2008 BMW ChampionshipFEDEX CUPCan Vijay Singh continue his run at the 2008 BMW Championship? We are halfway through the FEDEX CUP Playoffs and Vijay Singh has won both the events played so far. He took the Barclay's in a playoff, then he blitzed the field in the Deutsche Bank with a 63 in the final round. He has earned enough points that he is guaranteed to be in first place for the final event. The Tour Championship will be very interesting if one of the players from the top ten in points were to win the BMW Championship this week to add the 11,000 first place points to their total.
The BMW Championship is the third of four legs of the playoff series. The third round of a tournament is often called 'moving day'. You could call this week the 'moving tournament' of the playoffs. Singh will want to play well to increase/maintain his lead. The top ten will be playing hard for a win, because they know that will put them in the hunt for the cup during the Tour Championship. The players sitting in 31-70 want to play well so they can crack the top 30 so they can get into the Tour Championship. TV Coverage:
This country club was originally founded in 1897 as the St. Louis Field Club. In 1910 it became known as the Bellerive, and remained in it's location for 50 years. When the course moved to it's current location they called upon Robert Trent Jones to create a gem of a golf course. The course was good enough to host: 1965 US Open, 1992 PGA Championship, 2004 US Open In 2006 the members decided to make changes to the course to modernize. They kept the architects in the family as they hired Rees Jones, son of Robert Trent Jones. Bellerive will play as a 7461 yard par 71 layout. The course starts off pretty tame with regards to distance. The first is only a 438 yard par 4. That is followed by one of 408 yards. Then comes a 188 yard par 3. What should be fun to watch is the last four holes, particularly on the weekend. The players will have to hit accurate bombs down the stretch while they are trying to position themselves for the Tour Championship. The 15th is a 494 yard par 4, the 16th is a 235 yard par 3, the 17th is a 601 yard par 5, and the finishing hole is a par 4 of 460 yards. I hope you enjoy the 2008 BMW Championship. Please remember to check back to this page before the 3rd round for golf tips of the leaders.Return to Watch the Pros from 2008 BMW Championship Return to Home Page from 2008 BMW Championship
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