FedEx Cup Standings 2012: Rory McIlroy Holds Commanding Lead After BMW Championships

Rory McIlroy has now won two of the three FedEx Cup Playoffs events this season and has a sizable amount of momentum around him heading into the 30-man field for the Tour Championship. He's atop the FedEx Cup standings with 4,799 points. He's more than a full 1,000 points ahead of second-place Nick Watney, who has an official score of 3,468.

McIlroy wrapped up his win at the 2012 BMW Championship on Sunday, earning a $1.44 million purse for his efforts. His winning score was 20-under, two shots ahead of Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson. This came right off of a victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Tiger Woods is projected in the No. 2 spot but is officially in third with 3,417 points. He finished three shots back of McIlroy at the BMW Championship. McIlroy took the lead in the final day by the time they hit the turn, having entered the final round just one stroke down of Mickelson and Vijay Singh.

Mickelson is a big mover on the FedEx Cup standings, jumping up five spots to occupy the projected spot of No. 4, though he's officially in ninth at this time. Lee Westwood moved up 15 spots to a projected eighth, with an official of No. 23 for his second-place finish at the BMW Championships.

Cleveland native Jason Dufner is doing pretty well, with 2,373 official points and a No. 7 spot in the rankings (projected in tenth). Full standings can be found here.

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BMW Championship 2012 Purse: Rory McIlroy Leaves Carmel, IN With $1.44 Million

Rory McIlroy received $1.44 million for winning the 2012 BMW Championship bringing his season long winnings total to $7.82 million. The total purse for the tournament was $8 million.

Second place finishers Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood receive $708,000 apiece. Tiger Woods and Robert Garrigus won $352,000 for finishing in a fourth place tie. Vijay Singh, who led the tournament after three rounds, finished in eighth place, winning $248,000.

McIlroy ranks No. 1 on the PGA Tour money list, almost $2 million more than the next closest golfer, Tiger Woods. Woods has made a projected $5.88 million this season. Jason Dufner is in third with $4.71 million.

Hunter Mahan, who finished in last place amongst those golfers that made the cut, will leave the tournament with $16,000.

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BMW Championship 2012 Results: Rory McIlroy Wins Again

Rory McIlroy played a near flawless final round Sunday at the BMW Championship in Carmel, IN to take home his second title in as many weeks.

McIlroy finished the tournament at 20-under, two shots ahead of Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson and three shots ahead of Tiger Woods. Vijay Singh led going into Sunday but finished five shots off the pace at 15-under.

Fresh off a victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship, McIlroy entered the final round Sunday down one stroke to leaders Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh. By the turn, McIlroy had taken the lead, yet to make a bogey. McIlroy continued playing mistake free golf until the No. 18 when he finally bogeyed. He finished his final round with six birdies, 5-under.

Tiger Woods entered his final round three shots back of the lead but only two shots back of McIlroy, however, he could not keep pace with the world's No. 1 golfer. Not many could. McIlroy's 5-under was the third best round of any player at the BMW Championship Sunday.

McIlroy has now won three of the last four tournaments he has played in including a major, the PGA Championship. His only slip-up was a 24th finish at The Barclays.

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BMW Championship Leaderboard: John Senden, Scott Piercy Off To Strong Starts

Scott Piercy and John Senden are both off to 3-under starts in early action during Sunday's final round of the 2012 BMW Championship. Piercy has completed seven holes and Senden is through five. No golfers are threatening to make moves towards the top of the leaderboard so far, however.

Hunter Mahan was off to a 2-under start through 11 holes, but he's now moved to 4-over after the 12th and 13th holes. Mahan and William McGirt have both finished 13.

Co-leaders Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh tee off at 1:45 p.m. Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood, who are tied for second, tee off at 1:35 p.m. Tiger Woods tees off at 1:15 p.m.

The complete list of tee times can be viewed here. The live leaderboard can be viewed here. Television coverage of the final round will be from noon-2 p.m. on Golf Channel. NBC will pick up live coverage from 2-6 p.m.

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2012 BMW Championship: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Pairings For Sunday

The final round of the 2012 BMW Championship began Sunday at 8:05 a.m. There are currently six golfers on the course, with William McGirt (4-over) and Hunter Mahan (7-over) both through the first three holes. Others on the course are Dicky Pride, Mark Wilson, Marc Leishman and Bryce Molder.

Leaders Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh, tied at 16-under, are the last to tee off today, hitting the course at 1:45 p.m.

Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy, who are tied for second at 15-under, tee off together at 1:35 p.m. Other notables teeing off Sunday include Tiger Woods (13-under) at 1:15 p.m. and Bubba Watson (5-under) at 10:45 a.m.

The complete list of tee times can be viewed here. The live leaderboard can be viewed here. Television coverage of the final round will be from noon-2 p.m. on Golf Channel. NBC will pick up live coverage from 2-6 p.m.

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BMW Championship Leaderboard: Ben Curtis Moved Up 15 Spots On Saturday

The BMW Championship leaderboard features quite a few familiar faces at the top. Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh will head into the final day atop the leaderboard as they're both 16-under, but Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods and Zach Johnson are all also in the top ten heading into the fourth and final round.

Not to be forgotten, however, is Kent State alumnus Ben Curtis as he moved up 15 spots with his play on Saturday afternoon and is now in a tie for 18th place at nine-under par. It's unlikely that he'll move all the way to the top of the leaderboard on Sunday, but it's nice to see local guys getting close.

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BMW Championship Leaderboard: Ben Curtis Chases The Leaders As Singh And McIlroy Lead

The leaders are now underway at the 2012 BMW Championship, and Rory McIlroy is at 1-under par through four holes as he's moved into a tie for the lead. McIlroy and Vijay Singh are both at 13-under for the tournament, with both Dustin Johnson and Ryan Moore a single stroke behind at 12-under. Johnson is shooting 3-under par through the first seven holes as he's climbed the board steadily today.

