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Creating a season-ending playoff system for professional golf is a tremendous challenge. While PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem has been taking a lot of flak lately, he should be commended for attempting such an ambitious venture. While the FedEx Cup has some serious problems, several of the lessons learned can be used to make it better. Whats important is that the PGA has taken its first step towards a playoff system.But if Mr. Finchem asked me for some grouchy advice, Id be happy to dispense them Basically, We think that any playoff system for golfeeds to conclude with a match play tournament. That way, players are forced to compete in every round/event to win all the marbles. We think that a point system should be retained, but only during the regular season. Points would accumulate for each player during the season, and would determine the qualification and seeding for a post-season match play event. This event would include the top 12 players placed into a 16-slot, 4-round bracket system. The top 4 players would receive automatic byes into the 2nd-round.However, Iveever liked typical match play tournaments where a player must beat an opponent over a single 18-hole match to advance to theext round. It allows too many upsets from inferior players riding a flash-in-the-pan hot streak. Instead, Id like to see each round played in a best of three match format. In other words, each player must win two out of three matches to advance to theext round. One match would be played per day, so each round would be played over the course of three days, ifecessary. This format would be dramatically less draining on players who would otherwise play a full 72 holes in a stroke play event. We envision one round per week and since there are only 4 rounds, it would cover the same amount of time as the current FedEx Cup format.Imagine the excitement of watching such an event. The winner would be the indisputable golf champion and truly worthy of the FedEx Cup What do you think
We dont know about you, but We could care less about the FedEx Cup. We know that they made some major changes this year to avoid last years debacle where the winner was decided before the final event even started (a disaster many people including myself saw coming) However, there are still many issues that still make this series a bore-fest.We consider myself to be a reasonably intelligent person having earned a graduate degree from a prestigious institution of higher learning. And yet, We still cant comprehend theew and supposedly simplified FedEx Cup points system. Ive heard all the golf talking heads on TV try to explain it, but it has yet to sink in. Ive tried to read articles explaining it, but We just cant get past the 3rd sentence. If We cant understand itor have the motivation to do so, isnt there still a huge problemIve already suggested changes to make this thing more interesting. But is the FedEx Cup evenecessary Im content with 4 majors and a team event as the major events in a golf season. So far, the FedEx Cup doesnt feel any more important than your run-of-the-mill PGA Tour stop. Maybe its a hopeless case anyway since football takes priority for the majority of sportsuts at this time of year. Regardless, We know that its bad when Id rather watch our beloved, yet pathetic Oakland Raiders and our QB JaMarcus Russell throw to the other team than Tiger cashing in another paycheck.