The Sports Page -- August 18, 2019

If I'm reading the leaderboard / PGA Fedex standings correctly, Tiger Woods actually has a chance to make the Fedex Tour Championship. He is currently tied at 31st in the BMW tournament, at 8 under par after the 12th hole.

However, on the Fedex standings, he is currently running 40th and only the top 30 make the Tour Championship. It appears he needs to shoot a minus 12, or thereabouts, to make the top 30, Tour Championship.

So, chance to make the Tour Championship? About nil.

Next week, at the Tour Championship, the PGA Fedex leader will start the course with minus ten points; #2 will start the tournament with a minus 8 points --

• #1: - 10 points
• #2: - 8 points
• #3: -7 points
• #4: - 6 points
• #5: -5 points, and 
• then all the way to the 30th players starting at "even." 

I may not see the end of the tournament; family commitments begin at 2:45 p.m. Central Time. 

******************************

Keeping The Viewer Tuned In

It's so much fun watching any PGA Tournament in which Tiger Woods is playing. No matter how badly he's playing, the color announcers never let the viewer give up hope that Tiger will "win." At the 17th hole, if he's ten strokes back, the color announcers will tell viewers that it's still possible for Tiger to win.

It seems 90% of PGA TV coverage is of Tiger if he's playing.

And then you look at everyone else. No comparison. With Tiger.