WGC Match Play format proposal

This week's event makes is obvious that the round robin format for the first three days has got to go. Too many meaningless matches on Friday, and even on Thursday if there are WDs like we had this year.

Fearing loss of ratings and/or sponsors, the tours won't go back to a format that allows top names to be knocked out on day one, and that makes perfect sense. Here's a format that would work better:

• The field remains at 64, as determined by the Official World Golf Ranking, and all 64 players are seeded according to their OWGR.
  
• All matches are 18 holes of match play, with sudden death extra holes in case of ties. Winners advance, losers are done.
  
• 1st round (Wednesday):
  
  • Seeds 33-64 play each other;
    
  • Seeds 1-32 get byes to second round.
    

  [*]2nd round (Thursday):

  • Seeds 17-32 play 1st round winners;
    
  • Seeds 1-16 get byes to third round.
    

  [*]3rd round (Friday):

  • Seeds 1-16 play 2nd round winners.
    

  [*]Now that all players have played at least once, matches continue through the weekend as they do now:

  • Round of 16 (Saturday morning);
    
  • Quarterfinals (Saturday afternoon);
    
  • Semifinals (Sunday morning);
    
  • Final and 3rd place match (Sunday afternoon).
    

This format would make every match count, and would keep the top names around at least until Friday.

I'm attaching a bracket showing how it would work. What do you think?

The solution is simple. Make it top 32, 8 groups of 4, and the top two from each go through. Failing that, start a day earlier, keep it at 64 and have a round of 32, so it's still too two qualifying from each group.

Then you have alternates on standby, and if they're kind enough to accept being on standby they take any existing points from whoever withdrew.

The current format is deeply flawed.

Match Play simply does not work in championship golf. Sorry, but it's true.

Match Play is a wonderful game; it's fun to play, and if you can focus on only one game, it's fun to watch. But deciding a championship from a field of 64, or even 32, is not a good fit for Match Play.

This week's event makes is obvious that the round robin format for the first three days has got to go. Too many meaningless matches on Friday, and even on Thursday if there are WDs like we had this year.

 

Fearing loss of ratings and/or sponsors, the tours won't go back to a format that allows top names to be knocked out on day one, and that makes perfect sense. Here's a format that would work better:

• The field remains at 64, as determined by the Official World Golf Ranking, and all 64 players are seeded according to their OWGR.
  
• All matches are 18 holes of match play, with sudden death extra holes in case of ties. Winners advance, losers are done.
  
• 1st round (Wednesday):
  
  • Seeds 33-64 play each other;
    
  • Seeds 1-32 get byes to second round.
    

  [*]2nd round (Thursday):

  • Seeds 17-32 play 1st round winners;
    
  • Seeds 1-16 get byes to third round.
    

  [*]3rd round (Friday):

  • Seeds 1-16 play 2nd round winners.
    

  [*]Now that all players have played at least once, matches continue through the weekend as they do now:

  • Round of 16 (Saturday morning);
    
  • Quarterfinals (Saturday afternoon);
    
  • Semifinals (Sunday morning);
    
  • Final and 3rd place match (Sunday afternoon).
    

This format would make every match count, and would keep the top names around at least until Friday.

 

I'm attaching a bracket showing how it would work. What do you think?

So the elite players get massive money and ranking points without ever hitting a shot?

I reckon it should be 36 hole stroke play and then ko from there

I agree that the current system is flawed but you shouldn't rig the system that much to protect the top player. If they're not playing well, they're not playing well. You don't rig a strokeplay tournament so that they're less likely to make the cut.

The final could well be DJ and Rahm, who are big name players who played the best, like a strokeplay tournament. You put Spieth or Matsuyama automatically in the third round this week, and they still probably lose after a match.

This week's event makes is obvious that the round robin format for the first three days has got to go. Too many meaningless matches on Friday, and even on Thursday if there are WDs like we had this year.

