Why NASCAR's playoff system works and the FedEx Cup playoffs don't, plus Rory McIlroy in the Van Cynical Mailbag

The FedEx Cup — won by Henrik Stenson last year — has three things going against it. Two are Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson missing the Tour Championship. The third is the points system, which has never made sense and never will, writes Gary Van Sickle.

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