“But I love winning. I hate losing.” Said Scottie Scheffler once in an interview. He has time and again proven that he is indeed one of the best golfers (no wonder he is currently ranked world number one). He reached the position in the Official World Golf Ranking in March 2022 and has clinched that ranking for over 90 weeks now. Now, he has also attained a massive lead on the FedEx Cup list. Scheffler has a whopping $27,696,858, and if he were to win the FedEx Cup, the amount would be unimaginable.

He is currently at 5,768 points, 2511 points ahead of Xander Schauffele, who is second on the list. Scheffler fell short the last two years in Atlanta, failing to take home the FedEx Cup. Last year Viktor Hovland took it, while Rory McIlroy took the cup in 2022. But could 2024 be Scheffler’s lead? Even if he does grab the exceptional feat of victory, Scottie Scheffler is not a huge fan of the FedEx Cup format.

Scottie Scheffler called the FedEx Cup tournament weird

The FedEx Cup Playoffs changed their system back in 2019. They were reduced from four tournaments to three (FedEx St. Jude Championship, BMW Championship, and Tour Championship). Throughout the season, the players are awarded FedEx Cup points based on their performance on the PGA Tour Events. The top 70 players are eligible for the playoffs. When asked if winning the FedEx is his goal after the practice round of the Tour Championship last year, Scheffler expressed his dislike.

“This tournament is a little bit weird because there are starting strokes now and, I mean, I wouldn’t say that it is the best format to identify the best golfer for the year,” he said. Last year, Jon Rahm competed at the Memphis and tied for 37. Before he left for LIV, he was among the top golfers on the PGA Tour, but his shift did not make him eligible for the FedEx Cup points. He finished fifth in 2022, yet the playoffs turned out to be a disadvantage for him. “Jon Rahm played some of the best golf of anybody this year and he’s coming into this tournament fourth and he’s four shots back. And, in theory, he could have won 20 times this year and he would only have a two-shot lead,” added Scheffler.

He further went on to state how the format is made more for the fans and the TRP. But according to him, it is not the best way to conclude who played the best through the season. Winning the FedEx Cup standing finally this year, will surely mean a great deal of money for him, and the World’s No. 1 is already excited about that. However, last year, at the presser, he even said, “But as players, I think it’s not the best identifier of who is playing the best throughout the year. But with that being said, I’m starting this week with a two-shot lead and, I mean, I’m not complaining about it. It’s pretty nice.”

Well, Scottie Scheffler is not the only one who seems to have a problem with the FedEx Cup format. From Jon Rahm to Lucas Glover, a lot of players do not seem to be satisfied with it.

Lucas Glover stated that the FedEx Cup Playoffs does not make any sense

Lucas Glover had made it very clear ahead of the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis last year that he was not happy about the changes in the old format. The circuit brought down the number of players making it to the finals from 125 to 70. This brought about a lot of heated reactions between the players who previously qualified under the old system.

The 2009 US Open winner, straight away called the change, brought about to be a silly move. In an interview with Golfweek, he stated, “It feels like the toothpaste is out of the tube. Some of the guys who were pushing for 70 are now backtracking a little bit. I don’t know if it is because they are outside the top 70 or they understand it’s kind of silly. We’re touting ourselves as the best Tour in the world, so why wouldn’t you reward the best 125 guys and let them play in your biggest events?”

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