 

Fearing loss of ratings and/or sponsors, the tours won't go back to a format that allows top names to be knocked out on day one, and that makes perfect sense. Here's a format that would work better:

• The field remains at 64, as determined by the Official World Golf Ranking, and all 64 players are seeded according to their OWGR.
  
• All matches are 18 holes of match play, with sudden death extra holes in case of ties. Winners advance, losers are done.
  
• 1st round (Wednesday):
  
  • Seeds 33-64 play each other;
    
  • Seeds 1-32 get byes to second round.
    

  [*]2nd round (Thursday):

  • Seeds 17-32 play 1st round winners;
    
  • Seeds 1-16 get byes to third round.
    

  [*]3rd round (Friday):

  • Seeds 1-16 play 2nd round winners.
    

  [*]Now that all players have played at least once, matches continue through the weekend as they do now:

  • Round of 16 (Saturday morning);
    
  • Quarterfinals (Saturday afternoon);
    
  • Semifinals (Sunday morning);
    
  • Final and 3rd place match (Sunday afternoon).
    

This format would make every match count, and would keep the top names around at least until Friday.

 

I'm attaching a bracket showing how it would work. What do you think?

 

So the elite players get massive money and ranking points without ever hitting a shot?

 

 

I reckon it should be 36 hole stroke play and then ko from there

I'd be fine with 36 holes of stroke play followed by knockout matches; it's a time-tested format that has worked well for many years.

The only challenge is that fantasy games have become so popular in golf (as in other sports). The PGA Tour itself has a number of fantasy games that it promotes, including a bracket challenge for the Match Play. It would be tough to come up with a fantasy format that would work for a combination stroke play/match play event.

This week's event makes is obvious that the round robin format for the first three days has got to go. Too many meaningless matches on Friday, and even on Thursday if there are WDs like we had this year.

 

Fearing loss of ratings and/or sponsors, the tours won't go back to a format that allows top names to be knocked out on day one, and that makes perfect sense. Here's a format that would work better:

• The field remains at 64, as determined by the Official World Golf Ranking, and all 64 players are seeded according to their OWGR.
  
• All matches are 18 holes of match play, with sudden death extra holes in case of ties. Winners advance, losers are done.
  
• 1st round (Wednesday):
  
  • Seeds 33-64 play each other;
    
  • Seeds 1-32 get byes to second round.
    

  [*]2nd round (Thursday):

  • Seeds 17-32 play 1st round winners;
    
  • Seeds 1-16 get byes to third round.
    

  [*]3rd round (Friday):

  • Seeds 1-16 play 2nd round winners.
    

  [*]Now that all players have played at least once, matches continue through the weekend as they do now:

  • Round of 16 (Saturday morning);
    
  • Quarterfinals (Saturday afternoon);
    
  • Semifinals (Sunday morning);
    
  • Final and 3rd place match (Sunday afternoon).
    

This format would make every match count, and would keep the top names around at least until Friday.

 

I'm attaching a bracket showing how it would work. What do you think?

 

So the elite players get massive money and ranking points without ever hitting a shot?

 

 

I reckon it should be 36 hole stroke play and then ko from there

 

I'd be fine with 36 holes of stroke play followed by knockout matches; it's a time-tested format that has worked well for many years.

 

The only challenge is that fantasy games have become so popular in golf (as in other sports). The PGA Tour itself has a number of fantasy games that it promotes, including a bracket challenge for the Match Play. It would be tough to come up with a fantasy format that would work for a combination stroke play/match play event.

And that's where you lost me. Fantasy games have nothing to do with it.

This week's event makes is obvious that the round robin format for the first three days has got to go. Too many meaningless matches on Friday, and even on Thursday if there are WDs like we had this year.

 

Fearing loss of ratings and/or sponsors, the tours won't go back to a format that allows top names to be knocked out on day one, and that makes perfect sense. Here's a format that would work better:

• The field remains at 64, as determined by the Official World Golf Ranking, and all 64 players are seeded according to their OWGR.
  
• All matches are 18 holes of match play, with sudden death extra holes in case of ties. Winners advance, losers are done.
  
