Forward Press: Players Better Than Most! Better Than Most!

The 15th anniversary of Gary Koch's memorable call arrives and the phrase carries a little more meaning as The Players continues to aim high as a tournament.

No, not the fifth major nonsense, but as a 21st century tournament taking golf spectating to a new level. As I lay out in this week's Forward Press (with TV times! Joel Beall has the key tee times here), there are several interesting endeavors we'll learn more about in Commissioner Czervik's final Players before handing the keys to the Taj Tim to Jay Monahan.

Other than the silly price to park, the innovations are very fan friendly and exciting. Plus, there are all sorts of leveraging plays if you're into the First World's negotiating ploys.

Speaking of the famous call, Sean Martin at PGATour.com talks to Koch about the call and the various ways he hears it from fans.

PGATOUR.COM: How often do you hear about that call?

GARY KOCH: “I hear about it, surprisingly, quite a bit. Even yesterday, I’m down getting coffee in the hotel lobby at 6:45 in the morning. I’m wearing a pair of shorts and a T-shirt. A guy comes up to me and says, ‘Better than most! Better than most!’ And I said, ‘Yes sir, thank you.’ He goes, ‘I use it as the motto for my pee-wee baseball team that I coach every year.’ You know, that’s kind of cool. That’s kind of nice that people remember it and appreciate it.”