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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I don't like match play because your season can end simply by one guy having a big day or you having a quiet day.
It's the Tour championship, and the tour plays tournaments all year, not match play.
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Interestingly the PGA Commissioner previously is on the record for saying that the PGA Championship "is not a tournament" but a continuation of the playoffs. As such, a match play format would be the most suitable format for the PGA Championship. Sure it means your players at the top could get knocked out in an early round by a lower ranked seed but that is the nature of a playoff. The better player or team wins.
I just don't like the concept of giving strokes as now the Tour Championship isn't really being awarded to the best player in the final tournament. DJ has played -9 through three rounds. Schaufelle has played -11 through three rounds and he can go -15 and still lose the tournament because DJ was given a handicap. I'm not sure of any other sporting event that gives such an extreme advantage in a tournament or championship. Every other sport the champion still has to beat the field.
In my opinion, at least a match play format still provides some advantage to the top players as they are going against lower ranked players but they still have to perform at an elite level if they want to win.