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PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem plans to retire after 2016

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Despite signing a one-year extension as PGA Tour commissioner on Sunday, Tim Finchem plans to step down after 2016, according to Golf.com.

Finchem's contract, which would have expired in June 1, will now end in June 2017. Finchem isn't expected to see out the contract. He just wanted more time to finish global plans he has in place.

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"The length of the contract is really a placeholder," Finchem said Sunday at the Dell Match Play.