| Singh falls out of the fray at BMW Championship | Saturday 9/6, 9:45 PM CT |
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After tremendous wins in each of the first two stages of this year's FedEx Cup playoffs, Vijay Singh has fallen out of contention at this week's BMW Championship, according to the PGA. After an opening round of 70 on Friday (Thursday's rounds were cancelled due to rain), Vijay failed to improve today in two rounds, carding scores of 70 and 71 to hit the fourth round at 1-stroke over par for the tourney.
Our View: In making the cut, Singh has all but wrapped the FedEx Cup Championship regardless of the slight fall from grace. Only three players were in contention to make a potential move (Sergio Garcia, Mike Weir, Camilo Villegas) and all were in need of two missed cuts from Singh to have a realistic shot. Villegas has stayed hot and could make it interesting, but there is little reason to believe Singh won't that the FedEx Cup home this season. |
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| Choi makes big move at the BMW Championship | Saturday 9/6, 9:39 PM CT |
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K.J. Choi made the biggest move to the first page of the leaderboard on Saturday afternoon at this week's BMW Championship, according to the PGA. Choi carded a score of 6-under 64 in the third round of play, leaving him at 8-under for the tournament going into Sunday's final round.
Our View: Choi has hit 46 of 54 greens in regulation this week, which ranks him No. 1 in the field. This is a nice surge from one of the most active international talents in the game. He has filled one of the largest schedules on the Tour, making stops on the main circuit as well as on the European and Asian Tours, and is in contention at most. His scores in recent weeks have been a little higher than desired, indicating the fatigue of a long season and more than a fair share of airline miles logged may be giving him a hard time, but today shows he still has the game to compete with the best. |
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| Gay enjoying strong performance at BMW Championship | Saturday 9/6, 9:29 PM CT |
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After shooting a par of 67s to put him solidly in the hunt going into the third round, Brian Gay continued top play on Saturday afternoon at this week's BMW Championship, according to the PGA. He carded a third-round score of 4-under par and currently stands at 10-under for the tournament - one of just three players (Jim Furyk, Camilo Villegas) sitting at double-digit strokes under par.
Our View: The PGA reports Gay, in his first nine holes of the third round, had six one-putt greens, an amazing performance with the putter. We'll see if he can keep the short blade hot on Sunday and continue the battle with Villegas and Furyk. |
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| Furyk surges at the BMW Championship | Saturday 9/6, 9:26 PM CT |
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With a rare miscue off the tee, Jim Furyk bogeyed the final hole of his third round at this week's BMW Championship today. However, his round of 4-under 66, bookended with the 8-under 62 he shot Saturday morning, wraps up a terrific performance on a long day at the third stage of this season's FedEx Cup playoff, according to the PGA.
Our View: That bogey dropped Furyk into a tie with Camilo Villegas at 12 under, two shots ahead of Brian Gay. But while Furyk is done, Villegas - who just started his second nine - will have to finish his third round Sunday morning. Furyk has yet to earn a victory this season but has been in contention at the vast majority of tourneys he has hit. You know he will be as consistent as ever on Sunday, but the battle with Villegas and any others who make a charge could be rather intriguing. |
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| Streak ends for Watson | Saturday 9/6, 12:02 AM CT |
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With a 2-over 72 on Friday at the BMW Championship, Bubba Watson saw his PGA Tour-leading streak of consecutive rounds at par or better snapped at 10, according to the PGA.
Our View: The current best streak belongs to John Riegger, Justin Leonard and Vijay Singh, with nine straight rounds. Riegger isn't participating this week, while Leonard and Singh opened with rounds of 69 and 70, respectively. |
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| Romero leads the way for BMW rookies | Saturday 9/6, 12:00 AM CT |
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Of the four PGA TOUR rookies competing in the BMW Championship, 2008 Zurich Classic of New Orleans winner Andres Romero got off to the best start with a 4-under 66, according to the PGA.
Our View: The others are Chez Reavie (67), Martin Laird (69) and Kevin Streelman (70). |
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| Garcia starts strong at the BMW Championship | Friday 9/5, 11:06 PM CT |
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Sergio Garcia, working as one of few that could potentially challenge Vijay Singh for this year's FedEx Cup, carded a round of 68 today, two strokes under par, three strokes off the leading pace set by Camilo Villegas at the BMW Championship, according to the PGA.
Our View: Four players have finished inside the top 10 in each of the first two Playoff events. The list includes Singh (two-time winner), Garcia (tie for second/Barclays, tie for fifth/Deutsche Bank), Mike Weir (tie for seventh/Barclays, second/Deutsche Bank) and Justin Leonard (tie for seventh in both). Of that group, Garcia had the best start this week. |
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| Singh opens with par at BMW Championship | Friday 9/5, 11:02 PM CT |
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Vijay Singh, who is coming off victories in the first two events of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, opened with an even-par 70, according to the PGA. Singh was one of 47 players out of the 69-man field to post a par-or-better round on Friday.
Our View: Making the cut will all but assure Singh takes this year's FedEx Cup, but he would like to improve and get in the mix for a win and dominate the event. He tends to start a bit slow on Day 1, so look for lower scores in the next three rounds. |
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| Stricker continues to find success in FedEx Playoffs | Friday 9/5, 11:00 PM CT |
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Steve Stricker, fresh off news of his selection for this year's US Ryder Cup team, posted a round of 66 (-4) today at the BMW Championship in St. Louis, trailing the tourney leader (Camilo Villegas) by one stroke, according to the PGA.
Our View: Steve Stricker has never finished outside of the top 20 in a PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup event. Last year, he finished first at The Barclays, tied for ninth at the Deutsche Bank Championship, third at the BMW Championship and tied for 17th at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. He has tie for 19th and tie for 13th finishes under his belt so far this year. With his score on Friday, Stricker is now a collective 66-under par in Playoff events. |
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| Villegas takes first-day lead at BMW Championship | Friday 9/5, 10:57 PM CT |
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Camilo Villegas posted a 5-under 65 in the first round of the BMW Championship to take a one-stroke lead over Steve Stricker, Kenny Perry, Tim Herron, Andres Romero and Stuart Appleby, according to the PGA. Although at a different course than Bellerive Country Club, Villegas has played well in the past at the BMW Championship. In 2007, he trailed by one stroke after the first and second rounds before finishing tied for seventh. That finish propelled him into the 30-man field for the THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
Our View: This marks the second time in Camilo Villegas' PGA TOUR career that he has held at least a share of the 18-hole lead in a TOUR event. He opened with an 8-under 63 at last year's Deutsche Bank Championship before eventually finishing tied for ninth. |
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