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Hurricane Irene cuts Barclays / FedEx Cup playoff round one to 54 holes

Hurricane Irene is closing in on the east coast and has caused the PGA Tour to cut the first segment of the FedEx Cup playoffs to 54 holes. The Barclays will have a Friday cut as normal, and Saturday’s round…

Category: PGA Tour, Pro Golf

FedEx Cup / Barclays TV Schedule

FedEx Cup playoffs week one is this week at the Barclays. Set your DVR: THU 3-6PM ET Golf Channel FRI 3-6PM ET Golf Channel SAT 1-2:30PM ET Golf Channel SAT 3-6PM ET CBS SUN 12-1:30PM ET Golf Channel SUN 2-6PM…

Category: PGA Tour, Pro Golf, Site News

Do you understand the FedEx Cup system?

In an attempt to keep big name players playing after the final major and keep up fan interest/ratings, the PGA Tour created the FedEx Cup playoff system a few years ago. It wasn’t perfect and they tweaked the system for…

Category: PGA Tour, Pro Golf

FedEx Cup – Who’s In?

Below is a table showing all of the 125 players who have qualified for the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs this month, which start this week at the Barclays. Rank Player Events Points Points behind 1 Nick Watney 17 1,906…

Category: Miscellaneous, PGA Tour, Pro Golf

J.B. Holmes to undergo brain surgery next week

Wow this is interesting. Big hitter J.B. Holmes will be having brain surgery next week to clear up a non life threatening condition, Chiari malformation. “(The doctors) think it’s congenital and the procedure is very non-invasive. If everything goes according…