Finchem's The Only Golf Presence On SBJ's 50 Most Influential

Commissioner Tim Finchem dropped three spots to #14 on Sports Business Journal's annual list of the 50 Most Influential People In Sports Business. Tiger Woods used to make the list but well, they had more important people like Vladimir Putin to recognize.

The list was headed by Fox Sports's Randy Freer and Eric Shanks, vaulted NFL Commish Goodell and ESPN's John Skipper on the heels of the massively popular Fox Sports 1's launch. Apparently we now know who is watching the lightly watched new home of USGA championship golf: SBJ writers! Speaking of them, Abe Madkour and John Ourand explain their odd choice for the top spot in an embedded podcast.

And a big congrats to everyone on the list who appeared ahead of Putin at No. 50!