As well as the Author's Normal - And Extreme - State of Mind!!
SPECIAL READING NOTES
Although based on actual fact, none of these suggested revisions have been officially adopted. These suggested revisions assume
that the PGA Tour would be functioning in large part under conditions that existed prior to 2007 (pre Fed Ex Cup) and 1999 (pre
World Golf Championships). This presentation also includes a hypothetical 2010 PGA Tour schedule, which is based specificly
on the suggested revisions, rather than actual fact.
This presentation has five parts ...
I. Special Exemptions II. Other Exemptions III. Exemption Comments IV. Hypothetical 2010 Schedule V. Schedule Comments
I. Special Exemptions: S-1 to S-13
II. Other Exemptions: O-1 to O-19
III. Author's Exemption Comments
IV. Hypothetical 2010 PGA Tour Schedule
Based on the suggested exemption revisions presented above, this hypothetical schedule also includes various
tournament, prize money and other revisions which are explained within the presentation box. There is another
presentation box below this one. It has more explanations and comments about the hypothetical schedule.
V. Author's Comments on Hypothetical 2010 Schedule
Proposal: The 80-50 Cut!!!!
A proposed double-cut method designed to relieve congestion and speed up play for weekend fields at PGA Tour events. Also presented is a restructured prize money distribution formula, as well as examples of the 80-50 cut in action.
Exempt Status | Winners | Masters | U.S. Open | British Open | PGA Championship | Players Championship | Grand Slam | Lifetime | 10 5 3 2 years | last calendar year
Winners Challenge | Doral-CA Invitational | BMW Western Open | Canadian Open by RBC | Bridgestone World Series of Golf | SONY Grand Finale | Wild Card Event
Ryder Cup | Presidents Cup | Non-Member | Sponsor Invitations | Open Qualifying | Amateur | Scratch | Tournament Winner | Past Champion | Special Temporary Member
Qualifying School | Q-School | Nationwide Tour | Top 10 15 20 25 30 50 60 90 125 135 150 200 | Leading Money Winner | Season Championship | Scoring Format | Competitive Round
Veteran Member | Trophy | Points | Official Earnings | Official World Golf Ranking | Field Strength | PGA Section Champion Member | Special Medical Extension | Stableford | 19th hole
Fed Ex Cup | Right Said Fred Kupples | Fried Eggs Kup | Fed X Kupp | Some thing that Tiger Woods won't kiss | Champions Tour | LPGA Tour | European Tour | USGA | Tee It Up