Here are some of the best playoff match-ups if the following happens:
-- Lee Westwood wins the Tour Championship and McIlroy finishes third. If that happens, playoff time between the two chummy/not-so-chummy European Ryder Cuppers would make for great TV.
-- Jason Dufner wins the Tour Championship and Snedeker finishes second. This would be a ratings bonanza!
-- Hunter Mahan wins the Tour Championship and McIlroy finishes 15th. I really hope this happens so we can see Mahan in another FedEx playoff.
And now for our favorite scenario wins.
-- Scott Piercy, who snuck into East Lake at No. 30 on the FedEx Cup points list, needs to win the Tour Championship with McIlroy finishing in last place, Woods finishing in a three-way tie for sixth or worse, Watney in a four-way tie for third or worse, Mickelson finishing T-3 or worse, Snedeker finishing in a three-way tie for second or worse and Louis Oosthuizen finishing T-2 or worse. Hey, it could happen!
-- McIlroy most likely will win this thing with a top-five finish as long as one of the other top-five don't go on to win. So that's good for him.
-- Dustin Johnson wins the Tour Championship and McIlroy finishes in a three-way tie for second or worse with Tiger finishing T-2 or worse. Could you imagine if Johnson won and Woods finished second alone? That would be fantastic. This is one of the scenarios that makes the FedEx Cup fun to watch.
