The conclusion of FedEx Cup Fall always feels a little … off. Players arrive in St. Simon’s Island, Georgia – a laidback seaside island in the Lowcountry – for the final event of the season with vibes (as the kids say) high and stakes even higher.

The juxtaposition between the two is stark. The easygoing nature of the area hides the nerves and jitters of those in the field – up until Sunday, when everyone, players and fans alike, knows exactly what needs to happen for a golfer to jump into a new echelon of class on the PGA Tour or maintain his current positioning.

At least, that should be the case. It doesn’t always work that way, which is among the issues FedEx Cup Fall consistently faces.

“Competition should be easy to follow,” PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp said at the Tour Championship. “The regular season and postseason should be connected in a way that builds towards a Tour Championship in a way that all sports fans can understand.”

While the Tour’s new headman was referencing the regular season and postseason, the same sentiment holds weight for the fall swing. A couple of cutoff points are highlighted – the Aon Next 10 and the top 100, which gain full-time status – but the nuances from beyond the magic number are not. It adds confusion, a lack of clarity and misunderstanding, again, for both players and fans alike. And it needs to improve.

Not everything fell short of what this time of year should be about. That would be too pessimistic a stance. Longtime PGA Tour players and brand new faces both found the winner’s circle for the first time. An unlikely tournament stop turned into one of the best viewing experiences of the entire PGA Tour season, and one event even saw an influx of interest thanks to the top Americans showing up to prepare for the Ryder Cup.

We call balls and strikes here, and we will for all of this year’s FedEx Cup Fall. Winners will be praised, losers will be identified and an additional thought or two will be shared, too.