16 Quotes by Bob Combs

We aspire to stage the best golf tournament in the world. We think we're at an elite level already. But we think we can get better ... this is one of the most ambitious things that's ever happened.

We've indicated to the organizers that we would like to have a mid-May time frame for their indication of the ability to secure a sponsor going forward.

We spend a lot of time talking to our tournaments about the need to upgrade what they do. Yet we're the marquee event, and if we're going to urge others to keep raising the standard, we have to show them what it is.

There's plenty of evidence that a fall event, given an effective management structure, strong sponsorship and a continuity of dates in the right market, can do extremely well.

A number of sites have been mentioned inside the PGA Tour, and Harding would be on that list. Harding has proven itself to be a good venue for unique, significant events.

Although the deal is not totally done, we like the way it's coming together. And we like even more the potential for the event. We think the community support in Fresno and throughout the San Joaquin Valley is going to be absolutely tremendous.

Because negotiations are ongoing, we have no comment. I want to reinforce that we are not done.