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

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Douglas T. (Doug)  Massey ) wrote:


> Halved matches only have about a 200-year precedent in golf.  There's
> also a lot of precedent for international matches to have a concept of
> "halving the match retains the cup and an outright win is needed to
> take the cup."


   Yes, but the rules for the President's Cup were clearly designed to 
produce a "winner".  Accordingly, I was shocked by Nicklaus' statement, 
after indicating that he agreed the match should be called a draw, that 
"Gary [Player] will have to understand" that the Americans would retain 
the Cup.