Towards a radical change in the format of the FedEx Cup final?

According to The Athleticthe sports website owned by New York Timesthe Tour Championship, final of the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour, could be played from 2025 in the form of a knockout table and in a game formula combining stroke play and match play.

The Tour Championshipfinal part in three acts of FedEx Cup Playoffswill it radically change the game format? According to The Athleticthe PGA Tour would in fact consider developing this meeting with a 25 million dollar prize pool bringing together the 30 best players of the season from the most elite of the professional Golf circuits.

In essence, we would establish a direct elimination table (like in tennis tournaments for example) sprinkled with different game formats (stroke and match play). A system that has already been in place for several yearsUS Open amateur (men and women) with two first rounds in stroke play then head to head matches in match play…

Make the final verdict even more uncertain?

The current Tour Championship format offers tiered scores based on the number of FedEx points earned before the final. Thus, the player who has accumulated the most points during the year begins the tournament with a score of -10 and two moves ahead of his first pursuer. The third starts at -7, the fourth at -6, the fifth at -5, the players ranked from 6th to 10th places at -4 and so on…

Last winner of the Tour Championship, Scottie Scheffler (photo), the undisputed world No. 1, victorious in nine tournaments in 2024, stressed that the points system in force during this final was far from perfect.

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