• 1st round (Wednesday):
  
  • Seeds 33-64 play each other;
    
  • Seeds 1-32 get byes to second round.
    

  [*]2nd round (Thursday):

  • Seeds 17-32 play 1st round winners;
    
  • Seeds 1-16 get byes to third round.
    

  [*]3rd round (Friday):

  • Seeds 1-16 play 2nd round winners.
    

  [*]Now that all players have played at least once, matches continue through the weekend as they do now:

  • Round of 16 (Saturday morning);
    
  • Quarterfinals (Saturday afternoon);
    
  • Semifinals (Sunday morning);
    
  • Final and 3rd place match (Sunday afternoon).
    

This format would make every match count, and would keep the top names around at least until Friday.

 

I'm attaching a bracket showing how it would work. What do you think?

 

So the elite players get massive money and ranking points without ever hitting a shot?

 

 

I reckon it should be 36 hole stroke play and then ko from there

 

I'd be fine with 36 holes of stroke play followed by knockout matches; it's a time-tested format that has worked well for many years.

 

The only challenge is that fantasy games have become so popular in golf (as in other sports). The PGA Tour itself has a number of fantasy games that it promotes, including a bracket challenge for the Match Play. It would be tough to come up with a fantasy format that would work for a combination stroke play/match play event.

Not the fantasy game, God forbid we don't have a fantasy game

They would make one don't worry

The format for all WGCs should be a Stroke Play/ Match Play Hybrid

Top 100 players in OWGR qualify and you group them into 25 groups of 4. You play 36 holes of stroke play in your group of 4 and the winner of each group moves on with 7 wild cards to fill out a 32 player bracket. Then you Match Play to decide the winner. You do this 4 times a Years.

So golf would then have 4 Stroke Play Major Championships and 4 Match Play Championships.

Also these tournaments need to be WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. So each major golf area of the world (USA, Latin America, Europe, Asia) and then you would pick 4 course where you rotate the events

United States

1) Austin CC (really love this course for this event)

2) Firestone CC

3) Trump Doral

4) LA CC or some other classic course

Latin America

1) Mexico City

2) Argentina

3) Chile

4) Venezuela

Asia

1) China

2) Japan

3) South Korea

4) Thailand / Singapore

Europe

1) London

2) Paris

3) Germany

4) Spain

5) some where else in Europe (big place)

When you rotate the course, it presents a better match play tournament. When you have 25-35 guys who qualify for it every year they really have major advantage over the rest of the field when match play is suppose to really level the playing field

This week's event makes is obvious that the round robin format for the first three days has got to go. Too many meaningless matches on Friday, and even on Thursday if there are WDs like we had this year.

 

Fearing loss of ratings and/or sponsors, the tours won't go back to a format that allows top names to be knocked out on day one, and that makes perfect sense. Here's a format that would work better:

• The field remains at 64, as determined by the Official World Golf Ranking, and all 64 players are seeded according to their OWGR.
  
• All matches are 18 holes of match play, with sudden death extra holes in case of ties. Winners advance, losers are done.
  
• 1st round (Wednesday):
  
  • Seeds 33-64 play each other;
    
  • Seeds 1-32 get byes to second round.
    

  [*]2nd round (Thursday):

  • Seeds 17-32 play 1st round winners;
    
  • Seeds 1-16 get byes to third round.
    

  [*]3rd round (Friday):

  • Seeds 1-16 play 2nd round winners.
    

  [*]Now that all players have played at least once, matches continue through the weekend as they do now:

  • Round of 16 (Saturday morning);
    
  • Quarterfinals (Saturday afternoon);
    
  • Semifinals (Sunday morning);
    
  • Final and 3rd place match (Sunday afternoon).
    

This format would make every match count, and would keep the top names around at least until Friday.

 

I'm attaching a bracket showing how it would work. What do you think?

 

So the elite players get massive money and ranking points without ever hitting a shot?

 

 

I reckon it should be 36 hole stroke play and then ko from there

 

I'd be fine with 36 holes of stroke play followed by knockout matches; it's a time-tested format that has worked well for many years.

