Match Play Could Fix the PGA Tour Playoffs. It Could Also Create a TV Problem. | Mailbag

You asked. Trey and Justin answered. Download the Kalshi app and use code WINGO to get up to $500 in bonus credits when you trade $25. iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/kalshi/id1652717295 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kalshi.android Download Cash App Today: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/pt7csdwp Money is on the line. Always say hello with QUO. Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to quo.com/WINGO The PGA Tour is bringing match play into its future playoff format, but one viewer raised an important question: could a format that creates better competition also create a television problem? Trey Wingo and Justin Ray break down the unpredictability of match play, where one bad day can send even the biggest stars home early. Trey looks back at examples of Tiger Woods being eliminated in match play, while Justin makes the broader point that no playoff system can guarantee the perfect television outcome. Sometimes the Super Bowl is a blowout. Sometimes the favorite loses early. That’s part of what makes a real postseason unpredictable. The mailbag also gets into whether the Presidents Cup should be used to give younger American players experience before future Ryder Cups, whether Team USA got its captain’s picks right after leaving Ben Griffin off the roster, and the smartest strategic golf Trey and Justin saw during the FedEx Cup playoffs. They also discuss whether Scottie Scheffler is being measured against an impossible Tiger Woods standard, whether Jason Day should have made the International Presidents Cup team, and the biggest issue surrounding the Presidents Cup itself: after 10 straight U.S. wins, does the event already have a competitiveness problem? Plus, Justin gives a firsthand preview of Team USA’s Solheim Cup trip, what makes winning on European soil so difficult, and why Nelly Korda doesn’t need to carry the entire team herself. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.