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FedEx Cup's opposite effect

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07:15 AM ET 01.03 | Chances of landing the world's No. 1 player are reduced with Tiger Woods booked for four majors, three World Golf Championships and four FedEx Cup events. He also plays Jack Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament, Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Invitational, the Wachovia Championship, the AT&T National and usually two Buick events. The Tour initially thought the FedEx Cup would entice marquee names to play more. It has had the opposite effect. With four playoffs, a WGC event and either the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup at season's end, top players are searching for time off. "Most sports have that off-season where they build up and then they try and maintain that for the season," Woods said at last month's Target World Challenge. "We try and maintain that for a decade. We don't really have a chance to have the gains that the other athletes do."

Dallas Morning News

Tiger Woods, AP Tiger Woods, AP
January 3, 2008  05:25 PM ET

The question:
If I posted an offensive comment, would anyone notice?

January 3, 2008  09:33 PM ET

yes

January 4, 2008  08:01 AM ET

If the top players don't play, it leaves the door open for new talent. I think that is how the "top players" themselves got started at some point.

I think they are finding it is more difficult to stay on top than to get to the top.

January 4, 2008  11:28 AM ET

Mr Bill:

Some guys like to be on the bottom..

Offensive?

January 4, 2008  07:44 PM ET

augusta - you raise a good point talking about how the top players now had to climb up to their status today, just like the young players now. But this is not the same thing the Tiger's and Phil had to face. To go up against Tiger would be going up against arguable the best golfer ever. Even Tiger didnt have to go up against the past greats like Palmer and Nicholas.

 
January 5, 2008  01:22 AM ET

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