 

The only challenge is that fantasy games have become so popular in golf (as in other sports). The PGA Tour itself has a number of fantasy games that it promotes, including a bracket challenge for the Match Play. It would be tough to come up with a fantasy format that would work for a combination stroke play/match play event.

 

Not the fantasy game, God forbid we don't have a fantasy game

 

They would make one don't worry

 

 

The format for all WGCs should be a Stroke Play/ Match Play Hybrid

 

Top 100 players in OWGR qualify and you group them into 25 groups of 4. You play 36 holes of stroke play in your group of 4 and the winner of each group moves on with 7 wild cards to fill out a 32 player bracket. Then you Match Play to decide the winner. You do this 4 times a Years.

 

So golf would then have 4 Stroke Play Major Championships and 4 Match Play Championships.

 

 

Also these tournaments need to be WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. So each major golf area of the world (USA, Latin America, Europe, Asia) and then you would pick 4 course where you rotate the events

 

United States

1) Austin CC (really love this course for this event)

2) Firestone CC

3) Trump Doral

4) LA CC or some other classic course

 

Latin America

1) Mexico City

2) Argentina

3) Chile

4) Venezuela

 

Asia

1) China

2) Japan

3) South Korea

4) Thailand / Singapore

 

Europe

1) London

2) Paris

3) Germany

4) Spain

5) some where else in Europe (big place)

 

When you rotate the course, it presents a better match play tournament. When you have 25-35 guys who qualify for it every year they really have major advantage over the rest of the field when match play is suppose to really level the playing field

I hate to break it to you, but Latin America is not a major golf area of the world.

Also, your idea would fail because many of the game's top players would be unwilling to travel around the globe to play in WGC events.

Guys aren't traveling all over heck for 3 more match play events and people aren't going to watch them. Euro Tour already has one that attracts nobody and Volvo match play died a few years ago. No demand for it

Guys aren't traveling all over heck for 3 more match play events and people aren't going to watch them. Euro Tour already has one that attracts nobody and Volvo match play died a few years ago. No demand for it.

Earlier this week Jim Furyk was asked about his thoughts regarding match play. His response was something like "it's unique, but I wouldn't want to do it more often."

This week's event makes is obvious that the round robin format for the first three days has got to go. Too many meaningless matches on Friday, and even on Thursday if there are WDs like we had this year.

 

Fearing loss of ratings and/or sponsors, the tours won't go back to a format that allows top names to be knocked out on day one, and that makes perfect sense. Here's a format that would work better:

• The field remains at 64, as determined by the Official World Golf Ranking, and all 64 players are seeded according to their OWGR.
  
• All matches are 18 holes of match play, with sudden death extra holes in case of ties. Winners advance, losers are done.
  
• 1st round (Wednesday):
  
  • Seeds 33-64 play each other;
    
  • Seeds 1-32 get byes to second round.
    

  [*]2nd round (Thursday):

  • Seeds 17-32 play 1st round winners;
    
  • Seeds 1-16 get byes to third round.
    

  [*]3rd round (Friday):

  • Seeds 1-16 play 2nd round winners.
    

  [*]Now that all players have played at least once, matches continue through the weekend as they do now:

  • Round of 16 (Saturday morning);
    
  • Quarterfinals (Saturday afternoon);
    
  • Semifinals (Sunday morning);
    
  • Final and 3rd place match (Sunday afternoon).
    

This format would make every match count, and would keep the top names around at least until Friday.

 

I'm attaching a bracket showing how it would work. What do you think?

 

So the elite players get massive money and ranking points without ever hitting a shot?

 

 

I reckon it should be 36 hole stroke play and then ko from there

 

I'd be fine with 36 holes of stroke play followed by knockout matches; it's a time-tested format that has worked well for many years.

 

The only challenge is that fantasy games have become so popular in golf (as in other sports). The PGA Tour itself has a number of fantasy games that it promotes, including a bracket challenge for the Match Play. It would be tough to come up with a fantasy format that would work for a combination stroke play/match play event.

