Like both. However, the format for the Dell needs to be tweaked. Too hard to figure out where everyone stood. I understand they don't want the star players to be gone after one match, but there's got to be a better way.
We recently had our annual USA vs. Canada where we played a 2 man team scramble. Hole play / match play is a lot of fun to play.
Sneakylong there's got to be a better way.
Make it double elimination. Oh, and match play of course.
I really enjoy match play, but this last WGC Tournament wasn't that great to watch down the end. Only the final match really counts and unfortunately Kisner just completely lost the magic that he had the previous few days. And when you only have 2 matches on the course that's a lot of down time for us viewers. With the Ryder Cup you have a bunch of matches going on and they all might matter. I'm not sure how the format should be changed to improve things for both players and viewers.
Not sure it really can be changed. The double elimination aspect later on was instituted, in part, to offset the chance that a popular player simply had a bad day, giving him another chance. I think it's completely fair the way it is quite honestly.
Just don't know that outside of Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup that it's an exciting format, except on the rare occasion. Hardly ever do you have two players inside the top 10 in the world competing against each other in the finals.
And to be honest, had Noren putted even halfway decent - the match wouldn't have gone down to the wire against Kisner. I just think that match took so much out of Kisner that he was mentally spent going into the finals.
Bubba was on-form and there aren't many people who can compete with him when he's striking it well and putting well, at least outside of that top-10 echelon.
Great win for Bubba no less... not a great Sunday for televised coverage and the fans.
Thus is the tumultuous nature of matchplay.
Match play is my favorite both to watch and play. Match play is at it's best when several players go into a play off at the end of a stroke play tournament. But, I understand the difficulty of match play for TV and the tour.
I have learned when I play the importance of playing a mix of both. Both require a different mental approach. One allows for aggressive play, but the other requires consistency. I have learned to consistently win in match play you have to balance aggression with consistency. It is much easier to type this than it is to do it.
