Adam Scott, the former world No 1, has branded the Tour Championship”that a large old exhibition using a pot of gold at the conclusion” since the PGA Tour’s season finale applies an odd scoring arrangement to locate the $15 million (Number 12.3 million) winner.
Never will a professional golfer’ve begun the first round having a two-stroke benefit and Justin Thomas admits it’ll be a”bizarre” feeling on Thursday. The American hurtled towards the peak of the FedEx Cup standings with a win in Chicago in the weekend, meaning he’ll start the renowned East Lake occasion on 10 under.
Together with the 30-powerful field disabled based on their rankings in that points record, the participant in second, Patrick Cantlay, will tee off eight under, together with Brooks Koepka, in third, on seven below, and a sliding scale down to the players at 26th to 30th on par par.
Understandably, Thomas is in a loss to describe how he’ll feel. “I really don’t have any idea,” he explained. “Nobody in the history of the game has undergone this.”
This really is merely part of a radical revamp inspired from the PGA Tour’s desperation to prevent the awkward situation of two winners on Sunday — the FedEx Cup and the Tour Championship. With the first decoration hiked from that which was an exceeding $10 million, the officers are sure they’ll raise eyebrows and, consequently, attention.
But Scott — the Australian who begins in Atlanta on three beneath — can also be adamant that the unprecedented system will raise the hackles of a minumum of one competitor. “I’m sure someone will be somewhat frustrated with this,” Scott said, referring to the strong chance that the participant carrying the top shots at the 72 holes won’t obtain any silverware.
If this has the apparent potential to make a sour taste, then , too, does the fact that this newest incarnation of FedEx Cup, as the US circuit’s assumed”season-long race”, is barely favouring consistency. For example, Koepka, together with three wins, one important and eight shirt 10therefore, may well wonder why he must concede three shots to Thomas, with one win and six top 10s.
Scott, nevertheless, would counsel Koepka to not accept the FedEx’s grandiose claims too badly. “You are able to play great all year, not win and you’re able to play average annually and triumph,” explained Scott. “It is difficult to understand what it is.”