no one was happy with the way the pga tour sea-
son began, including tour rules officials for reasons
unrelated to the weather calamity that plagued the
Hyundai tournament of champions. their union,
the professional association of golf officials, is
working without a contract, its previous agreement
having expired at the end of the 2012 season. “as
of this second there are no meetings scheduled,”
the officials’ attorney, christian dennie, said. “i
anticipate we’ll continue to talk and meet.” neither
dennie nor ty votaw, vice president communica-
tions and international affairs for the pga tour,
would comment on what the issues are, though
salary and benefits are believed to be the crux of
the union’s complaints. the union has filed a legal
malpractice suit against its previous representa-
tives, claiming that in collective bargaining it was
responsible for “lost salary and benefits, automo-
bile and automobile insurance, first class travel and
a number of other items.” —J.S.
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