Re: Ryder Cup 2010
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Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK
(Post 35101953)
But where would you draw the line? Awarding a win to a player one up with 17 to play would be very unfair or one up with any number to play in fact, the same with a two or three hole lead as we saw today can be easily turned around. I think calling the match a draw is probably the easiest way to do it as its seems unlikely anyone would have a seven or eight hole lead without it being an unassailable lead in such a high quality tournament.
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As I said, there's no perfect solution whatever you do in such situations. Of course matches can be turned around (Greg Norman knows all about that ;) )but I still think my suggestion's fairer because at least it's based on actual scores (albeit not over the full 18 holes) and for every match that might have gone the other way if it had proceeded to the 18th, there'll be another which wouldn't have.
In a way it's similar to the golden goal concept in football in which the first team to score wins (even though had play continued for a fixed period as with traditional extra time, the other side may have come back and won the match). |
