Aon Swing 5 leader Matthieu Pavon opts out of the Genesis Invitational | Golf Today | Golf Channel

Golf Today discusses rookie golfer and Aon Swing 5 leader Matthieu Pavon opting out of The Genesis Invitational, examining why it’s a puzzling decision. #GolfChannel #GolfToday #MatthieuPavon
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Back in January it was Grayson Murray who defeated K Bradley and been on in a playoff to secure win at the Sony Open in Hawaii it was Murray’s second career PGA Tour Victory also in the Farmers Insurance open Matthew Pabon the Frenchman 31-year-old PJ tour rookie shot a b

Around 69 to become the first Frenchman to win on the PJ tour since World War II here are the five players who earned most combined fex Cup points from the Sony Open American Express Farmers Insurance open and WM Phoenix Open there you see Bon leading the way Grayson

Murray Christian not who’s second place finished earned him a lot of FedEx Cup points and first place check Nick Dunlap one am Charlie Hoffman crawls into the an swing five and Kevin W will be playing Genesis as well all these players are eligible to play at the

Genesis Invitational but I find it very interesting that Matthew paban who’s not not only number one in the Aon swing five but also number one in the FedEx Cup standings a rookie who won at Tory Pines and played well at Pebble Beach as well has opted not to play not to play

This week at the Genesis Invitational I find that strange and in in that here’s a guy if he was if his goal as a rookie was to come here win on the PGA tour okay he’s done that he’s accomplished that but now you’ve put yourself in position to maybe

Win the FedEx Cup and here’s an event with just 70 players you’re going to get maximum FedEx Cup points you’re going to get a maximum money $4 million to the winner and you’re opting not to play I find that dumbfounding very rarely do you and I kind of go in Divergent

Positions when it comes to things like these because normally I can see where you’re coming from but when you brought this up this morning when we were talking about it in the meeting I I just don’t have a problem with it and here’s why if you look what pavon did last year

He played 28 events mainly in Europe on the DP World Tour it’s not like he doesn’t like to play it’s not as though he needs long breaks in this particular case he is qualified for the rest of the season Signature Events he’s qualified for two of the four major championships going forward

He has a full schedule ahead of him and he’s already started the year with quite a few starts and so I think long term I would counter and say that you’re right what if he doesn’t what if he misses out on East Lake by Five Points however what

If he does make East Lake and it’s because he took this rest I think the player knows his body best well I mean yes at the same time he he did did he know his body did he know his game when he when he signed up to play on the p G

Tour yeah I mean what what are his goals you want to you want to play against the best and play for the maximum amount of FedEx Cup points and maximum amount of money and this is your opportunity I’m just I’m just surprised that he’s not taking advantage of this opportunity

After a week off last week now I will say this we you may be thinking well is there something going on in his life and that’s a fair question and we actually reached out to the PGA Tour and according to the PGA Tour he decided to take some time off to reset after

Winning and then playing the Pebble Beach program and I I do think think it’s really really important to point out that when you look at what a season looks like we’re going to see more and more of this because if it’s not pavon it’s someone who played their way on on

Through the the top five of the top 10 categories those players have probably spent a lot of time trying to get that playing a lot of events and so at some point you’re going to have to take a break I think we’re going to see this more than you think yeah we’re probably

Going to see in the summer as we go uh the memorial US Open and travelers of course the US Open sandwich between two Signature Events here’s a look at the Aon next 10 these were locked up in the FedEx Cup fall the standings here and you see all these players who are

Eligible to play in The Genesis Invitational Bo Hustler going all the way down obar who won the RSM classic Rex and I were there should be a fun week and SoCal that these guys will be a part of the party