Nelly Korda is the LPGA Player of the Year based on a formula, and the SI Golf staff debates that system along with another celebrity “Match” and PGA Tour playing-for-jobs storylines.
Welcome back to SI Golf’s Fact or Fiction, where one of our panelists’ polling site was his local municipal golf course. There’s something that we can all agree is great.
Once again, we’re here to debate a series of statements for writers and editors to declare as “Fact” or “Fiction” along with a brief explanation. Responses may also (occasionally) be “Neutral” since there’s a lot of gray area in golf.
Do you agree or disagree? Let us know on the SI Golf X account.
Nelly Korda is officially the LPGA Player of the Year, even with the season not yet over, as the award is decided via a points system. This is a better system than a peer vote, which the PGA Tour uses for its Player of the Year.
Bob Harig: FACT. The numbers are the numbers and it takes out any guesswork or bias. I’ve often wondered how much the PGA Tour players study the years of the players they are voting on. Last year is a great example when they picked Scottie Scheffler over Jon Rahm—even though Rahm had a major and four wins while Scheffler had just two wins. (Scheffler did have an amazingly consistent and statistically incredible season).
