Rory McIlroy sits atop the FedEx Cup point standings going into the final event of the playoffs, the Tour Championship at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta. But the one disadvantage that McIlroy has against his closest competition, is that this will be his first trip to East Lake for the event.
Still, it’s hard to argue against McIlroy after he has played so well in the month of September, which included back-to-back wins in the playoffs. And after a week off, the top-30 in the FedEx Cup standings will tee it up at East Lake beginning on Thursday. Continue reading
With his second win in four weeks, Rory McIlroy moved all the way up to No.1 in the latest edition of the FedEx Cup playoffs. But he and the rest of the top-70 in the standings do not get a break this week, going to Carmel, Indiana for the playing of the 2012 BMW Championship.
The 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs got underway last week with The Barclays from Bethpage Black. It was Nick Watney who captured his first victory on the Tour this season, and shot up atop the latest rankings.
It’s the first week of the 2012 FedEx Cup playoffs, as The Barclay’s moves to one of the most popular venues in the United States. That would be up in Farmingdale, NY at Bethpage Black, site of the 2002 and 2009 U.S Open.
Well, the 2012 Major championship slate came to an end on Sunday, and what a performance it was by Rory McIlroy at Kiawah Island. Two Major championship victories by a combined 16 shots is definitely impressive. Now, the PGA Tour gets set to shift to their playoff series. But before that, we have one more week.
We have reached the final Major of the 2012 PGA Tour season, with players descending on Kiawah Island, the Ocean Course, in South Carolina for the playing of the 2012 PGA Championship. Deemed ‘Glory’s last shot’, it is the final chance for a player to cement their place in history with a victory.
Tiger Woods returns to the course this week, to a tournament that he has historically dominated. But Woods is coming off of yet another disappointing weekend at a Major championship. It certainly wasn’t as disappointing for him as it was for Adam Scott, who also returns to the golf course this week after last blowing a four-shot lead over the final four holes at the British Open.
We are three quarters of the way through the 2012 Major Championships, with the British OPen concluding this past Sunday. It was Ernie Els who bested the field, though at the expense of Adam Scott, who blew a four-shot lead with four holes to play.
Tiger Woods is back. Tiger Woods still has a long way to go. Tiger Woods is going to win the next Major. Tiger Woods blew a Major lead. Tiger Woods is not going to win another major.
If ever there were a place for a golfer to feel comfortable of late, it would have to be Steve Stricker at TPC Deere run for the playing of the John Deere Classic. After all, another golfer hasn’t won this tournament since back in 2008.