Is there a better case against a shotgun style championship format than what we just watched at The Players?
Leave the LIV vs PGA out of it, just the actual logic here.
In a shotgun, Scottie would have finished on hole 3 today!! 😢
A golf course is designed with a cadence. The 16-18 stretch at Sawgrass is as good as it gets. It’s meant to be the finish, where the pressure builds all day and you step up to 17 with everything on the line.
The golf world focused on the final groups today. The pressure builds, you can actually focus on what’s happening and get the context of the situation. When guys are whacking it all over the course, that’s impossible.
Watching someone read and line up their pressure packed putt is awesome.
I’m at the point I don’t care who wins the “war”. But I do want a golf course to be played in the order it was designed and it seems painfully obvious that it’s the right way to go.
When you encounter others on a trail, offer a friendly “hello” or a nod. This helps create a friendly atmosphere. If you approach a trail user from behind, announce yourself in a friendly, calm tone. Yelling “that chipmunk stole my car keys, run for your lives” is not helpful.