The PGA created the FedEx Cup to give golf their own version of a playoff. The Cup has been a failure in its first two years due to players (Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh) having the championship locked up when the “playoffs” begin, rendering the remaining tournaments useless.

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus spoke to the Los Angeles Times about the FedEx Cup and you can put him with the group of people that believe the idea sucks.

From the L.A. Times:

“Did they play that this year?” Nicklaus told The Times.

“I didn’t watch a second of it. Two years in a row, it was basically over before the Tour Championship was even played, and that doesn’t make sense.”

Jack isn’t completely against the FedEx Cup. He just thinks it’s a lame idea that needs some work.

“They still have some tweaking to do,” Nicklaus said. “It has a tendency to take away from the rest of the tour events. It’s always, ‘He’s got X-amount of FedEx Cup points.’ A guy doesn’t give a rat about FedEx points, he cares about how he’s playing.”

I wasn’t a fan of the FedEx Cup before Jack spoke, but reading how he feels solidifies my position. The game of golf was fine before the FedEx Cup came along, and if they ever decide to drop it, golf will still be ok. The players won’t want to get rid of the opportunity to pick up an extra $10 million so unfortunately the FedEx Cup is probably here to stay.