 

Not the fantasy game, God forbid we don't have a fantasy game

 

They would make one don't worry

 

 

The format for all WGCs should be a Stroke Play/ Match Play Hybrid

 

Top 100 players in OWGR qualify and you group them into 25 groups of 4. You play 36 holes of stroke play in your group of 4 and the winner of each group moves on with 7 wild cards to fill out a 32 player bracket. Then you Match Play to decide the winner. You do this 4 times a Years.

 

So golf would then have 4 Stroke Play Major Championships and 4 Match Play Championships.

 

 

Also these tournaments need to be WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. So each major golf area of the world (USA, Latin America, Europe, Asia) and then you would pick 4 course where you rotate the events

 

United States

1) Austin CC (really love this course for this event)

2) Firestone CC

3) Trump Doral

4) LA CC or some other classic course

 

Latin America

1) Mexico City

2) Argentina

3) Chile

4) Venezuela

 

Asia

1) China

2) Japan

3) South Korea

4) Thailand / Singapore

 

Europe

1) London

2) Paris

3) Germany

4) Spain

5) some where else in Europe (big place)

 

When you rotate the course, it presents a better match play tournament. When you have 25-35 guys who qualify for it every year they really have major advantage over the rest of the field when match play is suppose to really level the playing field

Latin America shouldn't get one over South Africa, Australia or Dubai really in terms of golfing prestige. I like the idea of more matchplay tournaments. I'm not sure about 25 groups though, could be tough to keep up with that many.

Tune in for two guys playing golf this afternoon, and if one guy is really hot it won't last long.

Not the way to market any Tour successfully.

I'll watch some this afternoon because it rained and it's 41 degrees and I can read Tiger's book while the golf is noise. Also, NCAA basketball - hey 4 teams instead of two guys, and it means something.

Exciting as Ryder Cup format, but Tours didn't become successful with stroke play formats for no reason.

This week's event makes is obvious that the round robin format for the first three days has got to go. Too many meaningless matches on Friday, and even on Thursday if there are WDs like we had this year.

 

Fearing loss of ratings and/or sponsors, the tours won't go back to a format that allows top names to be knocked out on day one, and that makes perfect sense. Here's a format that would work better:

• The field remains at 64, as determined by the Official World Golf Ranking, and all 64 players are seeded according to their OWGR.
  
• All matches are 18 holes of match play, with sudden death extra holes in case of ties. Winners advance, losers are done.
  
• 1st round (Wednesday):
  
  • Seeds 33-64 play each other;
    
  • Seeds 1-32 get byes to second round.
    

  [*]2nd round (Thursday):

  • Seeds 17-32 play 1st round winners;
    
  • Seeds 1-16 get byes to third round.
    

  [*]3rd round (Friday):

  • Seeds 1-16 play 2nd round winners.
    

  [*]Now that all players have played at least once, matches continue through the weekend as they do now:

  • Round of 16 (Saturday morning);
    
  • Quarterfinals (Saturday afternoon);
    
  • Semifinals (Sunday morning);
    
  • Final and 3rd place match (Sunday afternoon).
    

This format would make every match count, and would keep the top names around at least until Friday.

 

I'm attaching a bracket showing how it would work. What do you think?

 

So the elite players get massive money and ranking points without ever hitting a shot?

 

 

I reckon it should be 36 hole stroke play and then ko from there

 

I'd be fine with 36 holes of stroke play followed by knockout matches; it's a time-tested format that has worked well for many years.

 

The only challenge is that fantasy games have become so popular in golf (as in other sports). The PGA Tour itself has a number of fantasy games that it promotes, including a bracket challenge for the Match Play. It would be tough to come up with a fantasy format that would work for a combination stroke play/match play event.

