I'm so in between on this whole coverage of the Playoffs. I understand the media/NBC/PGA TOUR wants the fans to really be into the "who's going to move on? who's barely missing? where's my favorite player?" at all times, but watching the low-lights of Charlie Hoffman collapse are not why I watch golf on tv.
I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I'd like to watch the people that are either making good swings, good shots, good luck, all of the above, or have a chance to win the event. I'd like to see the guys that are on the first page of the leader board, everyone top 10 is who I want to see.
This week is slightly different being the last week to impress the Ryder Cup Captain, Davis Love III, with their play, which actually means I'd even be okay with watching Rickie Fowler suck it up on a course he isn't comfortable with ONLY because it has so much to do with the decision of Cpt. Love and that is more interesting that Hoffman, his swing changes and flairing one out right so bad it hits cart path and takes 11 more minutes to hit his next shot. I would have loved to see the 8 Americans that are playing at Medinah for sure, plus the 7 others that are looking to take up the 4 captain pics as well as the leaders for this week.
This week I feel was a great event regardless how it was presented via television. An American won the first playoff event. A European won the second playoff event. Two events left in the season, with the Ryder Cup less than a month away. It's good television. It might be better only because the Ryder Cup, not so much because the playoffs. But seeing some of the top players in the game play good golf makes it impossible to say it isn't a good event.
One can only hope that Crooked Stick, and then East Lake will be as exciting as Bill Haas' chip from the lake. Only time will tell.
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