EDISON, N.J. – The problem has always seemed to be an issue of semantics.
In a blatant attempt to draft off of the success enjoyed by other sports, the PGA Tour billed its four-event FedEx Cup as a “playoff,” which initially felt like a mixed metaphor, considering professional golf has always revolved around the four major championships.
Where other sports are defined by a postseason that begets championships, truly great seasons in golf are forged from April to August. That hasn’t changed.
“I put winning the FedEx Cup below a major championship.