I am unwisely starting this poll during the middle of the Playoffs! You might want to wait with your vote until the Playoffs are over: You get only one chance to vote. On the other hand, for those of you who know the answer already: Go right ahead and vote!
I voted no. I think if they modeled it after the Nascar chase for the cup, it could be better. That is, allow only the top 20-30 to compete in the playoffs. Reset the points and allow the full field to play every tournament, with only those participating in the "chase" still getting points.
Why not set it up like the US Am...take the top 125 and have them play 36 holes stroke play...top 64 advance to match play..if you make it to match play you get some money, if not you get nadda...each round of match play has an ever increasing money prize attached to it so as you advance the prize get larger....losers in match play would get a lovely parting gift....final match play has the biggest dollars attached to it...36 holes, winner take all....if you want to make some concessions to top players you could expand the field to 135 and make the top ten on the money list exempt from stroke play qualifying, so they get an automatic monetary amount because they go straight to match play...the entire tournament would take one week...
I'd like to see them start with the Top 125, then take the best 100 finishers in that tournament on to the next round. Then, take the top 70 on to the third tournament. And, finally, take the top 30 finishers from the 3rd tournament on to the Tour Championship. In my scenario, if Tiger has a bad first tournament, he is out - just like playoffs should be. And, if you want to win the whole thing, you have to play four straight weeks.
You want it to mean something? Make them really play their way into the next round. Also, it gives someone at the bottom a chance to win if they get hot at the right time. And, by the way, you don't need a season long points battle to set the top 125. Just go back to money - whoever gets in the Top 125 and is guaranteed a tour card the following year gets to play in the first playoff tournament.
I think there should be a maybe or somewhat option. I would be hard pressed to say it wasn't at least partly effective after watching Woods and Lefty duke it out last week. I think that sort of play is what the tour desired. However I am extremely disappointed with the current implementation, and I know there has been significant amount of discussion about the current format in other threads. However I don't like the current format that allows players in the top 10 to take a week off and recharge. I was also very disappointed for someone like Fredrik Jacobson who played his butt off and finsished in the top 10 but only advanced his points standings to 13 places to 87 and missed the cutoff for the BMW. There are as many as 16 players this week who need a 1, 2, or 3 to move on next week.
With this format, I don't think the FedEx Cup can be called the Playoffs, becuase the points acumulated during the regular season count for too much. I think the Playoffs should be win (place high) or go home for everyone not just the bottom of the barrel.
I'm voting for the "sort of" category. Last week was great, but the top players are all skipping weeks. It will require some tweaking for next year (if it's still around). How about match play the first week for the lower rated players, with the top ones getting a bye week. Then a two week cumulative tournament, with the points more heavily weighted on those events?
I voted yes but I'm not sure what defines the success. I think it has generated interest in some otherwise uninteresting tournaments.
I really don't understand what they're trying to accomplish though outside of just generating additional revenue through viewers.
Playoffs in other sports finally match up teams in different divisions to determine the overall champion. That doesn't work with golf since they're playing with each other all year long. So we already know who the best is. This is like conference championships in NCAA basketball -- you commonly see two stats (who the regular season champion was and who won the tourney). Most people care more about regular season.
The fact that it's a 4 week event even contradicts this purpose. The point of drawing it out would be to reduce the fluke factor. We already have that through an entire year of playing -- why try to do it again on a limited scale. Just contradictory in my opinion and they don't understand what they're trying to accomplish outside of ratings.
If they want to provide a little late season enjoyment to viewers and players who had a good year then cut the field drastically (major winners and top 15 money list) and play 1 weekend for a huge prize. Maybe single elimination match play even. It works for March Madness.
The format is to drawn out and I feel for the players who do not progress. The Fedex Cup will be short lived and I would think two years will see it out.
September 6th, 2007, 12:57 PM
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