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He might have a future in the game

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  • Made it out to East lake today. Man, people love them some Tiger. Greens seemed tough for a Thursday but saw some really nice putts by DJ and Finau (birdies on 17, DJ eagle on 18)

  • They're missing some good golf then.

  • I just wish the announcers wouldn't go overboard with their Tiger praise, hell a straightforward bunker shot for anyone else turns into the greatest shot in the history of the game for Tiger, it's a f

Ryder Tiger is going to be must watch

Rose's pre swing reminds me of Charles Barkley's swing

First time in years I’ve needed picture in picture and don’t have it :/

Under new scoring system, Tiger would be 3 back of Rose going into Sunday

New_Scoring_thru_Rd_3.jpg

So currently he needs rose to drop back into a tie for 5th, needs Finau to not move up from 5th to 3rd, and Dustin or Thomas to not move up from T9 to 2nd.

Edited by heso

11 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

that new scoring system is complete garbage 

Never cared for any of the fedex scoring system. How can a man that has won two majors in a year not win it versus a guy without any wins with the exception of maybe the final tournament of the year. Either make the final tournament a major or score the majors the same as the final tournament. Reward your majors winner. IE, East-lake is terrific.

Never cared for any of the fedex scoring system. How can a man that has won two majors in a year not win it versus a guy without any wins with the exception of maybe the final tournament of the year. Either make the final tournament a major or score the majors the same as the final tournament. Reward your majors winner. IE, East-lake is terrific.

 

How can an NFL team go 18-0 and not just get handed the Super Bowl?!

 

You either want playoffs or you don’t. But to have playoffs where the winner is predetermined by the regular season isn’t really playoffs, is it? It’s more like an all star game.

 

I think what you’re describing is the Player of the Year

1 minute ago, Lurch said:

 


How can an NFL team go 18-0 and not just get handed the Super Bowl?!

You either want playoffs or you don’t. But to have playoffs where the winner is predetermined by the regular season isn’t really playoffs, is it? It’s more like an all star game.

 

So you're saying you like the scoring system. So if a team goes all year and just finishes close each game they can still win the Super Bowl.

This scoring also makes winning a major pretty much irrelevant.
 

 

I don’t hate it. I can’t think of a better system off the top of my head. Conceptually it seems right. Majors are worth 10-20% more than other tourneys.

Some guys want to see match play brackets. I get the logic, but it’s not the game they normally play, so it seems off to me.

Match play is the truest form of golf.  I hate that we have almost completely gone away from it in the US.  Maybe the first couple of playoff events are used as qualifiers and the final is match play.  It would actually make you have to win to win the Fed Ex Cup.   

I’m guessing the tourney hosts (and maybe networks?) don’t like match play, but I do prefer watching it. Hell, I wish we still had that big skins game every year

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Match play is awesome but risky for ratings in the case of not great semifinal and final matches.

 

“Not a birdie hole”... sticks it to 8’

Wow... telling us more commercials now so they can go commercial free down the stretch

Lulz... here we go!

Rory will shit himself today. 

Any way Tiger can win FedEx Cup today? Rose need to implode?

Any way Tiger can win FedEx Cup today? Rose need to implode?

I think Tiger needs to win and Rose needs to finish worse than 5th. Bryson is still in it also.

No real chance for tiger taking the cup anymore.

Under next years system he’d be one stroke back

the tiger effect looks like it's still a thing.  rory is melting down playing alongside tiger.

"Even though Tiger won, does it really count since there were only 30 guys in the field?  It's not a real tournament."

Guarantee some dumb ass like Skip Bayless or Colin Cowherd or Jim Rome will have this "hot take" tomorrow.

Edited by Jive Turkey

"Even though Tiger won, does it really count since there were only 30 guys in the field?  It's not a real tournament."
Guarantee some dumb ass like Skip Bayless or Colin Cowherd or Jim Rome will have this "hot take" tomorrow.


I guarantee you it was going to be put in this very thread
Just now, Lurch said:

 


I guarantee you it was going to be put in this very thread

 

Beat me to saying the same thing. 

I actually think the new scoring makes sense. It might be lopsided in some years, but it guarantees the winner of this tounament is the winner of the FedEx Cup, which makes a lot more sense. Additionally, the players know exactly where they stand going into and during the tournament - there's no playing and hoping that someone else finishes outside the top 5 or top 10, etc. It's easier for fans to follow. I'm working and only kind of paying attention and I have no idea what needs to happen for Tiger to win the FEC - although I'm sure they've said. The average fan just wants to tune in and see who wins. It might not be perfect, but I think its a step to make it easier to understand and better for the players to know where things stand. What if BDC shot a 61 today - would he then be the winner? It would depend on a lot of different factors like where Justin Rose, Tony Finau, Dustin Johnson end up and there's no way to really figure that out easily without them telling you where they stand. Its completely dependent on other players who are finishing 10th or 15th or  whatever.

The new system will be more clear for everyone. I actually think they should drop the point system and just make it a 4 tournament, tournament. If they want to adjust the scores based on some weighting system for each tournament, then they could do that too. 1x for the NT and DT, 1.5x for the BMW and 2x for the TC. Just make the adjustment after each tournament so everyone knows where they stand, e.g., someone is -10 for the NT, then it is -5 for the FEC, same with the DT. The BMW would be -7.5 (rounded to -8) and -10 for the TC. So if they shoot -10 (-5), -10 (-5), -10 (-8), -10 (-10), they end up -28 for the FEC. With that method, the scoring is standardized each week to the TC and the scores are just the scores and the winner of the TC wins the FEC. The added benefit is someone can come from WAY back like Tiger is doing and actually win because his score matters, not just that he won. Right now, he probably won't win because Ricky Fowler and Billy Horschel didn't end up finishing with a couple more birdies to finish ahead of Justin Rose in the TC.

Edited by HoustonHorn

That fucking explanation does nothing. Does that mean that Justin Rose needs to bogey a hole? Less than one stroke of what? How does DJ birdie the last hole and finish in 2nd place alone vs. tied with Horschel? Horschel is at -8. Is Horschel still playing? What is he doing on 18? Is he making a bogey?

Edited by HoustonHorn

Whew.  That should do it.  If Tiger dunked it in the water, then there could be some doubt.  But he's dry.  Even a bogey won't kill him.

And Rose is spraying it all over the place.  He may fall to 5th.

#15 is such an intimidating hole

oh man, if rose can't pick up a stroke at 17 or 18, tiger is gonna win the fedex cup!

oh man, if rose can't pick up a stroke at 17 or 18, tiger is gonna win the fedex cup!

18 is a birdie hole.

Less drama please

oh man, if rose can't pick up a stroke at 17 or 18, tiger is gonna win the fedex cup!


Was just wondering this! Wow!

boom!  big par there.  he's going to win the tournament at the very least.

oh man, rose gets a bounce and will more than likely birdie 18 after all.

Tiga, tiga Woods y’all.

Holy fuck. Insane bounce for Rose has all but won him the FedEx Cup

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