Well, let me tell you about this PGA Tour thing. It’s called the FEDEX Cup, I reckon. It’s a big deal, this PGA prize cup. You see these fellas on TV, swinging their clubs, trying to get that little white ball in the hole. They do it all year, playing in these tournaments. That’s the PGA Tour.
Now, this FEDEX Cup, it’s like the big prize at the end of the year. The best player, the one who’s got the most points, they win it. FEDEX Cup is a big money, too. Lots and lots of money! More money than I’ve ever seen in my whole life, that’s for sure.
These fellas, they play all over the country. One week they’re in, say, California, next week they’re in Florida. They get these points, see, for how well they play. Like, if you win a tournament, you get a bunch of points. And the better you play throughout the year, the more points you get, and your chance to get this PGA prize cup is higher.
Now, they got these special tournaments at the end of the year. They call ’em the FEDEX Cup Playoffs. It’s kinda like a playoff in, you know, baseball or football, but it is PGA Tour. Only the fellas with the most points get to play in ’em. And each tournament, some fellas get cut. They don’t get to play in the next one. It’s a tough business, this golf.
- First, they play a whole bunch of tournaments all year.
- Then, the best fellas get to play in the FEDEX Cup Playoffs.
- They play a few more tournaments, and some get cut each time.
- Finally, the last fella standing, he wins the FEDEX Cup!
And then, there’s this last one. The Tour Championship, they call it. That’s where they crown the champion. The fella who wins that, he gets the FEDEX Cup and all that money. It’s a big to-do. They have a big ceremony and everything. They give him a big shiny trophy. It is a big PGA prize cup for sure.
So, that FEDEX Cup, it’s a big deal in the golf world. You hear folks talkin’ about it all the time. Who’s gonna win it this year? Who’s got the most points? It’s all they talk about, these golf folks. This PGA Tour is a real big thing.
Now, I don’t play golf myself. Never have. But I see it on the TV, and I hear folks talking about it. This PGA prize cup sounds really exciting. And it seems like a lot of hard work. These fellas, they practice all the time. They gotta be real good to win that FEDEX Cup.
It’s kinda like when we used to have those pie-baking contests at the county fair. Remember those? Everyone would bring their best pie, hopin’ to win the blue ribbon. It is kinda like that PGA prize cup. Well, this FEDEX Cup, it’s kinda like that, but with golf instead of pies. And a whole lot more money!
I remember one time, my neighbor, old man Johnson, he entered his apple pie in the contest. He worked on that pie for weeks. He even used special apples from his own tree. Said they were the best apples in the county. He didn’t win, though. Mrs. Henderson, she won with her cherry pie. Old man Johnson, he was so disappointed. But he kept tryin’, just like these golf players and their PGA Tour. He entered again the next year. Never did win that blue ribbon, though.
These golfers on PGA Tour, they gotta be dedicated, just like old man Johnson and his apple pie. They gotta practice and practice, and they gotta have a little bit of luck, too. And they gotta want it real bad. That FEDEX Cup, it’s not just gonna jump into your hands. You gotta go out there and earn it.
So next time you see those fellas on TV, swingin’ their clubs, remember that FEDEX Cup. Remember all the hard work they put in, all the tournaments they play, all the points they gotta earn. It’s a long road to that PGA prize cup, and only the best of the best get to take it home. It’s a real big deal, this PGA Tour and FEDEX Cup thing.
And you know what else? They have these crossword puzzles, and sometimes they ask about this PGA Tour prize. They say “____ Cup: PGA Tour prize”. What is the answer? You know what the answer is? It is FEDEX! That’s right, FEDEX Cup! F-E-D-E-X! How about that?
