Scottie Scheffler Criticizes ‘Silly’ FedEx Cup Playoff Format

Like many others around the golf world, Scottie Scheffler isn’t thrilled with the current FedEx Cup Playoff format.

Before the playoffs began earlier this week, Scheffler took aim at the setup as it stands in 2024.

The World No. 1 golfer called the format “silly.”

“It’s quoted as the season-long race, but at the end of the day it really all comes down to East Lake,” Scheffler said. “I talked about it the last few years. I think it’s silly. You can’t call it a season-long race and have it come down to one tournament.

“Hypothetically, we get to East Lake and my neck flares up and it doesn’t heal the way it did at the Players. I finish 30th in the FedEx Cup because I had to withdraw from the last tournament? Is that really the season-long race? No. It is what it is.”

“I think it’s silly.” Scottie Scheffler does not enjoy the FedEx Cup playoff format. pic.twitter.com/p2TBtqHD1Z

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Scheffler failed to win the FedEx Cup in each of the last two seasons despite entering the Tour Championship ranked No. 1 in the standings. Following his historic 2024 season, he once again sits atop the leaderboard by a large margin heading into this year’s playoffs.

Scheffler carded a Round 1 66 at TPC Southwind on Thursday, then followed that up with a bogey-free 65 on Friday. His 9-under score for the tournament brought him within two shots of leaders Denny McCarthy and Hideki Matsuyama.

“It’s a fun tournament. I don’t really consider it the season-long race like I think the way it’s called,” Scheffler continued. “But you’ve got to figure out a way to strike a balance between it being a good TV product and it still being a season-long race. Right now, I don’t know exactly how the ratings are or anything like that, but I know for a fact you can’t really quite call it the season-long race when it comes down to one stroke play tournament on the same golf course each year.”