Spuzz It settles nothing as far as who is the best.
In order for there to be a 'best', they would all have to play the same tournaments, and/or an equal amount of tournaments throughout the season. Then they would never need any 'playoffs'.
The way it is now(always has been), it is the 'best' player....that weekend/that course, in a restricted field. = meaningless garbage.
That's a lot of money that could be spread out during the season, to help certain venues pump their purses to attract better players.
What other individual sport has a 'playoff' for best player???