Vijay Singh Wins Barclays
Vijay Singh won the Barclays in a playoff over Sergio Garcia and Kevin Sutherland. Kevin Sutherland was the first in with an 8 under par score. Sergio and Vijay both had birdie putts on the last hole for victory, but neither putt fell. On the first playoff hole, both Sergio and then Vijay hit long putts for birdie; Kevin Sutherland wasn’t able to hole his long chip for birdie and was eliminated. On the second playoff hole, Sergio hit into the left rough (almost in a hazard) and Vijay hit a perfect drive into the center of the 17th fairway. Sergio’s second shot ended up behind a tree on the right side of the fairway, where he was allowed to take relief for “abnormal ground” caused by a mole. Vijay hit a stellar fairway wood shot onto the green, while Sergio’s third shot was left below the green. Sergio failed to hole his short chip, and Vijay two-putted for birdie and victory.
My pick to win the FedEx Cup, Padraig Harrington, dropped to 23rd place following his missed cut. My dark horse picks, Anthony Kim dropped one place to 6th and Phil Mickelson dropped one place to 4th.
Several notable players were eliminated from the FedEx Cup by failing to make the top 120 for the next event, the Deutsche Bank Championship. That group included Zach Johnson, David Toms and Chris DiMarco.