Does any fan really care who wins the Fedex Cup?

[DavePelz4]

It’s like the patriots going to the super bowl undefeated and losing to the 5 loss bears by 2 touchdowns but still being super bowl champs.

 

5 loss Bears? Like that's happened since 2010. Think that was Cutler's only playoff year in Chicago.

 

We'll always have Very Cavalleri.

[dlygrisse]

Only if it's Tiger, DJ, or Rory.

 

So you haven't cared in a while, and will never care again?

[Darth Putter]

 

unless...

 

 

projected #2 on a Thursday, care levels rising...rising..

[Bye]

It was better pre wrap around season and FedEx. Top 30 to the Tour Championship, player of the year was based more on the whole year. The off season golf was great with the skins games etc. There was a bit more variety.

[bladehunter]

Soooo. Now with tiger tied for the lead , I wonder. Mathematicians. If he wins does he take it all ? Trying to gauge my current care level.

[PumaAttack]

Soooo. Now with tiger tied for the lead , I wonder. Mathematicians. If he wins does he take it all ? Trying to gauge my current care level.

 

Right now, yes. With Bryson struggling. Tiger is projected number 1 in the FedEx Cup

[SnapHooker_307]

Either an actual match play bracket, or 32 on Thursday, 16 on Friday, 8 on Saturday, 4 on Sunday cuts would be interesting. Maybe use seed as a tie breaker to make the regular season matter more. Then it would be a little closer to an actual playoff without necessarily being match play either.

[BiggErn]

Not a fan of match play. It doesn’t identify who the best player is that week.

[PumaAttack]

Not a fan of match play. It doesn’t identify who the best player is that week.

 

Match play is terrible for TV, terrible for awarding the best player and is largely boring.

[naval2006]

It's only relevant for the pros' bank account. If you ask golf fans who won any tournament not a Major last year (let alone 2016) the answer is something like "erm..."

[Roadking2003]

Jay Monahan has said one reason for the changes to the Fedex Cup is to keep fans engaged etc...

 

Does anyone care who wins this, except for the players and their inner circle? Or perhaps fantasy players?

 

 

No. In fact, I think it is a huge distraction all year long. It provides NOTHING for fans and takes up a huge amount of TV time.

[Roadking2003]

Not a fan of match play. It doesn’t identify who the best player is that week.

 

Match play is terrible for TV, terrible for awarding the best player and is largely boring.

 

I agree, except for the Ryder Cup. I love the RC and watch every minute. Team golf is exciting.

[Golfer4Life]

Only if I were to get a cut of the 10 mill......:-)

[NevinW]

I care.

[MMB1500]

i do not ... interested in the individual tournaments ... zero interest in the fedex cup ...

 

This exactly.

[MountainGoat]

Everyone will care if Tiger wins.

[Hawkeye77]

I think many people care if their favorite player wins the FedEx Cup. Wouldn't Tiger fans care if it were Tiger? Sure they would.

 

Now if your favorite player has no chance of winning the cup, you're likely to care less, so you are focused on enjoying a great competition. But people still choose sides; if it comes down to a battle between Justin Rose and Justin Thomas, I think many observers would care which one of those two win the cup.

 

Realizing Jack can't win the Cup brings so much of my ambivalence into focus!

[FootWedge16]

Everyone will care if Tiger wins.

 

Of course, but that has nothing to do with the fedex cup.

[nsxguy]

Soooo. Now with tiger tied for the lead , I wonder. Mathematicians. If he wins does he take it all ? Trying to gauge my current care level.

 

Right now, yes. With Bryson struggling. Tiger is projected number 1 in the FedEx Cup

 

Tiger must win the tournament to win the Fedex Cup.

 

If Tiger wins the tournament.

 

ALL of these would also have to happen for Tiger to win the "Cup"

 

Bryson would have to finish 15th or worse.

 

Rose would have to finish 6th or worse.

 

Finau would have to finish 4th or worse.

 

Dustin would have to finish 3rd or worse.

 

Justin would have to finish 3rd or worse.

 

Keegan would have to finish 3rd or worse.

[Roadking2003]

Everyone will care if Tiger wins.

 

Not at all. I don't care if Tiger wins. Or if anybody wins.

 

Soooo. Now with tiger tied for the lead , I wonder. Mathematicians. If he wins does he take it all ? Trying to gauge my current care level.

