The Scoop on FedEx Cup Changes

Golfweek's Rex Hoggard (one of my favorite names in golf) has it. From his piece:

[U]nder one proposal, top competitors would play the first two playoff events (The Barclays, Aug. 21-24, and Deutsche Bank Championship, Aug. 29-Sept. 1) as scheduled, have a week off, play the third playoff event (BMW Championship) and then the Ryder Cup. The Tour Championship, now scheduled for Sept. 11-14, would be moved to Sept. 25-28, on the heels of the Ryder Cup.

Something everyone asked for and would give guys almost no excuse to skip. Check.

[T]he Tour is considering reducing the number of players that qualify for the circuit’s four-event “playoff” series. The proposal presented to PAC members was to trim playoff field sizes to 120 players for The Barclays (144 were eligible this year); 90 for the Deutsche Bank Championship (from120); 60 for the BMW Championship (from 70); and the traditional 30 for the Tour Championship.

I'm wishy washy on this because of my disdain for limited field money grab events, but this is supposed to be a playoff of some kind. And I don't want this to become another opportunity to import a NASCAR concept to golf: the one where the guys in the Chase for the Cup and the non Chasers all race on the same track. OHHH, it could get crazy to have drivers with nothing to lose!

Still, the Tour seems to be getting it and may be on the right track here. I just want this compliment to the PGA Tour to be on the record.