Bogey: Condensed schedule
As much as we enjoy seeing the best players in the world competing in consecutive weeks, it soon became apparent we were not seeing those players at, well, their best. Between Phil Mickelson's BMW withdrawal and sputtering finishes by Rory McIlroy and Geoff Ogilvy, there was enough evidence pointing to the schedule taking its toll on players. If physical exhaustion was one side effect, so was the inevitable loss of focus for players who were playing four straight weeks, were coming off a two majors in four week stretch, and who, in many cases, still had the Ryder Cup to come. You shouldn't feel too bad for millionaire golfers playing for obscene amounts of money week after week. But you shouldn't have expected great golf from them, either.
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