This PGA Tour Rookie of the Year "Ballot" is a complete indictment of the crimes against Will Zalatoris

[tiderider]

Edited September 12, 2021 by tiderider

[ray9898]

What a strange high on emotion and low on facts rant.  This guy must be family or something.

Edited October 7, 2021 by ray9898

[ATLgopher]

On 9/10/2021 at 7:24 AM, iBanesto said:

 

Zalatoris has more moves than Jagger.

 

 

I get that he has a poor stroke but we’ve seen elite tour pros miss putts just like this with “good stokes”. 

[Shilgy]

Does Will Z winning ROY make everyone feel better about this?

 

https://golf.com/news/will-zalatoris-rookie-of-the-year-pga-tour/?utm_medium=flipdigest.ad.20210913.carousel&utm_source=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=campaign

[dlygrisse]

I forget, how many wins does he have?

[MattyO1984]

Honestly, the whole thing is so bizarre. The two options for rookie of the year a guy who is not even a proper member but still one the prize and another who played eight events. I know Covid and what not but still.

[Valtiel]

On 9/9/2021 at 10:26 AM, bladehunter said:

He hasn’t been wronged. With a putting stroke like that , he needs to be thankful he has the other tools to keep a job.  He’s exactly where he’s earned to be. As it should be. 

 

On 9/9/2021 at 10:24 AM, Krt22 said:

Let's see...

 

-He got special temporary status for the entire 2021 season , which led to 25 starts

-He played in 5 majors, the players, and 2 WGCs

-He earned $3.5M

-He locked up his 21-22 card.

 

Please tell me again how he was wronged? For a ton of guys they would be 100% happy if that was the entirety of their PGA tour career

 

The only thing he missed out on was the fluffed up Fedex cup playoffs, which is only for full members. He had 25 chances to win and get his full card ,but failed to do so.  I don't think he is broken up about it nor do I think he would want to bump out another card holder who's playing status is on the line. 

If I managed to make $3.5M with his putting stroke, I would consider anything positive in my life from then until death to simply be a bonus. 

How does one twitch/yip so noticeably while using an armlock putter with a claw grip?! That's like throwing a gutter ball with the bumpers on. 🤣

[stinger_gc]

On 9/9/2021 at 11:45 AM, blackbdmillsaps said:

I laughed out loud when I saw this...

 

 

So you acknowledge that he is the best first year player but your stupid "points" system and way of defining members means that he can't become a full member of the tour? This is such an own goal by the tour. Even though he is trying to play on the tour AND is in or around the Top 30 in the world he can't be on it but freaking Vaughn Taylor is protected. The tour is so stupid with this stuff. This guy should have been put on the tour months ago. Just replace the aforementioned Vaughn Taylor or Austin Cook or Mark Hubbard as they weren't exactly setting the world on fire. 

Maybe learn how PGA Tour exemptions work. You can't just replace someone who's earned their spot in a tournament. Might help to take a look at the priority rankings You're the same kind of person who complains about Larry Mize playing 36 holes at Augusta every Spring.

 

https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/player/priority-rankings

[SkiSchoolPro]

@blackbdmillsaps I agree with you as I pointed out in August. Can anyone name another sport where the ROY was not eligible for the playoffs despite their results being good enough to qualify? Imagine if an expansion team was told they had to pay their dues for a year and be left out of the playoffs even if they otherwise qualified 

 

Several years ago I also thought they should open up the Union...I'm not related to WZ and he isn't in my top 10 favorite players. I just prefer the best on the field be included in the playoffs rather than union politics determine eligibility. 

 

What made things worse in Zalatoris's case was that they changed the KF advancement rules AFTER WZ had played well enough to earn a September 2020 promotion/2020-21 Tour Card under the pre-covid rules.

 

In the grand scheme of things, this is a minor issue, but making the Tour Championship gives higher priority status/choice of tournaments for the next season, so being excluded from the playoffs when you are top 30 has lingering effects.

Edited October 4, 2021 by SkiSchoolPro

[SkiSchoolPro]

On 9/9/2021 at 9:49 AM, wy3134 said:

so guys who earned their tour cards the previous year shouldnt be protected the entire season? this is such a dumb post. it was pretty simple what Will had to do to gain full status on tour for the 2020-2021 season, when his 2021-2022 card was locked up. theres no shenanigans or anything going on here

What was pretty simple? When Zalatoris started the 2020 KF season, the PGA Tour policy said top 25 would get their cards after the 2020 KF Tour Championship and would have full PGA cards for 2020-21. Will was top 25 after the 2020 KF Tour Championship, but the PGA Tour had changed their policy and decided not to promote anyone in 2020. How is a mid season policy change that delays a promotion he had already earned by a year simple? How could Will have known this would happen?

 

After the 2020 Fed Ex Cup, the PGA COULD still have carried over everyone's 2019-20 status to 20-21 BUT made eligibility for the 2021 playoffs open to the top 125 point earners regardless of card status (or to anyone who had a PGA OR KF card). For WZ to be top 25 KF at the end of 2 consecutive KF Tour Championships and be top 30 PGA Tour regular season and still not make the playoffs is a joke.

Edited October 4, 2021 by SkiSchoolPro