Comment on Match Play format change has golfers intrigued

By Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle: Sports
Sun, 04/26/2015 - 5:01pm

Match Play format change has golfers intrigued

Match Play format change has golfers intrigued The world’s top golfers previously brought an acute sense of anxiety to the Match Play Championship. For the first time since the tournament’s inception in 1999, one loss does not automatically mean elimination. PGA Tour officials adopted a new format for this week’s event, ensuring that all players in the field will compete for at least three days. Match play isn’t really the fairest format, but this makes it a lot fairer. Simply put, the tournament’s new structure duplicates that of World Cup soccer, with group play leading into single-elimination matches (or the “knockout” stage, if you prefer). The top 64 players in the world ranking qualified for this week’s event, as in the past. Head-to-head results will be used to break two-way ties, with sudden-death playoffs for three-way ties. The quarterfinals will follow Saturday afternoon, with the semifinals Sunday morning and the championship match Sunday afternoon. [...] fan favorites such as Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson will linger in San Francisco for at least three days. Most players like the new format, though Webb Simpson, winner of the 2012 U.S.

 

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