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Rumblings: Expansion vote not on Board of Governors agenda

At this time last year, I would have predicted next week’s Board of Governors meeting in Pebble Beach, California, as the moment an expansion announcement was coming.

I certainly wasn’t alone. Many at the ownership and executive level, as well as other media, shared my sentiment.

But an expansion vote is not on the agenda for the owners’ gathering next Monday and Tuesday in Monterey County.

I suppose that can always change if the conversation gains serious traction next week, but for now there is not expected to be a final decision.

The Board of Governors’ ownership executive committee (a smaller group) will meet early Monday before the full Board meeting.