Fedex cup -success or farce

[JustOne]

I agree with Bob on this.

With the Fed-Ex being a series event, based on points accumulation, why are the points wiped for the final event

It's not much different than playing the qualification rounds of the Champions League and winning all your games then getting knocked out in the semi. Rory played well in the 'league' part to finish in one of the top 5 spots and in with a really good chance (despite Rory winning twice, Snedeker played well enough to get himself in the top5 too)... but Rory didn't play well enough on the final IMPORTANT rounds.

Rory was only in the top spot (and run-away points leader) BECAUSE of the points system.

I think it's an excellent event.... still subject to some tweaking I suspect, but in terms of watching some world class golf it's right up there as a lot of the riff-raff doesn't need to bother turning up.

 

[One Planer]

I think it's an excellent event.... still subject to some tweaking I suspect, but in terms of watching some world class golf it's right up there

I agree James, it's a great specticle, however I don't agree here.

It's not much different than playing the qualification rounds of the Champions League and winning all your games then getting knocked out in the semi.

The idea of the FedEx tournament is points driven, with positional cuts after every round. The better your finish, the more points you win, ensuring your place in the next round. When you get to the last round, if one player has amassed enough points that he cannot be caught, then that's the nature of the league and point score format.

A direct example of this would be the final game of the football league season (Any division). A team could be clear at the top by 10 points, then going into the final game the league table is wiped and a winner take all mentality established, it wouldn't work.

If as I said, the FedEx is points driven, then the point accumulated should stay through the entire tournament.

If that means someone has it sewn up going into the final, then that's the nature of the league format.

The guy who finished at the bottom of the FedEx (Not the final 30) still got a cheque for $32K, while Rors walked off the $3M for 2nd. I suppose the moral of the story is be consistant and make final 30 in it's current format for a decent payday ($300k).

 

[JustOne]

But it isn't a league, it's just a points system to see who gets to the final.....and more importantly, into the top5 spots and gets a chance slightly more weighted in their favour over others who 'just made it'.

 

[dufferman]

Would a good idea be - for the knockouts - all points wiped? Then carry on as normal, with the top 100 becoming 70, 70 becoming 50 etc etc (I'm not sure what the cuts are each round, I wasn't paying attention), so the whole points thing isn't an issue? Or at least reset the points at the knockout stage so there isn't a runaway leader to keep the yanks happy?

 

[spawn_ukuk]

Success - because the point was to keep the best players playin during a usual quiet time
Now is the fedex is slightly unfair, but if it wasnt like this then, we wouldnt have been watching much top golf
if it was fair, Rory would have won, the other top players would have pulled out cause theres no need to play
and well thats not what they wanted

 

[One Planer]

But it isn't a league, it's just a points system to see who gets to the final.....and more importantly, into the top5 spots and gets a chance slightly more weighted in their favour over others who 'just made it'.

That's partly my point.

It changes from a points system, over however many tournaments, to a straight "Winner take all" 4 days, but everyone gets a decent pay day so the incentive ids there to make top 30.


Just seems daft IMO, but everyone has a different opinion on it, and I'm fine with that.

 

[Region3]

That's partly my point.

It changes from a points system, over however many tournaments, to a straight "Winner take all" 4 days, but everyone gets a decent pay day so the incentive ids there to make top 30.


Just seems daft IMO, but everyone has a different opinion on it, and I'm fine with that.

It's not strictly winner takes all, unless I don't understand it.

Because the top 5 are given a few points before the start of the final event, if they win the tournament they win the jackpot.
If anyone outside the top 5 win the tournament they need the people in the top 5 to do badly enough that the points they get are enough to win the jackpot.

If someone outside the starting top 5 won, and McIlroy came second, McIlroy would've won the Fed-Ex cup. I think