Fay: "It wasn't that long ago when I made the decision."
/Brendan Prunty talks to David Fay about the unusual timing and the circumstances of his retirement announcement from the USGA. It also allows his paper's photo editor to unearth a photo that Fay would probably rather see burned.
Yesterday morning Fay made good on that promise. In a move that caught the entire golf community by surprise -- including Mottola himself -- Fay, the face of the USGA for 21 years, announced that he will be stepping down effective Dec. 31. The longtime-Summit resident sent out an email to the staff at the USGA notifying everyone of the decision.
"It wasn't that long ago when I made the decision," Fay said in an exclusive phone interview with The Star-Ledger Friday night. "I'm very happy and proud of what we've done at the USGA. It won't feel odd to leave at all. It's been a great run and it's time to call it a day."
Larry Dorman filed this NY Times goodbye piece, while Gary Van Sickle says that Fay changed "the perception of the USGA — as much as that's possible."