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Oculus Spirit [79296]
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While I will intently follow the FedEx Playoffs . . .
Aug 5, 2019, 10:59 AM
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which begin this weekend with the Top 125 FedEx Points accumulators competing at the Northern Trust Tournament in NJ, I am not sold on the final rounds format.
https://golfweek.com/2019/08/04/golf-how-fedex-cup-playoffs-work/
Kyle Stanley and Lucas Glover will be our only Tiger Hopefuls in the mix.
After this weekend 55 golfers will be eliminated . . . 70 will advance to the BMW Championship in Medinah, Illinois . . . and from there 30 golfers will advance to the Tour Championship played at East Lake in Atlanta . . .
In the past the Final Tournament winner may not have been the FedEx Champion . . . the final field will be handicapped, insuring the Final Winner is our Champion . . . I'm not "All In" with this approach . . . My concerns simply stated by this example; It is like spotting Clemson 21 points in a Championship Football Game . . . I think all points should be erased for the final 30 Competitors . . . Everyone start equal . . . Level the playing field for one final hurrah . . . Just an old, not so smart, fat guys opinion . . .
The winner's Purse has risen from $10 Million last year to $15 Million this year . . . a truly scary amount of $$$!!!!!!!
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Re: While I will intently follow the FedEx Playoffs . . .
Aug 5, 2019, 11:27 AM
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Yeah, I'm not sure how I feel about this either. I don't love it, but I don't completely hate it either. I see where they are coming from in trying to make sure what the players did throughout the regular season and the first two rounds of the playoffs matters, and also trying to come up with a single winner for both the FedEx Cup and the Tour Championship. However, I didn't really have a problem with the old way and I didn't have an issue with their being a potential where someone could win the Tour Championship and not win the FedEx Cup.
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Oculus Spirit [79296]
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I totally get "rewarding season long performance" . . .
Aug 5, 2019, 11:53 AM
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It just seems a hopeless obstacle to overcome in the final event . . . I guess if our Tigers were ranked in the Top 10, I'd be doing cartwheels in excitement for their possibilities!!!!!!
Didn't T Woods win the Tour Championship last year, while Justin Rose won the FedEx title with his birdie on the closing hole? . . . I had no problem with that scenario . . .
On another note: Alex Noren finished outside the Top 125 final rankings, yet I saw him listed in the current field for this weekend . . . Is that due to Paul Casey and a few others In the Top 125 choosing NOT TO PLAY the Northern???
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Oculus Spirit [79296]
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Re: This is where I picked up
Aug 5, 2019, 2:57 PM
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They just haven't updated it yet. That was the original field list that went out after the 5:00 PM commitment deadline last Friday.
Rob Bolton is a good person to follow on Twitter for official field updates and other information. He is a writer for pgatour.com, focusing mainly on Fantasy topics. I don't play Fantasy golf, but I still check his Twitter page to catch up on information that may relate to our Tiger golfers.
https://twitter.com/RobBoltonGolf
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Oculus Spirit [79296]
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Thanks for sharing his contact information . . .
Aug 5, 2019, 6:06 PM
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I'd be lost w/out you and Marshall!!!
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Oculus Spirit [79296]
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Just saw these stats on the Golf Channel . . .
Aug 5, 2019, 6:39 PM
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For the 2018-2019 PGA Season
There were 39 different winners in 43 events . . .
There were 14 First Time Winners . . .
There were 5 Rookie Winners . . .
Just thought the amount of different Winners was odd . . . Just showes the competitiveness of the field!!!!!!!
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Orange Blooded [2572]
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Re: Just saw these stats on the Golf Channel . . .
Aug 5, 2019, 6:47 PM
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That's pretty fascinating. There seems to be a lot more balance now days and the youngsters are really hitting the ground running.
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Re: While I will intently follow the FedEx Playoffs . . .
Aug 5, 2019, 6:47 PM
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My son who lives in Atlanta and is in the golf business wants me to come down for a couple of days an go to the tournament. I think I may take him up on it. I have played East Lake before, but the renovations were pretty new and it was not in tip top shape yet. They had Meyer Zoysia on the fairways and since that time there are a lot better choices .... in my humble opinion!
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CU Medallion [52371]
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Re: While I will intently follow the FedEx Playoffs . . .
Aug 5, 2019, 7:19 PM
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I tend to agree with you.
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