The entire FedEx Cup playoffs should be overhauled, reduced in tournaments but increased in total players and re-imagined using a match play format with a twist – where top seeds compete in the first round to earn a bye or face a second chance saloon.
It’s almost a philosophical debate: should a playoff be obliged to provide an advantage to the most consistent performer all season, or should the closing act be a totally level playing field?
With two concurrently held ISPS Handa Australian Opens in the books, organisers now have twice the data – and twice as many opinions – to draw from when assessing what our national championship should look like from 2024 onwards. And it should tell them plenty.
First up, a tip of the cap to Alan Bastable from golf.com for uncovering this one. He recently drew attention to the flip side of the number that defines our proficiency in this game by giving life to the term ‘anti-handicap’.
Australian Golf Digest
