Finchem's response to noose

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem responded in a statement to Golfweek's magazine cover of a noose. It was referring to Kelly Tilghman's slip on air when she discussed what younger players could do to beat Tiger Woods. She said: ``lynch him in a back alley.''
"Clearly, what Kelly said was inappropriate and unfortunate and she obviously regrets her choice of words. But we consider Golfweek's imagery of a swinging noose on its cover to be outrageous and irresponsible. It smacks of tabloid journalism. It was a naked attempt to inflame and keep alive an incident that was heading to an appropriate conclusion."