The news that the PGA Tour may lose the International (and indeed a Denver tour stop altogether) is upsetting. The players and fans loved the venue and the unique scoring system was a welcome refresher to tired old medal play AGAIN.
Anthony Cotton reports that one of the causes of the rift was the International’s unwillingness to become part of the FedEx Cup playoff.
***UPDATE: Woody Paige reports this morning that “Tim Finchem may take a mulligan” and the tournament may not fall off the radar screen. Read the link to see how one Denver business man may make the PGA Tour blink.***
All this leads to an idea. Maybe the three week playoff push to the Tour Championship should be three different scoring systems. Picture this. One week is medal play, the next week is match play, and the third week is Stableford play. The highest point getters will have to perform well in all three “disciplines.”
This diversifies the entire playoff system and offers an interesting event every week instead of the “same old, same old.” After the three weeks are up, top 30 compete stroke play or top 32 match play (rotate it every year) to determine the winner.
I’ll put this over on the “good idea pile” right next to “offering an automatic bid to a woman to a men’s event based on winning a tournament instead of by back room favors” and “no steroids in golf, period!” (Or this steroids rant, either one). Feel free to take what you wish.
Rant over, as you were.
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