The second FED EX playoffs will officially began on Thursday. What was an interesting concept has now been viewed as a publicity stunt to create interest in a dead part of the golf calendar. There have been many in the media who have shunned these playoffs as anything but a true playoff. I would like to see the final tournament in the playoff be a match play event. After the first three events the remaining top 32 players will participate in the last event. Seeding will be done by the points system, yet when the match play event starts there is no accumulation of points from the year. In every other sport you are rewarded at the end of a successful season with the opportunity to advance into the playoffs. Once there you must win to move on. I think it would make the playoffs truly a way to conclude the season and the final match will now determine the huge cash prize. Before you could still lose the last event and win the overall title and the money that goes on with it. Let’s hope for the Tour’s sake this FedEX Cup has some intrigue. Without Tiger the end of the season has lost its importance.