
    
Jackson 
      Stephens
    
Chair/Augusta 
      National
    
 
      
6
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
7)
    
    
Arnold 
      Palmer
    
Celebrity 
      &] Arnold Palmer Golf
    
 
      
9
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
8)
    
    
Robert 
      Dedman
    
Chair/Club 
      Corp. of America
    
 
      
7
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
9)
    
    
Jack Nicklaus
    
Player 
      & Golden Bear Corp.
    
 
      
5
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
10)
    
    
Wally Uihlein
    
President/Titleist 
      & Foot-Joy
    
 
      
10
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
11)
    
    
Earl Woods
    
Tiger Woods' 
      Father
    
 
      
27
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
12)
    
    
Michael 
      Bonallack
    
Secretary/Royal 
      & Ancient
    
 
      
13
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
13)
    
    
David Price
    
Chair/American 
      Golf Corp.
    
 
      
14
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
14)
    
    
Jim Awthey
    
CEO/PGA 
      of America
    
 
      
15
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
15)
    
    
Phil Knight
    
CEO/Nike
    
 
      
nr
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
16)
    
    
The Environmentalist
    
 —
    
 
      
nr
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
17)
    
    
Greg Norman
    
Player 
      & Entrepreneur
    
 
      
16
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
18)
    
    
George 
      Bush
    
Former 
      U.S. President
    
 
      
nr
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
19)
    
    
Bill Clinton
    
U.S. President
    
 
      
18
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
20)
    
    
Frank Thomas
    
Technical 
      Dir/USGA
    
 
      
21
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
21)
    
    
Jim Ritts
    
Commissioner/LPGA
    
 
      
17
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
22)
    
    
Henry Kravis
    
Partner/KKR 
      & Co.
    
 
      
30
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
23)
    
    
Johnny 
      Miller
    
Commentator/NBC
    
 
      
12
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
24)
    
    
Rees Jones
    
Architect
    
 
      
19
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
25)
    
    
Steve Mona
    
Exec Dir/Golf 
      Course Superintend.
    
 
      
29
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
26)
    
    
Edwin Watts
    
CEO/Edwin 
      Watts Golf Shops
    
 
      
nr
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
27)
    
    
Colin Montgomerie
    
Player
    
 
      
31
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
28)
    
    
Hughes 
      Norton
    
Agent/IMG
    
 
      
nr
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
29)
    
    
David Leadbetter
    
Teaching 
      Pro
    
 
      
nr
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
30)
    
    
Buzz Taylor
    
President/USGA
    
 
      
nr
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
31)
    
    
Ken Schofield
    
Exec Dir/PGA 
      European Tour
    
 
      
24
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
32)
    
    
Carl Paul
    
co-Owner 
      & President/Golfsmith
    
 
      
36
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
33)
    
    
Tom Fazio
    
Architect
    
 
      
22
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
34)
    
    
Juan A. 
      Samaranch
    
President/IOC
    
 
      
nr
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
35)
    
    
Lew Horne
    
CEO/National 
      Minority Golf Found.
    
 
      
nr
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
36)
    
    
Ben Hogan
    
Posthumous 
      honor for game legend
    
 
      
nr
    
  

        
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