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With the 2012 BMW Championship in the books, the final FedEx Cup standings entering the Tour Championship are complete. Rory McIlroy's win in the BMW Championship carries him in in first place, and Tiger Woods, who played his college years at Stanford, sits in second. A 45th place finish at the BMW Championship didn't hurt Fresno State grad Nick Watney much, as he still rounds out the top three.
Phil Mickelson, who had one of his best tournaments of the year over the weekend, rose from ninth in the standings to fourth. Lee Westwood also did some major climbing, moving from 23rd following the Deutsche Bank Championship to eighth. Vijay Singh also played well in the final tournament, but not well enough. He remains just on the wrong side of the bubble, shut out of things in 33rd place.
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Rory McIlroy continues to win, and Tiger Woods continues to get stuck looking up. McIlroy had a spotless final round for the most part, piling up birdies on the second, fifth, ninth, 10th, 15th and 16th holes before putting up a bogey on 18. But it was more than enough to edge out Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson by two strokes. McIlroy shot a final round 67 to surpass Vijay Singh.
Tiger Woods came up short, shooting a respectable 68, piling up birdies on the second, eighth, 12th, 14th and 16th holes, along with a bogey on the sixth. Woods finished tied with Robert Garrigus at 17-under par in fourth place.
In terms of Bay Area golfers, Nick Watney finished with a final round of 74 and an overall score of three-under par. Charlie Wi had a final round 70 to finish at four-under.
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The third round of the 2012 BMW Championship is now underway. Vijay Singh entered the day atop the leaderboard and still holds claim to the top spot as of Saturday afternoon. Singh is currently 13-under for the event, although he's at an even par through the first three holes of the day.
Dustin Johnson has been playing well as of late and has moved into second place at 12-under. Through five holes, he's shot a three-under and moved up seven spots on the leaderboard. He is tied with Ryan Moore and Rory McIlroy, who are both even through four holes.
Tiger Woods, a former standout at Stanford University, is not having his best day and is at 2-over through four. He now sits at 10-under for the event, three strokes back of the leaders.
Phil Mickelson has struggled for most of the year, but he seems to be finding his stride in recent weeks. Mickelson is tied for seventh place at 10-under overall. Through seven holes on Saturday, he's two-under par.
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Severe weather has caused the tee times for Saturday's third round of the 2012 BMW Championship to be pushed back two hours and 45 minutes.
With overnight storms, tournament officials want to make sure that there is enough time to get the course properly prepared, so now tee times will run from 11 a.m. until 1:01 p.m. EST.
Geoff Ogilvy, Ben Curtis and John Senden will get the party started on tee No. 1 at 11 a.m., and Vijay Singh, Ryan Moore and Rory McIlroy will be the last to depart from that tee at 1:01 p.m. Tiger Woods, along with Lee Westwood and Bo Van Pelt, is in the group directly behind those three at 12:50 p.m.
Here's the complete listing for the day:
Tee No. 1
11 a.m.: Geoff Ogilvy, Ben Curtis, John Senden
11:11 a.m.: Kyle Stanley, Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els
11:22 a.m.: Luke Donald, Brandt Snedeker, Ben Crane
11:33 a.m.: Martin Laird, Charl Schwartzel, Brendon de Jonge
11:44 a.m.: Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Louis Oosthuizen
11:55 a.m.: Phil Mickelson, Troy Matteson, Chris Kirk
12:06 p.m.: Adam Scott, John Huh, Zach Johnson
12:17 p.m.: Tom Gillis, Robert Garrigus, Ian Poulter
12:28 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, Bill Haas, Padraig Harrington
12:39 p.m.: Seung-Yul Noh, Graham DeLaet, Graeme McDowell
12:50 p.m.: Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood, Bo Van Pelt
1:01 p.m.: Vijay Singh, Ryan Moore, Rory McIlroy
Tee No. 10
11 a.m.: Jason Dufner, Webb Simpson, Jim Furyk
11:11 a.m.: Nick Watney, David Hearn, Ryan Palmer
11:22 a.m.: Matt Every, Bubba Watson, Bob Estes
11:33 a.m.: Johnson Wagner, Bud Cauley, Keegan Bradley
11:44 a.m.: Steve Stricker, Kevin Stadler, Brian Harman
11:55 a.m.: Tim Clark, Matt Kuchar, Charlie Wi
12:06 p.m.: Jimmy Walker, Scott Piercy, Hunter Mahan
12:17 p.m.: Kevin Na, Greg Chalmers, J.B. Holmes
12:28 p.m.: Pat Perez, D.A. Points, Jeff Overton
12:39 p.m.: Carl Pettersson, Charley Hoffman, Dicky Pride
12:50 p.m.: Marc Leishman, Mark Wilson
1:01 p.m.: William McGirt, Bryce Molder
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Tiger Woods turned in a valiant five-under 65 Friday but ultimately Vijay Singh's six-under 66 was just enough better to give him sole possession of the lead after the second round of the BMW Championship.
