Adam Scott issues verdict on PGA Tour plan to address Scottie Scheffler complaint
Former Masters champion Adam Scott has issued his verdict on the PGA Tour's reported plan to change the format of the season finale at East Lake.
Former Masters champion Adam Scott isn't convinced the PGA Tour's reported plans to change the format of the season finale would work.
The Athletic were the first to report officials at the North American circuit are planning to drastically change the format of the Tour Championship at East Lake.
It is understood that serious consideration is being given to revamp the Tour Championship into a 'bracket-style' event.
Currently, players in the 30-man tournament start with a predetermined score relative to par based on their position in the FedEx Cup.
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Runaway World No.1 Scottie Scheffler has criticised the format and described it as 'silly'.
"It's hard to see where match play fits into pro golf," Scott told Golfweek after the third round of The Sentry in Hawaii.
Scott is one of five directors on the PGA Tour's players advisory council.
The others are Patrick Cantlay, Peter Malnati, Webb Simpson and Tiger Woods.
Scott added: "We play the whole season one way and then have the final week be head-to-head match play.
"I mean, we can have a look at it, but you'd have to kind of sell me on that just a little more."
The aforementioned Malnati also told Golfweek that he also believes the current format doesn't do the season justice.
"I'm hopeful that we can do away with the starting strokes thing because I hate that that's part of the conversation every year.
"I think it's important that we maintain a season-long element to it. If you played a Scottie Scheffler season, you shouldn't get to the Tour Championship and start even with everyone else.
"I think there's different ways that it could go but I don't know what direction it’s going to go (yet)."
What did Scottie Scheffler say?
Scheffler said the format was 'silly'.
“You can't call it a season-long race and have it come down to one tournament," Scheffler said.
"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."
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