Rolfing On Why FedEx Cup Is A Success: "I gauge my enthusiasm for thing by how I'm feeling going to Kahului airport. This week, I couldn't wait to get here."

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Mark Rolfing, the noted Tim Finchem fishing companion, Hawaiian tourism board chair emeritus, brilliant pronouncer of Fred Funk's name and NBC roving reporter spoke to a group of PGA Tour "partners" and as Bob Carney reports, is beating the FedExCup drum no matter how ridiculous it sounds.
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PGA Tour Fines Department Looking Into Kuchar's Alleged FedExCup Criticisms**

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Surely a sweety-pie with a smile like that, a family man to boot, a Southern gentleman, couldn't have said this. It just couldn't be!

Matt Kuchar must have been misquoted by the subversives in the media center. Paul Newberry reports:

Not that he had any idea what was going on, given the complex nature of the points system.
“It’s impossible to be aware of it,” Kuchar said. “Who really was aware of it? Maybe some kid in front of a computer. But certainly I was not.”

Kuchar was preparing to tee off at the final hole when thunderstorms swept into the area, leading to a two-hour break. Even then, he didn’t bother looking at the possible FedEx Cup scenarios.

“I watched football,” he said. “I had no real idea and was completely unconcerned with it today. It was not even on my radar screen. I was out there trying to hit good shots and really didn’t give the FedEx Cup one ounce of thought today.”

Hicks, Sands May Vie For Emmy In Lead Actor Comedy Series

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Of course, the FedExCup would have to qualify as a comedy but I think Sunday's tape would convince the nomination committee in no time that this farce should be recognized for the passion and salesmanship of NBC's Dan Hicks, and The Golf Channel/soon-to-be-nauseatingly-reinforced-NBC-sister-network announcer Steve Sands, given the hideous job of trying to make sense of the FedExCup points chase. Steve Elling wrote:
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"There are so many ways the Tour could have regulated Tiger to East Lake next week, starting with the stipulation that the defending FedEx Cup champion gets the chance to defend."

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I thought Cameron Morfit was going for a tongue-in-cheek/April Fool's deal with his suggestion that the tour should have figured out a way to get Tiger to East Lake--kind of like when NBC scrambled to figure out a way to keep Charles Van Doren after he intentionally lost on Twenty One. But it appears Morfit is serious in his criticism that the FedExCup has taken a hit because the PGA Tour did not rewrite the rules to get Tiger to the Super Bowl, even though he's got a .500 record.
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The Worst Thing About The FedEx Cup?

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FedEx Cup groveling seems pointless these days since (A) the PGA Tour will not admit what a convoluted mess they've created, (B) the likeliehood of FedEx returning after 2012 doesn't seem great, and (C) the opportunity to have created something water-cooler worthy seems to be the last thing the risk-averse legion of play-it-safe VP's would ever consider.
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"When they say he didn’t play enough or isn’t committed enough, look at the numbers."

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The Irish press appears to be on the only sizable audience excited about Padraig Harrington's selection to the Ryder Cup team, with former U.S. Captain Paul Azinger openly mocking the choice on Twitter, as Lawrence Donegan reports. Even Padraig probably became a little less thrilled when his nemesis Sergio was named as an assistant Captain.
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