Graham DeLaet isn't teeing it up at Austin Country Club this week because he didn't qualify for the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, but that doesn't mean he lacks an opinion on the event's format.DeLaet hopped on social media Friday during Day 3 of the WGC-Match Play to torch the round-robin format that's been in place for three years, saying he much preferred the single elimination that was in place when he played in 2014."Played Match Play in Tucson in 2014. Early group on Wednesday, lost. Threw clubs in my car and was on my couch in Scottsdale by 2:00 pm. Collect 30K and spend the weekend at home, he tweeted. "Thats a good format. This one sucks."
Played Match Play in Tucson in 2014. Early group on Wednesday, lost. Threw clubs in my car and was on my couch in Scottsdale by 2:00 pm. Collect 30K and spend the weekend at home. Thats a good format. This one sucks.— Graham DeLaet (@GrahamDeLaet) March 23, 2018DeLeat's comments may be the strongest to date, but he's not alone in his opposition to pool play. Several players lamented Friday's "meaningless" matches earlier this week, and Henrik Stenson cited the lack of a do-or-die atmosphere as his reason for skipping the event.
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That's a good format. This one sucks. — Graham DeLaet (@GrahamDeLaet) March 23, 2018. He's certainly not the first to feel this way about the early round-robin format. Some seem to prefer it
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DeLaet: WGC's robin-robin format 'sucks' 23-03-2018 18:39 via Golf Channel - Golf Channel Mobile Feed Graham DeLaet isn't teeing it up at Austin Country Club this week because he didn't qualify for the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, but that doesn't mean he lacks an opinion on the event's format.
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DeLaet: WGC's robin-robin format 'sucks' By but that doesn't mean he lacks an opinion on the event's format. DeLaet hopped on social media Friday during Day 3 of the WGC-Match Play to torch
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Canadian Graham DeLaet, who was not part of the 64-man field, tweeted his disapproval of the pool-play format on Friday. "Played Match Play in Tucson in 2014. Early group on Wednesday, lost. Threw clubs in my car and was on my couch in Scottsdale by 2:00 pm. Collect 30K and spend the weekend at home. That's a good format. This one sucks."
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Graham DeLaet is sidelined with a back injury, and Friday evening he decided to use his time off to criticize the Match Play from the safety of his home.
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