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Dids · #51 08-27-2007, 07:18 PM

Another thought: Something like the Fed EX cup fails the minute people can play a variable schedule. Say Tiger has one year where he just says [censored] itonly plays like 8 events, wins 4 of them. He doesn't win cup, but you'd be hard pressed to find people (save Euro!) who still don't think he's the best golfer. This whole thing is stupid until there's some notion that it's really going to reflect the best player in a given year.

tuq · #52 08-27-2007, 09:39 PM

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This whole thing is stupid until there's some notion that it's really going to reflect the best player in a given year.

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Generally I agree, but I still think we need to see this thing through. Golf is a streaky thing, even for Bitcho's boy, so let's say in the next three weeks Tiger has a slump by his standards and only logs two top fives, but Stricker wins one more and does decently in another and wins it all. Are we going to say Stricker > Woods? Of course not. But it is drama - albeit manufactured - thus we must play along.

Dids, the whole point of this wasn't to "identify the best player", it was to get more eyeballs on the events. Whether that happens remains to be seen. Anybody with a clue will tell you that a seeded golf event produces the "best" player only a small fraction of the time anyway - the 64th best player in the world is still going to beat Tiger in a match 2-3 times out of ten. That would never happen in the NCAA tournament, or in Wimbledon. I'm a traditionalist, always, but I see no reason to try not to at least enjoy the next three weeks.

K-Slay · #53 08-27-2007, 09:42 PM

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Another thought: Something like the Fed EX cup fails the minute people can play a variable schedule. Say Tiger has one year where he just says [censored] itonly plays like 8 events, wins 4 of them. He doesn't win cup, but you'd be hard pressed to find people (save Euro!) who still don't think he's the best golfer. This whole thing is stupid until there's some notion that it's really going to reflect the best player in a given year.

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Dids I agree with some of what you are saying, but I think the excitement of a playoff is sometimes the best player/team doesn't win. See last years MLB playoffs. I like that everyone has a chance, just your performance throughout dictates how good of a chance you have.

westhoff · #54 08-27-2007, 11:10 PM

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Another thought: Something like the Fed EX cup fails the minute people can play a variable schedule. Say Tiger has one year where he just says [censored] itonly plays like 8 events, wins 4 of them. He doesn't win cup, but you'd be hard pressed to find people (save Euro!) who
still don't think he's the best golfer. This whole thing is stupid until there's some notion that it's really going to reflect the best player in a given year.

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Dids I agree with some of what you are saying, but I think the excitement of a playoff is sometimes the best player/team doesn't win. See last years NBA playoffs. I like that everyone has a chance, just your performance throughout dictates how good of a chance you have.

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FYP

Eurotrash · #55 08-28-2007, 12:06 AM

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Another thought: Something like the Fed EX cup fails the minute people can play a variable schedule.Say Tiger has one year where he just says [censored] itonly plays like 8 events, wins 4 of them. He doesn't win cup, but you'd be hard pressed to find people (save Euro!) who still don't think he's the best golfer. This whole thing is stupid until there's some notion that it's really going to reflect the best player in a given year.

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Dids, I'm not sure whether or not you're serious, so I'll just respond as if you are.

First of all, what the [censored] do you even know about how I would judge the best player? If Eldrick wins 4 events and is obviously the best golfer during a year, I have no problem admitting that. I'm not sure why you think I just have some kind of blind Tiger hate.

take for instance this year. He's got five (5) wins, two (2) of which were WGC events and another was the PGA Championship. he's finished tied for 2nd in two other majors and has been contending in basically every tournament that he's entered. He's obviously the best golfer this year regardless of whether or not he wins the Fedex Cup.

but the Fedex Cup is not about identifying the best player, it's just to create more drama during the end of the season, as others have said.

ArcticKnight · #56 08-28-2007, 02:24 AM

One thing about the fedex cup is that it appears that the bottom end doesn't have a hope in hell. Look what Beem did and barely makes into this week.

I'm not sure what he'd need to get into next week's, but it looks like it might take a 3rd place finish.

I'm not sure how fair it is that you finish 4th in a field of 120, you may still not advance to the next field of 70.

You'd think the system would work that the top 10 (at least) would be advancing each week, regardless of where they stood.

VJ could miss three cuts and still be in the top 30 and play the last tourney?? What kind of playoff is that??

GBP04 · #57 08-28-2007, 04:09 AM

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because the Players Championship is really a must-watch...

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Am I the only one who doesn't give a crap about this tournament? The course is gimmicky, and it is completely overshadowed by one of the best tournaments in golf.

swede554 · #58 08-28-2007, 04:26 AM

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because the Players Championship is really a must-watch...

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Am I the only one who doesn't give a crap about this tournament? The course is gimmicky, and it is completely overshadowed by one of the best tournaments in golf.

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Imo I think the last 3 holes usually provides some of the year's best and most exciting finishes on a regular basis gimmicky or not. Also, the field is always major-esque, and I really believe it's one of the few non-major events that the players themselves really want to win.

FireStorm · #59 08-28-2007, 09:42 AM

You are right that the bottom end doesn't have a prayer. As stated already, I was there, and scoreboard updates on the "bubble" were constant. This being the case, didn't appear anyone was paying extra attention to spots 110-130, and only two players (Beem and LaBelle III) made it from outside the top 120 to play next week. Seems rather silly that Beem only moved up to the extent that he actually needs a BETTER finish to get to round three.

black knight · #60 08-28-2007, 12:44 PM

Who's the better player of the year? The guy who wins all the majors and no other events, or the guy who wins 6 events?

Or a guy who wins 6 in a row in the first 10, and doesn't do great the rest of the year, or someone who wins 6 in a row the last 6, but didn't do great in the beginning of the year?