A whole new year of golf is upon us, and I, for one, am excited.\u00c2\u00a0 The Tour has been doing the same thing for a long time, and it’s time for a change.<\/p>\n
For those who don’t understand the new format, it goes something like this:\u00c2\u00a0 the regular season tournaments (which run for 33 weeks) still pay the same goo-gobs of money that they have always paid (thank you, Tiger Woods), but players are now awarded points as well.\u00c2\u00a0 More points for finishing higher, obviously, with bigger events (majors, Players, etc) awarding even more points.\u00c2\u00a0 In August, they check the standings and take the top 144 players, and seed them like they do in other playoff formats.\u00c2\u00a0 Then the playoffs start.\u00c2\u00a0 First tournament takes the field down to 120 players, next to 70, and the next to 30.\u00c2\u00a0 Then it’s the Tour Championship, where the winner gets – gulp – 10 MILLION dollars.<\/p>\n
What I think this does is two things.\u00c2\u00a0 First, it provides some excitement after the majors, which is sadly lacking in the sport.\u00c2\u00a0 Second, it gives the top players something to strive for besides just majors.\u00c2\u00a0 I like it.\u00c2\u00a0 We’ll see how it goes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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