Category Archives: FedEx Cup
How to change the FedEx Cup and Playoffs
With the FedEx Cup all but wrapped up by Vijay Singh, how can the PGA Tour improve the competitive atmosphere of the playoffs? The current system was tweaked to have all players play the four events and have a close points race heading into THE TOUR Championship. With Singh winning the first two events, he [...]
Singh smells $10 million, FedEx Cup
Vijay Singh can take it easy at THE TOUR Championship as his 44th place finish earned him enough points to clinch the FedEx Cup and the $10 million bonus. The catch…he just has to finish four rounds. The Tour will take this week off before the Ryder Cup begins on September 18th, with THE TOUR Championship [...]
Villegas gets first win at BMW Championship
Camilo Villegas grabbed his first PGA Tour victory at the BMW Championship, the third leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs. He finished off the wire-to-wire victory at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Mo with a two-under, 68, for a two shot advantage over Dudley Hart. Villegas didn’t make the win an easy one as [...]
Furyk on top after three rounds of BMW Championship
Jim Furyk finished a long Saturday at the BMW Championship with the lead after shooting a course record 62 in the second round and a 66 in the third round. There are still 23 players on the course as play was suspended due to darkness. Of the 23 players yet to complete the third round are [...]
Villegas leads by one after first round of BMW Championship
Camilo Villegas shot 65 in the opening round of the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club. After a birdie on the first hole, Villegas closed the front nine with four straight birdies and a bogey. He added three birdies and two bogeys on the back nine to lead five players by a shot. Tied behind [...]
First round of BMW Championship washed out
The first round of the BMW Championship was cancelled due to heavy rains in the St. Louis, Mo. area. The tournament will start Friday with 36 holes played on Saturday.
Preview: BMW Championship
The third leg of the FedEx Cup playoff series is the BMW Championship played at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Mo. The race for the Cup is now limited to a few as Vijay Singh has taken control of the playoff series with two straight wins. Sergio Garcia has been knocking on the door [...]
August Heat: Singh wins again at Deutsche Bank Championship
Vijay Singh shot a final round 63 to win the Deutsche Bank Championship by five shots over Mike Weir. It is Singh’s third win in five weeks and he opens up a huge lead in the FedEx Cup standings over Sergio Garcia. Singh is hot when you need to be thanks in part to his [...]
Round 1: Vijay, Sergio impress
Vijay Singh had an interesting August. He won the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational then missed two straight cuts, including the PGA Championship. Following those disappointments, Singh rebounds with a big win at the first playoff event – The Barclays. Sergio Garcia looked like he had control of his putter, especially on the first playoff hole [...]
Playoffs off to great start: Singh wins The Barclays in sudden death
Vijay Singh won the first FedEx Cup event in a great start to the PGA Tour playoffs. After a bogey on the 12th hole, Singh finished with birdies on the 13th and 17th holes to move into a tie with Sergio Garcia and Kevin Sutherland. Singh and Garcia made terrific birdies on the 18th and first [...]
Picks: The Barclays
Pick of the week … Phil Mickelson Contenders … Padraig Harrington, Anthony Kim, Sergio Garcia, Kenny Perry, Brandt Snedeker Surprise of the week … Jim Furyk
Tournament Preview: The Barclays
The first round of the FedEx Cup playoff series is The Barclays. The tournament garnered headlines very early in the season as the PGA Tour decided to move the event to Ridgewood Country Club from Westchester Country Club, ending a 40-year run for the historic course. The first round of the playoffs include the top 144 players in [...]
Playoff time: FedEx Cup up for grabs
The FedEx Cup is still new to golf and fans are still getting used to a playoff system, especially one that has a complicated points structure. Still, in its second year, the FedEx Cup should deliver a great end to an exciting PGA Tour season. With Tiger Woods out of the competition, though he leads going into [...]
Preview: THE TOUR Championship