The
oft-maligned Fedex Cup playoff series turned out to be pretty good this
year. Rory continued to dominate, when
one might have (reasonably) thought he would mail it in after an incredible run
this summer and also getting his mindset ready for the upcoming Ryder Cup. Then, a new American star emerged. Billy Horschel, having missed 7 cuts in 24
events during the 2013-14 PGA season coming into the Fedex Cup Series, ,
including the Barclay’s the week before the Fedex Cup playoffs started, and
never having finished higher than T-6 the entire year in 2014, finished 2-1-1
and won the Fedex Cup and the $10 Million bonus that comes with the
championship
Looking
forward, the red-hot Billy Horschel should give a great boost to the American
team at Gleneagles and help the
Americans recapture the Ryder Cup. Oh, wait
a minute, he's not on the team after
finishing second first and first during the last three tournaments. What? Oh, and captain’s picks Keegan Bradley and Buster
Mahan finished a collective 13 over par in the FedEx final. Oh boy.
After watching
th results of this past FedEx cup playoff season, the Ryder Cup selection system
has to be changed. America's hottest folder is staying home and Chris
Kirk’ another American golfer currently on fire, is not playing for USA in Scotland either. Maybe
it won’t matter, as the Euros are loaded and playing on their home field, but
there has to a be a better way to include American golfers with the hot hand to
participate in the Cup and give the Americans their best chance to win.
AMDGTM
© 2012-14 R.E. Kelly
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