 

Not the fantasy game, God forbid we don't have a fantasy game

 

They would make one don't worry

 

 

The format for all WGCs should be a Stroke Play/ Match Play Hybrid

 

Top 100 players in OWGR qualify and you group them into 25 groups of 4. You play 36 holes of stroke play in your group of 4 and the winner of each group moves on with 7 wild cards to fill out a 32 player bracket. Then you Match Play to decide the winner. You do this 4 times a Years.

 

So golf would then have 4 Stroke Play Major Championships and 4 Match Play Championships.

 

 

Also these tournaments need to be WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. So each major golf area of the world (USA, Latin America, Europe, Asia) and then you would pick 4 course where you rotate the events

 

United States

1) Austin CC (really love this course for this event)

2) Firestone CC

3) Trump Doral

4) LA CC or some other classic course

 

Latin America

1) Mexico City

2) Argentina

3) Chile

4) Venezuela

 

Asia

1) China

2) Japan

3) South Korea

4) Thailand / Singapore

 

Europe

1) London

2) Paris

3) Germany

4) Spain

5) some where else in Europe (big place)

 

When you rotate the course, it presents a better match play tournament. When you have 25-35 guys who qualify for it every year they really have major advantage over the rest of the field when match play is suppose to really level the playing field

 

Latin America shouldn't get one over South Africa, Australia or Dubai really in terms of golfing prestige. I like the idea of more matchplay tournaments. I'm not sure about 25 groups though, could be tough to keep up with that many.

Dubai already has some really big events throughout the year, but it definitely could hold one the Europe Events. Australia could fill into that Asia spot as well.

This is a global game. You put a big enough purse and space these events out over the year, it works out alot better. The issue right now is you have a jamed season at the beginning of the year with big events every other week across the world then a stretch with one big tournament each month during April to Sept then a huge down period from Oct to Feb with maybe the DP World Championship and WGC-China (some years depending who plays) during that stretch

The Big Fix would be to have one major event each Month that way players could plan their schedule around them and play 2 events per month and thats puts them at 24 events

New Schedule

January: WGC Asia

February: WGC Latin America

March: The Players

April: The Masters

May: PGA Championship

June: US Open

July: Open Championship

August: WGC-USA

September: Fedex Cup

October: Ryder Cup/ WGC-Europe/ President's Cup

November: DP World Championship

December: WGC-Europe during Ryder Cup Years/ on non Ryder Cup years its an off month

Of course, if you throw money at it somebody may show up. Money has to come from somewhere and make sense for the tours.

There is no money to be made with a bunch of match play tournaments.

 

This week's event makes is obvious that the round robin format for the first three days has got to go. Too many meaningless matches on Friday, and even on Thursday if there are WDs like we had this year.

 

Fearing loss of ratings and/or sponsors, the tours won't go back to a format that allows top names to be knocked out on day one, and that makes perfect sense. Here's a format that would work better:

• The field remains at 64, as determined by the Official World Golf Ranking, and all 64 players are seeded according to their OWGR.
  
• All matches are 18 holes of match play, with sudden death extra holes in case of ties. Winners advance, losers are done.
  
• 1st round (Wednesday):
  
  • Seeds 33-64 play each other;
    
  • Seeds 1-32 get byes to second round.
    

  [*]2nd round (Thursday):

  • Seeds 17-32 play 1st round winners;
    
  • Seeds 1-16 get byes to third round.
    

  [*]3rd round (Friday):

  • Seeds 1-16 play 2nd round winners.
    

  [*]Now that all players have played at least once, matches continue through the weekend as they do now:

  • Round of 16 (Saturday morning);
    
  • Quarterfinals (Saturday afternoon);
    
  • Semifinals (Sunday morning);
    
  • Final and 3rd place match (Sunday afternoon).
    

This format would make every match count, and would keep the top names around at least until Friday.

 

I'm attaching a bracket showing how it would work. What do you think?

 

 

So the elite players get massive money and ranking points without ever hitting a shot?

 

 

I reckon it should be 36 hole stroke play and then ko from there

 

I'd be fine with 36 holes of stroke play followed by knockout matches; it's a time-tested format that has worked well for many years.

