Like Big John Daly hisself, we here at the Kona Condo blog are unpleasantly surprised that he is not playing this weekend at the Sony Open -- the latest event involving our two favorites, golf and Hawaii.
Not that much of the PGA Tour's inner workings make sense to us proles (they are, after all, professionals and our efforts to try this at home most invariably end in manners that reinforce our own most emphatically amateur status) but this new one about how they establish who plays on the weekend is even more arcane.
Not as complex as how they calc. the FexEx Cup points dealie, but it's up there.
Anyway, suffice to say that the new method of "making the cut" is tougher for even the pros to get a grasp on.
John Daly, one of golf's most colorful and interesting players (if not the most self-disciplined) finds himself on the outside looking in this weekend as a result.
His take: "I don't understand the rule. I think it's crazy. It's a stupid rule,
I'm sorry. I grinded my butt off to shoot
even. Then I find out on 18 you may not be playing. I just wish we
would have known." he told the Golf Channel -- less KT this weekend and next.
We agree.
Here's a kicker from all that, which we learned after the end of Sunday's play: John Daly still made some money that day, even though he did not officially "make the cut."
Why?
Here's the answer, according to the AP's account: "U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera and John Daly were among 18 players who finished among the top 70 and ties to make the cut, but did not qualify for weekend play because the cut exceeded 78 players. They were paid $9,699, which counts toward the money list, and they received 46 points toward the FedExCup."
But they did not get to play on.
Again, if the Lords of Golfing are really interested in growing this fine sport, they really need to make certain their policies (and the Rules of Golf for that matter) are simple enough that the average (Kona)Joe can understand.
Check out the success of the NFL, lads -- it's the playoffs -- winner advances, loser goes home. Team with the highest number on the scoreboard at the end of the game wins.
We reiterate: FOO!
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