SI Golf's writers and editors also debate whether the Player of the Year race is now over and if 72-hole stroke play is the ideal Olympic golf format.
. Two majors are huge and it is understandable why Xander Schauffele would get consideration. And he still might if he were to knock off a playoff event or two and win the FedEx Cup. But if you add the Players and the Olympic gold medal on top of the Masters and then four more wins? Very hard to beat that.. He won the Players. He won the Masters. He was in contention at the PGA Championship and would have had a great shot if not for the fake arrest.
. I suppose there’s a chance Xander wins two playoff events and the FedEx Cup and we’re revisiting this question in a month, but I think Scottie has done enough at this point.. I wasn’t completely sold on Xander having the edge even with the 2-1 major count, given Scottie’sother wins, all of them top-shelf. But this gold medal, won the way Scottie won it, completely ends the chat.
Sunday’s finish at Le Golf National confirmed that Olympic golf should continue to use a 72-hole format.. The question has more centered around other formats that could be utilized such as teams and not so much how to determine an individual champion. Most agree that if you are only going to have one medal, then 72 holes is the way to go. Adding a team element certainly seems a popular idea as well.. I like the 72-hole format. I thought all four rounds were like watching a major golf tournament.
Rory McIlroy said the game of golf at the pro level is “a sh-t show” and that the Ryder Cup and Olympics might be its purest competitions, given the lack of prize money. He’s right about which two events may be the best in golf.. There is no doubt the Ryder Cup is terrific but it is also hard to beat the drama of the major championships. The Olympic golf was great, but so, too was the Masters and U.S. Open.. How do you top the Ryder Cup, Masters, U.S.
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