Duval, too, says he will play about 25 tournaments, which is normal for him. Finchem is aware of the unhappiness among American players stemming from the time proximity of the Tour Championship and Valderrama. The World Golf Championships are scheduled through 2002. At that time, Finchem says the Tour will take a look at scheduling and the inherent conflicts. But keeping everybody happy on five Tours is next to impossible.
Tough choices are inevitable.
And Finchem knows that, too. Meantime, nobody is sure what the exact impact of the World Golf Championships will be in 1999. But exactly how the top players integrate the World Golf Championships into the intricate mosaics of their annual schedules in future years is still not clear.