Golf fans demand PGA Tour make change to FedEx Cup after Tour Championship at East Lake

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The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup finale has been and gone, and golf fans are all in agreement about the playoff series.

Scottie Scheffler, unsurprisingly, clinched the Tour Championship in Atlanta and added $25 million to his 2024 season earnings.

Despite the victory, Scheffler doesn’t like the FedEx Cup format and shared his view before of the St Jude Championship in Memphis.

Golf fans are now in agreement with the two-time Masters champion after watching the action unfold at East Lake.

Golf fans demand PGA Tour rethink FedEx Cup format

Upon the conclusion of the Tour Championship, many fans suggested the format needs a rethink.

“I’ve said it a million times, and I’ll say it one last time this season: the FedEx Cup playoffs need a rethink. Not delivering really on any front,” Dan Rapaport wrote on X. “I think you make the regular season the season-long race and then lean into something completely new for these weeks in August.”

Another fan wrote: “The FedEx Playoffs are basically pointless. There has to be a better and more fair way to make things interesting. Maybe stick the top 30 or so players in match play and do it tourney style?”

“This format is absurd,” said another. “Usually, the lesser players are given strokes. This format made for a non-competitive snooze fest.”

This fan demanded a new system be implemented. They wrote: “FedEx Cup Points should be for qualification only, and then they are wiped out, like NHL reg season points. Every week, everyone starts even par. Week 1: top 150, and whoever makes the cut makes the next round. Week 2: top 30 make the final. Week 3: Winner is FedEx Cup Champion.”

Finally, this fan suggested the PGA Tour could learn something from the ‘Race to Dubai’. “Look at the Race for Dubai format,” they wrote. “So much better! This is a snoozefest!”

Match-play could be the way forward for PGA Tour

Brandel Chamblee suggested that match-play could be introduced, and this scenario would add more excitement going forward.

Considering there’s no dedicated match-play event on tour at the moment, altering the FedEx Cup finale could be an option.

Perhaps giving the top players a more accessible pathway to the final would also appease those who have performed well throughout the season.

Clearly, considering the stagnant system currently in use, looking to rethink the season-ending playoffs would be a wise move from those at the PGA Tour.