Kent State alum Ben Curtis has been the big story of the day, as he's now 6-under through the the first thirteen holes. His red hot start has him at 11-under for the tournament, sitting only two strokes off of the lead. Tiger Woods is 1-over through six holes to join Curtis at eleven under for the tournament.

Cleveland native Jason Dufner is now at 1-over for the day, putting him 4-under for the tournament. He's currently tied for fortieth place.

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2012 BMW Championship: Rose, Schwartzel, Snedeker Climbing, Leaders About To Get Underway

The Third round of the BMW Championship is underway in Carmel Indiana, and the leaders are about to take the course. The leaders are still about thirty minutes from heading out onto the course, with Tiger Woods, Bo Van Pelt, and Lee Westwood scheduled to tee off at 1:50 p.m. ET followed by Vijay Singh, Rory McIlroy, and Ryan Moore teeing off at 2:01 p.m. ET. Singh sits atop the field at 13-under, with Woods, Moore, and McIlroy sitting a stroke behind.

A few golfers have started out well today. Justin Rose and Charl Schwartzel have both opened with birdies to move up the board and threaten the top ten. Brandt Snedeker has started out with a pair of birdies in the first three holes as well, and sits tied with the pair at thirteenth.

Kent State alum Ben Curtis started the day sitting at No. 33 on the leaderboard. He's at even par through four holes, and that's seen him remain in the same position.

Cleveland native Jason Dufner began the day tied with Curtis, and he's also at even par through the first four holes.

BMW Championship 2012: Rory McIlroy And Tiger Woods Chasing Leader Vijay Singh

Vijay Singh holds a one-stroke lead over the field at the BMW Championships at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. Singh has shot a 13-under 131 through two days and leads Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Ryan Moore - all at 12-under par.

McIlroy and Woods, Nos. 1 and 3 respectively in the FedEx Cup, are both gunning for a fifth tour win this year. To do that, they'll have to survive what could be stormy weather on the course.

Kent State alum Ben Curtis sits at No. 33 on the leaderboard with a 5-under 139, tying him with Cleveland-native Jason Dufner, who managed seven birdies on Friday.

The tournament's third day is tees off at 11 a.m. ET Saturday.

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BMW Championship Leaderboard: Cleveland Locals Climb Leaderboard

On Friday at the BMW Championship each of the Cleveland locals did well for themselves and climbed up the leaderboard with two rounds still to play. With a three-under par performance on Friday, Kent State alum Ben Curtis climbed to No. 33 on the leaderboard where he is tied with Cleveland-native Jason Dufner who managed seven birdies on Friday.

They are still far from the tournament lead, though, as Vijay Singh has set a blistering pace at 13-strokes under through two rounds. Just behind him are two of the top three in the FedEx Cup standings, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlory, tied at one stroke off the lead.

While Woods managed to avoid bogeys all round and finished with birdies on three of the last four holes. McIlroy took an entirely different route to stay among the top of the leaderboard, hitting six birdies and an eagles, but also knocking in four bogeys.

Round three of the BMW Championships will get started on Saturday morning.

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2012 BMW Championship: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Friday

Second round play at the 2012 BMW Championship will begin a few hours early on Friday morning as a potentially large thunderstorm nears the Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. Groups will now tee off between 8 a.m. ET and 10:01 a.m. ET, with an anticipated finish of the round at approximately 3 p.m. ET.

At the moment, there's a four-way tie for first place at 8-under between Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson, Bo Van Pelt and Graham DeLaet, while Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh are one stroke behind that foursome. Cleveland native Jason Dufner is tied for 56th after finishing the first round even.

McIlroy, Woods and Nick Watney will tee off from the first hole at 9:39 a.m. ET, while Simpson, Van Pelt and Jim Furyk tee off a few minutes earlier at 9:28 a.m. ET. Dufner, who is playing with Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson, starts at the same time as the latter group.

The remaining leader, DeLaet, tees off at 9:50 a.m. ET with Troy Matteson and David Hearn. A complete list of tee times can be found here, plus you can check out the leaderboard here.

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BMW Championship Leaderboard: Rory McIlroy Opens Tied For Lead, Tiger Woods 1 Stroke Behind

The leaders have finished the opening round of the 2012 BMW Championship, and after Day 1, a four-way tie has developed at the top of the leaderboard.

Rory McIlroy followed up his win at the 2012 Deutsche Bank Championship with a score of 64 to finish the first 18 holes at 8-under, where he's joined in first place by Webb Simpson, Bo Van Pelt and Graham DeLaet. Tiger Woods sits just behind them, only one stroke off the lead.

Ohio has two locals in the field at the Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. Cleveland native Jason Dufner shot even par for his first round, tying him for 56th place, while Columbus, Ohio, native and Kent St. Golden Flashes alum Ben Curtis fared slightly better at 2-under, earning him a share of 41st place.

The BMW Championship is the last chance for players to improve their placement in the FedEx Cup standings. The top 30 players in FedEx Cup points will move on to the Tour Championship.

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BMW Championship 2012: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Pairings For Thursday

The 2012 BMW Championship will kick off on Thursday afternoon in Carmel, Ind., with most of the top players in the PGA competing in the third of four FedEx Cup tournaments. Leading the FedEx Cup is Rory McIlroy, who will be teeing off on Thursday alongside Tiger Woods and Nick Watney, who is currently in second place in the FedEx Cup standings.

BMW Championship 2012 Preview: Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods Will Tee Off In Same Group Thursday

Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods enter BMW Championship after impressive showing at Deutsche Bank Championship last weekend.