Play began early with heavy rain forecast later in the day, but that didn't affect Singh in the slightest. The 2008 FedEx Cup champion turned in seven birdies on the day to put him at -13 over the whole tournament. Singh's only miscue would come on the par-four fourth but he'd bounce back from that bogey and birdie his last hole to secure a one-shot lead heading into Saturday.
Woods currently sits in a three-way tie with Rory McIlroy and fellow American Ryan Moore at -12. For the most part, Woods seemed locked in, sinking five birdies while hitting par the rest of the way. McIlroy, who held a share of the overnight lead, was erratic throughout with four bogeys, six birdies and one eagle.
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Stanford alumni Tiger Woods had himself a solid first round of action at the 2012 BMW Championship. Woods is only a stroke off the lead. He birdied the first two holes, bogeyed the fourth, birdied the fifth and ninth holes to start the first nine holes with a score of 33. He then birdied five of seven holes (including a bogey on 14) on the back nine to finish with a 65 overall on the day. Woods stands at seven-under.
Nick Watney (who was born in Sacramento) finished with a round of 70, piling up five birdies and three bogeys. Charlie Wi managed a similar round, also putting up five birdies and three bogeys. There is a four-way tie in first place, with Webb Simpson, Bo Van Pelt, Rory McIlroy and Graham DeLaet all locked up in a four-way tie at eight-under par.
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As the first round of the 2012 BMW Championship gets underway on Thursday, a number of notable names find themselves atop the leaderboard early on at Crooked Stick.
Ian Poulter and Bo Van Pelt have come out on fire, each sitting at 5-under after front nine scores of 31. Tiger Woods is just one shot behind them after his first seven holes of the day, tied for third place with Zach Johnson and Jimmy Walker.
Fedex Cup points leader Rory McIlroy is 3-under through six holes of his first round, tied with Adam Scott, Jim Furyk, Ryan Palmer, Webb Simpson and Tom Gills. The leaderboard remains tight as the lowest score so far today is 2-over, meaning the entire field is within seven shots of the lead on day one.
Full leaderboard can be found Golf.com.
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The 2012 BMW Championship starts on Thursday at Crooked Stick, with a number of notable pairings on the docket for the first round.
Nick Watney, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy wil be paired together in the first two rounds, teeing off at 11:48 a.m. ET Thursday off the No. 10 tee. Phil Mickelson, Zach Johnson and Jason Dufner will tee off the No. 10 tee one group prior, at 11:38 a.m. ET.
Rickie Fowler, Lee Westwood, and Justin Rose will tee off at the No. 10 tee as well, starting at 12:43 p.m. ET. Sergio Garcia, Hunter Mahan and Matt Kuchar will start off No. 1 at 11:48 a.m. ET.
You can catch all the action on the Golf Channel on Thursday, with coverage from 1 to 6 p.m. ET. You can also follow along with the PGA Tour's free app for Android and Apple devices.
| Crooked Stick Golf Club Tee No. 1 | |||
| Time | Players | ||
| 12:15 p.m. | Tim Clark | Mark Wilson | Bryce Molder |
| 12:26 p.m. | Adam Scott | John Senden | John Huh |
| 12:37 p.m. | Webb Simpson | Bo Van Pelt | Jim Furyk |
| 12:48 p.m. | Matt Kuchar | Hunter Mahan | Sergio Garcia |
| 12:59 p.m. | Pat Perez | Padraig Harrington | Ryan Palmer |
| 1:10 p.m. | Charlie Wi | Bob Estes | Matt Every |
| Time | Players | ||
| 1:21 p.m. | Marc Leishman | Seung-Yul Noh | William McGirt |
| 1:32 p.m. | Robert Garrigus | Kevin Stadler | Bud Cauley |
| 1:43 p.m. | Bubba Watson | Carl Pettersson | Keegan Bradley |
| 1:54 p.m. | Brandt Snedeker | Louis Oosthuizen | Dustin Johnson |
| 2:05 p.m. | Vijay Singh | Martin Laird | Brian Harman |
| 2:16 p.m. | Ben Crane | Charl Schwartzel | |
| Crooked Stick Golf Club Tee No. 10 | |||
| Time | Players | ||
| 12:15 p.m. | Jimmy Walker | Ben Curtis | Ian Poulter |
| 12:26 p.m. | Bill Haas | Scott Piercy | Kyle Stanley |
| 12:37 p.m. | Jason Dufner | Zach Johnson | Phil Mickelson |
| 12:48 p.m. | Rory McIlroy | Nick Watney | Tiger Woods |
| 12:59 p.m. | David Hearn | Troy Matteson | Graham DeLaet |
| 1:10 p.m. | Kevin Na | Brendon de Jonge | Chris Kirk |
| Time | Players | ||
| 1:21 p.m. | Jeff Overton | Graeme McDowell | Tom Gillis |
| 1:32 p.m. | Johnson Wagner | Ryan Moore | Greg Chalmers |
| 1:43 p.m. | Justin Rose | Lee Westwood | Rickie Fowler |
| 1:54 p.m. | Steve Stricker | Luke Donald | Ernie Els |
| 2:05 p.m. | J.B. Holmes | Geoff Ogilvy | D.A. Points |
| 2:16 p.m. | Charley Hoffman | Dicky Pride | |
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