 

The only challenge is that fantasy games have become so popular in golf (as in other sports). The PGA Tour itself has a number of fantasy games that it promotes, including a bracket challenge for the Match Play. It would be tough to come up with a fantasy format that would work for a combination stroke play/match play event.

 

Not the fantasy game, God forbid we don't have a fantasy game

 

They would make one don't worry

 

 

The format for all WGCs should be a Stroke Play/ Match Play Hybrid

 

Top 100 players in OWGR qualify and you group them into 25 groups of 4. You play 36 holes of stroke play in your group of 4 and the winner of each group moves on with 7 wild cards to fill out a 32 player bracket. Then you Match Play to decide the winner. You do this 4 times a Years.

 

So golf would then have 4 Stroke Play Major Championships and 4 Match Play Championships.

 

 

Also these tournaments need to be WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. So each major golf area of the world (USA, Latin America, Europe, Asia) and then you would pick 4 course where you rotate the events

 

United States

1) Austin CC (really love this course for this event)

2) Firestone CC

3) Trump Doral

4) LA CC or some other classic course

 

Latin America

1) Mexico City

2) Argentina

3) Chile

4) Venezuela

 

Asia

1) China

2) Japan

3) South Korea

4) Thailand / Singapore

 

Europe

1) London

2) Paris

3) Germany

4) Spain

5) some where else in Europe (big place)

 

When you rotate the course, it presents a better match play tournament. When you have 25-35 guys who qualify for it every year they really have major advantage over the rest of the field when match play is suppose to really level the playing field

 

Latin America shouldn't get one over South Africa, Australia or Dubai really in terms of golfing prestige. I like the idea of more matchplay tournaments. I'm not sure about 25 groups though, could be tough to keep up with that many.

 

 

Dubai already has some really big events throughout the year, but it definitely could hold one the Europe Events. Australia could fill into that Asia spot as well.

 

This is a global game. You put a big enough purse and space these events out over the year, it works out alot better. The issue right now is you have a jamed season at the beginning of the year with big events every other week across the world then a stretch with one big tournament each month during April to Sept then a huge down period from Oct to Feb with maybe the DP World Championship and WGC-China (some years depending who plays) during that stretch

 

The Big Fix would be to have one major event each Month that way players could plan their schedule around them and play 2 events per month and thats puts them at 24 events

 

New Schedule

 

January: WGC Asia

February: WGC Latin America

March: The Players

April: The Masters

May: PGA Championship

June: US Open

July: Open Championship

August: WGC-USA

September: Fedex Cup

October: Ryder Cup/ WGC-Europe/ President's Cup

November: DP World Championship

December: WGC-Europe during Ryder Cup Years/ on non Ryder Cup years its an off month

PGA to May is terrible idea.

Tour already bitching and wanting FedEx Cup to earlier in August, so you already are in conflict with what the almighty Tour thinks is a good idea.

Other events on tour schedules - you going to make them disappear or are all WGCs now match play which is also a terrible idea?

Bottom line is that on Sunday there will be too much talk and hardly any golf with match play.

Bottom line is that on Sunday there will be too much talk and hardly any golf with match play.

You forgot endless replays of the same ads.

It's a poor format for television and you need at least 5 days to accomplish it. So... either deal with it and keep it or get rid of it completely. It's only 1 week out of the year and the current format is as good as any IMO.

I enjoy it. Mixing it up occasionally isn't a bad thing.

Golf is a business, to say the format is broken would mean that people aren't watching. But in 2016 the ratings for the WGC Match play were not crazy out of line. They were slightly better than the Bridgestone, better then the Tour championship , better than a few other name tournaments. But lagging behind the majors and the Players as well as some well known PGA stops like Torrey and Riviera.

It was probably in the top half of the schedule in terms of Sunday ratings.

I'm not sure that it's fair to say people don't watch the play or it's bad for TV. It seems to be on par with other events

As far as early rounds, it doesn't matter what they do. They could air monkey knife-fights....no one watches until the weekend and the ratings show this