Global Golf Post - September 5, 2011

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus and NBC Sports Group chairman Mark Lazarus announced Thursday the completion of unprecedented broadcast network television agreements that will secure the PGA Tour’s television rights for the next 10 years.

With current deals running through 2012, the new nine-year agreements with CBS and NBC will extend from 2013 through the 2021 season, coinciding with the remaining years of the PGA Tour’s exclusive 15-year cable television agreement with Golf Channel that began in 2007.

CBS will continue its current package, an average of 20 tournaments through the life of the agreements, while NBC will continue to televise an average of 10 events per year.

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J.B. Holmes underwent successful surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital on Thursday to relieve pressure on the cerebellum and brain stem that has been caused by Chiari malformations.

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J.B. Holmes

The next tournament in America for Tiger Woods will be in California at the Frys.com Open in October. The question is whether he will be eligible for his own Chevron World Challenge, also in California, at the end of the year.

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Former U.S. Amateur champion Vinny Giles,
former Walker Cup captain Buddy Marucci and
Giff Breed have announced the reformation of
ProsInc, a highly successful boutique athlete rep-
resentation firm focused on professional golfers.

Rory McIlroy has pulled out of Great Britain and Ireland’s team for the Seve Trophy.

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The R&A announced changes to the Final Qualifying stage of The Open Championship. Four venues have been selected, one in Scotland and three in England covering the Northwest, Central and South-coast regions.

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The LPGA on Thursday launched USLPGA. kr, the official Korean website of the LPGA.

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Sunice has been named the official waterproof rainwear licensee for the 2011 and 2013 U.S. Solheim Cup teams.

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The 18 exempt nations for the 2011 Omega Mission Hills World Cup have confirmed their pairings for this year’s star-studded event at Mission Hills Resort, Hainan Island, China, from Nov. 24-27.