Fed Up Of FedEx?
Jack's back with a rant about the FedEx Cup. Give 'em both barrels lad.
They wanted it to be the biggest thing since sliced bread, but somewhere along the line, someone, somehow made a pig’s ear of it all. We’re not talking about the appointment of Steve McClaren as England manager, we’re talking about the FedEx Cup and all of that playoff stuff.
Love it or hate it, there’s no escaping the fact that the FedEx Cup has been a disappointment. Let’s make no mistake about it; there’s nothing like a good playoff. When two teams go to war over a period of seven games, be it in ice hockey, basketball or baseball, the intense nature of the competition and edge of the seat drama on offer is like nothing else you’ll ever see or feel within a sporting context.
What the PGA’s big boys failed to realise, however, is that this unrivalled sense of excitement doesn’t transfer to golf. For whatever reason, quite possibly the fact that golf isn’t a team sport, the playoff format just doesn’t lend itself well to the game. And what happens as a result? You get golf’s biggest names dropping out of tournaments, which poses the question: if the players don’t take it seriously, why should the fans?
Moaning aside, the Tour Championship is upon us, and with Phil and Tiger’s rivalry back on track, it’s set to be a cracker. What better way to finish the year than with a punt? Put your mortgage on Tiger if you’re feeling safe, or a tenner on Steve Stricker (20/1) or Camillo Villegas (50/1) if you need to regain losses. Dare we say Masters champ, Zach Johnson (66/1)?
9/13/2007 11:29:54 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00) 
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