The argument in sports for or against extra time off will continue and this week, it’s a talking point on the PGA Tour Champions.
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PHOENIX—Thefourteamswhoearnedabyeinlastyear’sCollegeFootballPlayoffalllost.ButtheLosAngelesDodgers,despiteafullseven-daybreakbeforetheWorldSeries,wentontowinitall.
Theargumentfororagainstextratimeoffwillcontinueandthisweek,it’satalkingpointonthePGATourChampions.
Inparticular,the2025schedulehadauniquebreakaheadoftheseason-endingCharlesSchwabCupChampionship.Normally,thetourtakesaweekoffbeforeheadingtoPhoenixCountryClub.Thistime,itwastwoweeks.Thatmightleadgolffanstothinkthatmaybethe50-and-oldersetwouldwantsomeextradaystorestandrelaxbetweenevents.Turnsout,it’samixedbag.
StevenAlker,whowontheSimmonsBankChampionshiponOct.26,thelastthetimetheseniorcircuitteeditup,saidtheextratimeoffwasideal.
“Itwasnicetohavealmostafullweekoff,getsomerecoverywiththebody,andthenlastweekwaskindofmorejustpreparationforthisweek.Yeah,thattwo-weekstretch,thatwasreallynice,&
