Tiger Woods and Others Tired; Playoffs Not for the Weak or Weary
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Greenwood/Getty Images Tiger Woods  At the beginning of the golf
season, it looked like the PGA Tour finally had it right with
the scheduling of the playoffs. Two weeks on, a week break, two
weeks back on, a week break, Presidents Cup. Yet even Tiger
Woods, who has great physical conditioning, said that it’s a lot
of golf at the end of the year.  Do the best golfers, those who
contend the most, need more rest before starting the FedEx
Playoffs?  “We’re asking the guys to play from basically the
British Open on,” Woods said after posting a third-round 69 in
the Tour Championship. “Some guys have obligations to play in
Canada the following week, and they get in Bridgestone, the PGA
and the playoffs.” Following that is a cup event for the
Americans.  Really, 15 or 16 events is not a lot to ask out of a
nine- or 12-month schedule, but Woods is right about the demands
of the schedule from the Brit