The PGA Tour’s three-week-long playoffs, which kicks off Thursday in Memphis at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, continues to provoke discussions about the format among top players.
Some, such as Scottie Scheffler, do not like the structure of it. Scheffler even called it “silly,” adding that he dislikes the notion that it all comes down to the season-ending Tour Championship, which utilizes a ‘Starting Strokes Format.’ Under this format, the top-ranked player—Scheffler in both 2022 and 2023—begins the tournament at 10-under-par, while the second-ranked player in the FedEx Cup standings starts at 8-under. A player’s starting score then continues to dwindle all the way to even par based on
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