FINCHEM TALKS SOFTLY ON TPA, BUT WEISKOPF CARRIES BIG STICK

          PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said that he's "not
     opposed" to the fledgling Tour Players Association (TPA),
     but he "just favors the PGA Tour," according to Blauvelt &
     Potter of the USA TODAY.  Finchem said in Atlanta, "I just
     happen to believe that the PGA Tour works very well for the
     players.  It is a trade association ... no different than
     the American Medical Association" (USA TODAY, 10/29).  
          A WEISKOPF, HEY: On GOLFWEB, Tom Weiskopf writes that
     he is "against" the TPA, calling its "complaining" members a
     group of "have-nots."  Weiskopf: "Who are these guys?  What
     have they ever done?  They're the guys who don't do
     anything.  It's the power of mediocrity trying to prevail
     again.  They should concentrate all their effort on trying
     to improve and win tournaments" (GOLFWEB, 10/26).