It's fun, it's different, and the problems listed aren't that big of a deal honestly.

Like I said, it only happens once a year.

People should just have fun with it and respect the tournament for what it is. It's not the end of the world or anything.

A course change would be 1 way to improve the golf tournament, but not necessarily the TV aspects.

By the way, playing with 4 clubs forces a player to improvise using their golf skills and is just as much Golf as playing with 14 clubs. It is just not what we have defined as traditional golf.

I think having 1 day of the tourney like this would add some excitement (which Golf needs badly). Maybe the proposal would be more suited for a silly season event, but someone needs to energize the world match play event.

I think the tour schedule for 2007 is just an example of a change that is/was needed, but I do not feel they are headed in the right direction. Just my thoughts.

Here are my suggestions:

Tourney should move to a course that has numerous risk versus reward holes (of which there is 1 at La Costa).

Tourney should be played at a different course each year (in an ideal world).

Tourney should be played right after a major or 2 weeks after. This might add some fuel to a rivalry that may have come up at a major. Example would be Vijay and Phil after the Masters a few years ago or Tiger and Sergio after the PGA a few years ago.

Lastly, they should play the tourney at a different international course each year. Imagine the top 64 at Ballybunion or Bandon Dunes or Cypress Point (just examples).

Some off the wall ideas to spice it up.

How about giving each player a mulligan to add some strategy, and they would have to pay 20K to purchase the mulligan. The mulligan could go to charity.

How about the leader after going up by 3 loses a club of his opponents choice.

How about playing one day of matches with only 3 or 4 clubs.

The above items would add some excitement.

You are correct. It will be in Tuscon next year. I would like to see it played at La Costa obviously, but the weather has been a factor more often than not. This year was just lucky I suppose.

Thanks for posting your thoughts.

Also, the WGC won't be played at this course for much longer, maybe never again. I can't recall if they're moving it to Tucson next year or later.

Why not start with stroke play on Wednesday. Cut it down to 32 for matches on Friday. Seeding the matches based on the stroke play score like the Amateur. Play 36 on saturday and have the semi-final in the AM on Sunday and Final in the afternoon. You still get upsets. You have a potential for a huge playoff on Thursday for the 32nd spot. Your favorites have a better chance to make it to the weekend so networks will want the weekend coverage. I think the matchplay is a great change but it just needs some tweaking.

Here's another negative: boring ass play in the final matches, and starting one group ten minutes ahead of the other, which lead to hold-ups all day for the final match.