Tour Championship Thoughts

Henrik Stenson.  Of all the people who I thought were going to win the Tour Championship and the Fed-Ex Cup, he would have been very far down the list.  But what can I say, he's played very well in the past few months and he played by far the best in the playoffs, so he earned it.  At least it made sense this year.  But let's not get too into the Fed-Ex Cup, because that is a long and confusing road.  I want to talk about East Lake.  Let's get the record straight, the Tour Championship is sponsored by Coca-Cola, which is based in Atlanta, and East Lake is the most high-profile course in Atlanta.  So, the tour gets a loyal sponsor and a ready-made tournament venue.  But East Lake is not a very interesting course, especially not for such a significant event.  Unfortunately, Georgia used up its one really good golf course on a rather well-known place in Augusta.  There really isn't anything of note in Atlanta to take the Tour Championship.  So, let's get imaginative.  The tournament worked well here in the past because the Tour Championship took place much later in the year.  It's still warm enough in mid-late September in the North to have tournaments here.  So, where would I take the Tour Championship, given free reign?  Lots of places, actually, I really like the idea of moving sites, because it gives exposure to courses most people wouldn't really think about.  That's my take, anyway.