Comments on: FedEx Cup Points

By: James

James — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:35:56 +0000

Great Article.

The Fed Ex cup should ONLY be the top 30 players facing off against one another in 1 final tournament.

For example:

#1 player gets to start Even Par
#2 player starts +1

and so on.

That means a player who played well all year gets the benefit of starting the tournament in a better spot.

Why even everthing out toward the end of the year? The reason they do it, is because they are tired of seeing Tiger Woods dominate the PGA.

Well I say play better and stop making excuses for players who are NOT as good as Woods!

By: Money List vs. FedExCup Points List | The Sand Trap

Money List vs. FedExCup Points List | The Sand Trap — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:24:25 +0000

Money List vs. FedExCup Points List...

Why do we have the FedExCup points list, and how does it differ from the money list? How much is a FedExCup points list worth? Let's find out.

By: Mike Albert

Mike Albert — Sat, 19 May 2007 12:05:42 +0000

Great job man, really informative.

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:10:03 +0000

The only way to do points and keep things tight for all tourneys including majors (you have to qualify for a major so the extra pts are already taken care of) is to make the differences the same as the tournamment place. The right scheme for all competitions is:

1st = 100 pts
2nd = 90 pts
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.
10th = 10 pts

This keeps players from laguishing on their yacht for two or three weeks after practicing for three days and playing golf for four days. Whew. That's hard work.

By: Redhill

Redhill — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:54:47 +0000

I hate to be the dissenting vote, but I think the FedEx point system leaves me scratching my head. I have 3 points to make . . .

1. Why in the world does the calculations have to be in the tens of thousands of points?? What's wrong with using 40 or 50 points instead of 4,500?? At a glance the calculations are almost mind boggling. "So and so is 8,432 points behind so and so." You've got to be kidding Mr. Finchem?? "This is a major turn-off in a sport where we are used to tracking scores in single digits (hole scores) and barely into the teens for cumulative scores against par in actual events.

2. Professional golf is not and never will be a team sport. The lone exception is the bi-annual Ryder Cup. It does exceptionally well in TV ratings just the way it is. Why . . . a grand tradition and rivalry in match play with a rich history.

3. The 4 majors will always be the centerpiece of accomplishment and interest for the grand game of golf. When it comes to tradition, golf is perhaps the greatest sport played. it will never compete with the NFL, NBA or NASCAR no matter how many thousands of points you throw at it.

A final observation . . .
Leave golf alone and enjoy this great treasure just the way it is. Haven't we've runied enough of this game already with the equipment and balls in play today? That should be lesson enough.

By: Vinnie

Vinnie — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:38:52 +0000

I think the Point System will build excitment throughout the year. I hated the Point system the first year with NASCAR, but after you understand it, it does get alot more interesting. You can't just "run away" with the Cup, you have to be consistant to stay in the Chase. Dude, great article!!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:15:18 +0000

Brian -
I haven't even tried to figure out who would have won...I'll let someone else do that.

Ben -
The Fed Ex Cup has nothing to do with the world golf rankings. It's just the PGA Tour's way of keeping the big names playing through October and the same amount of interest in the year-end tournaments as the early and mid-year ones...adding a bit of drama.

Since I wrote this article, the PGA Tour decided to reset the points after the Wyndham Championship and cut the field in the successive four tournaments...

Barclays (Top 144 in points)
Deutsche Bank (Top 120)
BMW Championship (Top 70)
Tour Championship (Top 30)

This should help, but I'm still wondering if Tiger or Phil will play...I think they'll show up for the Barclays and if they do well, skip one of the next two until the Tour Championship.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:56:12 +0000

With the Fed Ex cup in place, how will the ranking system work throughout the 2007 season? Is the winner of the Fed Ex Cup going to automatically become the number one ranked player in the world? It would seem to make sense. But I am not sure if this would be a true reflection. And if so, how long will that title remain?

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:10:53 +0000

So has someone figured this out historically? Who would have won in 2006, 2005, etc?

By: Rick Hale

Rick Hale — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 03:10:18 +0000

I like the FedEx Cup Points system as it stands. My reasoning is exactly opposite to your well written article, Dave. Specifically, the points convert the narrow-to-broad variations between each individual's performance reflected in the FedEx Cup points standings and places the burden of competition on the shoulders of each individual competitor. In your article, Kirk Triplett and Jerry Kelly are perfect examples of competitors needing to seek upper level competition if they are to stand a true chance at winning during the FedEx playoffs.

Way to go local boy Tadd Fujikawa! Aloha from Kailua...