I didn't realize how big of a jump players from the back of the pack could make with this year's revised FedEx Cup points system. For example, if Kevin Streelman, ranked No. 120, would have won this week, he would have jumped into first place in the standings. Steve Elling comments on this unexpected surge in (gulp) volatility:
Fans, not to mention more than a few players, wanted more upheaval. Upchucking, well, that's something that wasn't anticipated.
For those seeking chance in their FedEx Cup entrée, they got plate tectonics and a dozen nitro tablets washed down by a Molotov cocktail.
This is volatility in a blender. Please press puree.
After months of grousing and discussion, the PGA Tour this spring finally overhauled its FedEx series points system to generate more week-to-week movement. Maybe they should have underhauled instead.
Under a broiling sun Sunday at The Barlays, the FedEx opener, they broke out the commotion lotion. Everybody expected things, in the second season of the revamped format, to be unpredictable, more unstable.
It felt more like fickle, actually.
