Filling The FedEx Cup

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January 5, 2007

I had to laugh a bit yesterday at the PGA Tour’s self-important posing at the Fed Ex Cup’s inaugural event. As they finished their round, each player signed a ball, and put it into the Cup. According to the announcers, the signed balls were then going to be whisked away to the golf hall of fame to be enshrined for posterity.

Geeze. My prediction is that the FedEx Cup doesn’t last long enough for these balls to even acquire the veneer of a historical curiosity. The entire operation depends upon Tiger, Phil and a few other stars being willing to play along. And while they might participate for the first couple of years, these guys generally hate playing in back-to-back-to-back-to-back tournaments. The $10 million is impressive, but Tiger and Phil don’t need it.

Three years from now, the finals for the Fedex Cup will consist mostly of guys you’ve never heard of, plus a few troopers like Furyk, and Vijay.

Don’t get me wrong. I like the idea. But I don’t see it working for the log haul.

Posted By The Original Golf Blogger

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You’d think there would eventually be a backlash against Tiger and Phil for not playing in events like the Tour Championship and the Mercedes Benz Championship. I think fans will eventually get tired of being disappointed by their no-show ways. As for the Fed Ex Cup, I don’t see it resulting in the big exciting final push that they are predicting. I think this year’s Tour Championship will have about 20 to 25 of the same players that we saw at 2006’s tournament.

Posted by Miranda on 01/05
Tiger is probably immune to that. Phil may see some backlash

Posted by The Original Golf Blogger on 01/06