Not everyone is a big fan of FedEx Cup scoring system

Call me an old fuddy-duddy but trying to understand the scoring system for the FedEx Cup makes me feel very ancient.

Apparently, my traditional thinking that if I shot a 71, I would beat and collect a bigger cheque than the guy who came in with a 72 is wrong.

US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick also thinks that the handicap scoring system is a “strange” system for the end of season cash bonanza whereby coming in second will earn you US$6.5 million and third $5 million.

Come in 10th and you will still be handed $1 million.

The 15th ranked Fitzpatrick started with a one-shot handicap disadvantage behind No.6 Cameron Smith in pursuit of top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, who it seems, already has his name half written on the $18 million winners’ cheque.

Under the existing handicapping format, players in the 30-man field at the season-ending Tour Championship have been…