 

Right now, yes. With Bryson struggling. Tiger is projected number 1 in the FedEx Cup

 

Tiger must win the tournament to win the Fedex Cup.

 

If Tiger wins the tournament.

 

ALL of these would also have to happen for Tiger to win the "Cup"

 

Bryson would have to finish 15th or worse.

 

Rose would have to finish 6th or worse.

 

Finau would have to finish 4th or worse.

 

Dustin would have to finish 3rd or worse.

 

Justin would have to finish 3rd or worse.

 

Keegan would have to finish 3rd or worse.

 

Who cares? Not me.

[bladehunter]

Soooo. Now with tiger tied for the lead , I wonder. Mathematicians. If he wins does he take it all ? Trying to gauge my current care level.

 

Right now, yes. With Bryson struggling. Tiger is projected number 1 in the FedEx Cup

 

Tiger must win the tournament to win the Fedex Cup.

 

If Tiger wins the tournament.

 

ALL of these would also have to happen for Tiger to win the "Cup"

 

Bryson would have to finish 15th or worse.

 

Rose would have to finish 6th or worse.

 

Finau would have to finish 4th or worse.

 

Dustin would have to finish 3rd or worse.

 

Justin would have to finish 3rd or worse.

 

Keegan would have to finish 3rd or worse.

 

So it’s looking 50/50 ?? Lol.

[PGArox]

The caring is beginning. ;)

[nsxguy]

Everyone will care if Tiger wins.

 

Not at all. I don't care if Tiger wins. Or if anybody wins.

 

Soooo. Now with tiger tied for the lead , I wonder. Mathematicians. If he wins does he take it all ? Trying to gauge my current care level.

 

Right now, yes. With Bryson struggling. Tiger is projected number 1 in the FedEx Cup

 

Tiger must win the tournament to win the Fedex Cup.

 

If Tiger wins the tournament.

 

ALL of these would also have to happen for Tiger to win the "Cup"

 

Bryson would have to finish 15th or worse.

 

Rose would have to finish 6th or worse.

 

Finau would have to finish 4th or worse.

 

Dustin would have to finish 3rd or worse.

 

Justin would have to finish 3rd or worse.

 

Keegan would have to finish 3rd or worse.

 

Who cares? Not me.

 

Some apparently do.

[imakaveli]

The caring is beginning. ;)

 

If you know who made people care about the Valspar anything is possible :D

[mukster]

I don't care. Heck, I'm not even around next weekend to watch.

[jdl]

I don't care. Heck, I'm not even around next weekend to watch.

 

You're looking for the "who cares about the Ryder Cup" thread.

[jholz]

I think the idea of a dwindling field over the course of several tournaments (i.e. the Fedex Cup) is compelling. It should serve to identify a really strong field for that final tournament, and provide some good golf as a result.

 

That being said, I think the tour's marketing/packaging of the Fedex Cup has been largely horrible. If they could market it like they do the Masters or U.S. Open, then I think they could win people over.

 

Instead, they try to portray it as four weeks of the Waste Management Open. The PGA Tour isn't NASCAR or the NFL. The whole "it's the PLAYOFFS!" schtick is weak.

[NoTalentLefty]

 

unless...

 

 

Is that a Rolex?

[MidwestGolfBum]

I think many people care if their favorite player wins the FedEx Cup. Wouldn't Tiger fans care if it were Tiger? Sure they would.

 

Now if your favorite player has no chance of winning the cup, you're likely to care less, so you are focused on enjoying a great competition. But people still choose sides; if it comes down to a battle between Justin Rose and Justin Thomas, I think many observers would care which one of those two win the cup.

 

I don’t think they do, they care about if their favorite wins the tournament itself, but I just don’t think many fans really care about the FedEx Cup itself. It’s not like winning a major or a WGC, it’s just another really rich dude getting even richer.

 

This sums up my thoughts perfectly. I would like to see a player I like win the tournament, but if they also happen to win the FedEx Cup, I don't really care. Even less so if they aren't the one who happened to win. If the tournament was to finish right now, for example, I would be happier to see Rickie or Tiger win than caring that Rose won the FEC.

[DavePelz4]

Everyone will care if Tiger wins.

 

Everyone minus one.