2008 The Barclays Championship pin flag Vijay Singh open ryder british pga

Description

The
2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs
, the series of four
golf
tournaments that determined the season champion on the
U.S.
-based
PGA Tour
, were held from August 21 to September 28. They consisted of four events:
The Barclays
Deutsche Bank Championship
BMW Championship
The Tour Championship
These were the second
FedEx Cup
playoffs since their inception in
2007
. After the first three events,
Vijay Singh
was assured of winning the 2008 FedEx Cup as long as he completed all four rounds of The Tour Championship without disqualification, which he proceeded to do.
Tiger Woods
, having topped the regular season points list after playing in only six events, did not play in the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
The Barclays was played August 21–24. 144 players were eligible to play but nine did not enter:
[1]
Tiger Woods
(1) – knee,
Luke Donald
(44) – wrist,
Lee Westwood
(50) – personal decision,
Justin Rose
(78) – played
KLM Open
,
Alex Čejka
(91) – arm,
Jason Bohn
(96) – back,
Bob Tway
(119) – caddied for son
Kevin
in
U.S. Amateur
,
[2]
Bob Estes
(124) – getting married,
[3]
Roland Thatcher
(140) – wrist.
Of the 135 players who entered the tournament, 72 of them made the cut at 1-over par.
Vijay Singh
won in a playoff over
Sergio García
and
Kevin Sutherland
. The top 120 players in the points standings advanced to the Deutsche Bank Championship.
FedEx Cup rank
#
Player
Country
Score
To par
Winnings ($)
After
Before
1
Vijay Singh
Fiji
70-70-66-70=276
−8
1,260,000
1
7
T2
Sergio García
Spain
70-67-69-70=276
616,000
2
12
Kevin Sutherland
United States
70-69-69-68=276