Yes, understood. But honestly, to any reasonable person who frankly doesn't care about the behind-the-scenes deal-making of it all: it's patently ridiculous that there aren't any playoffs. As a person simply playing a golf video game that is the only licensed PGA game on the market, to have no playoffs is a pretty serious flaw, wouldn't you agree?
How would this be acceptable in any other purported sports simulation game? NBA2k if you're tied at the end of regulation, you automatically win? The Show you win after 9 innings if it's a tie game at that point? Would that be acceptable for those games/fans of those sports? I mean, everything else aside, as a regular consumer, you have to admit: it borders on unbelieveable that one of the most critical aspects of declaring a winner in a golf tournament (and arguably the most exciting aspect of any golf tournament) is not in the game.