The party line from the PGA Tour in recent weeks has been: The playoffs, now in their fourth year, are "starting to take hold." And, "Fans are beginning to understand how the system works."
Those are the phrases being repeated on-air by the tour's TV partners -- as commissioner Tim Finchem likes to call them. The players are using them, too, as if repeating the lines over and over makes them true.
Here is a slightly different take on the playoffs: They don't work. People do not understand them. The system is a joke. Wouldn't you just love to hear Jim Nantz or Johnny Miller say that?
They would be speaking the truth if they did.
Those are the phrases being repeated on-air by the tour's TV partners -- as commissioner Tim Finchem likes to call them. The players are using them, too, as if repeating the lines over and over makes them true.
Here is a slightly different take on the playoffs: They don't work. People do not understand them. The system is a joke. Wouldn't you just love to hear Jim Nantz or Johnny Miller say that?
They would be speaking the truth if they did.
Consider a few facts: If Phil Mickelson had followed his victory at the Masters by winning the U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship, he would have made history by winning the Grand Slam. He also would have accumulated a total of 2,400 FedEx Cup points for those four titles.
When Matt Kuchar won the Barclays, he received 2,500 FedEx Cup points.
That's right. Win all four majors, receive 2,400 points. Win one of the Playoff events, receive 100 points more.
When Matt Kuchar won the Barclays, he received 2,500 FedEx Cup points.
That's right. Win all four majors, receive 2,400 points. Win one of the Playoff events, receive 100 points more.
