Re: Is a tie in a major event a good thing or a bad thing?

I realize I'm requesting some off-topic stuff here, but since I don't 
follow either golf or college sports, can someone please fill me in on 
what Ubiquitous Bob is referring to here, as well as what happened in a 
Arkansas-Kentucky game someone referred to in a later message? In 
responding to me about the Arkansas-Kentucky game, please note whether 
it was football or basketball and also what is involved in an overtime 
in that college sport (number of minutes played, or number of certain 
types of plays attempted).

Thanks in advance.

Ubiquitous Bob wrote:
> The headline and lead sentence in a story about the golfing Presidents
> Cup tournament are as follows:
>
> Nicklaus makes gentleman's decision
> by MIKE GREEN, Associated Press 
> Jack Nicklaus made a decision Sunday that will add to the luster of
> his legend.
>
> There are snippets in the article like "neither team deserved to lose
> after such an extraordinary week of golf", and Tiger Woods stating
> "it's the perfect decision".  Was the golf really that extra-ordinary
> compared to any other tournament of top stars (and old timers)?  Also,
> regarding the sudden death part of the competition, "it was too hard
> on two individual players to carry the aspirations of nations and
> teams."   ?!?!?!?
>
> So why is a draw a good and noble thing in golf, but bad in a baseball
> All Star game?

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