The Barclays 2012 Results: Nick Watney Wins Tournament At 10-Under

Despite entering the day with a two-stroke deficit, Nick Watney came away victorious on Sunday at New York's famed Bethpage Black, to kick off the 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs in style.

After firing a 65 on Thursday to open the tournament, Watney needed just a 2-under 69 in his final round to cruise to a three-shot victory on a day when the majority of the field stumbled. With Sergio Garcia, the tournament's 54-hole leader, among the many unable to find his rhythm on day four, 2011 champion Dustin Johnson ascended the leaderboard to finish in a tie for third place at 6-under. Along with Johnson in a tie for third was Garcia, while Brandt Snedeker finished alone in second at 7-under.

Luke Donald, a graduate of Northwest University, also put forth a strong week in New York with a string of consistent performances that put him in a tie for 10th place. Donald posted rounds of 69 and 70 over the weekend to hang around with the leaders, but ultimately was not able to overcome his frustrating final round of 74 on Friday.

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2012 Barclays: Sergio Garcia Leads By One Stroke Early On Sunday

As many of the players with early tee times begin to finish their final rounds, Sergio Garcia continues to lead the 2012 Barclays on Sunday afternoon. The Spaniard is at 9-under after bogeying the first hole of his final round, although Nick Watney is only one stroke behind with 17 holes remaining.

Northwestern graduate Luke Donald has been climbing up the leaderboard early on Sunday, as he's 2-under so far in his final round to improve his overall score to 4-under. He's now tied for tenth, although it would take a miracle for him to actually come back and win the tournament.

Steve Stricker isn't fairing so well on Sunday, as he's 1-over through 15 holes after shooting even in the first three rounds. With an overall score of 1-over, he's now tied for 40th on the leaderboard. The big riser of the day so far has been Graham Delaet, who finished his day at 6-under to boost his total score to 5-under.

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Barclays 2012: No Threats To Leader Sergio Garcia Among Early Round Golfers

Jason Day, John Rollins, Jimmy Walker and Bud Cauley have gotten off to strong starts in early final round action of the 2012 Barclays.

Day is currently shooting 4-under through 15 holes, moving him to even par overall. Rollins, Walker and Cauley are all 3-under. Cauley is through six holes, Rollins is through 10 and Walker is through eight. Rollins and Walker came into the day 2-over and Day started his final round at 4-over. None have moved within the top 20, however.

Sergio Garcia will begin his final round this afternoon as the overall leader at 10-over. He and Nick Watney, who is 8-under and in second place, are in the final pairing, teeing off at 1:40 p.m.

Tiger Woods tees off at 12:20 p.m. and Phil Mickelson tees off at 1 p.m.

See the live leaderboard here. TV coverage of The Barclays will begin at 2 p.m. on CBS. For complete tee times, visit Golf.com.

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2012 Barclays: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Pairings For Sunday

After shooting a 2-under 69 on Saturday, Sergio Garcia entered Sunday's final round as the overall leader at 10-under for the tournament. Nick Watney was in second place at 8-under.

Other notable scores include Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood among eight players tied for 10th place at 4-under and Bubba Watson at 3-under and tied for 18th place.

Here are some tee times for Sunday's final round:

9:40 a.m. ET: Padraig Harrington, Jimmy Walker

11:20 a.m. ET: Ernie Els, Carl Pettersson

12:10 p.m. ET: Bubba Watson, Harris English

12:20 p.m. ET: Tiger Woods, David Hearn

1 p.m. ET: Phil Mickelson, John Senden

1:40 p.m. ET: Sergio Garcia, Nick Watney

Click here for a full list of tee times. For a live Barclays leaderboard, visit Golf.com. Golf Channel will carry coverage of today's final round from noon-1:30 p.m. CBS will have coverage from 2-6 p.m.

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2012 Barclays: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Saturday

Heading into Saturday's third round at the 2012 Barclays at Bethpage Black, Nick Watney and Sergio Garcia sit tied atop the leaderboard at 8-under. Tiger Woods, is battling a sore back this tournament, sits three shots back at 5-under.

Northwestern grad Luke Donald fell back a bit, and he enters the third round tied for 55th at even-par. Local golfer Steve Stricker has fared somewhat better, but still has ample ground to cover at 2-under.

Here are some tee times for Saturday's third round:

8:55 a.m. ET: Luke Donald, Phil Mickelson

10:45 a.m. ET: Steve Stricker, Matt Kuchar

1:05 p.m. ET: Tiger Woods, Gary Christian

1:45 p.m. ET: Nick Watney, Sergio Garcia

The Golf Channel will carry coverage from 1 p.m. ET to 2:30 p.m. ET before handing off to CBS, which will broadcast the tournament from 3 p.m. ET until 6 p.m. ET.

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2012 Barclays: Nick Watney, Sergio Garcia Share Lead

On Day Two of the 2012 Barclays tournament, the tournament lead switched hands to Nick Watney and Sergio Garcia after Thursday's leader, Padraig Harrington, finished four-over par on Thursday.

Steve Stricker, a University of Illinois alum, finished Friday even to keep his score at two-under par and stay in the top 30 of the tournament. Unfortunately for D.A. Points, the other Illini-grad in the tournament, he wasn't as fortunate as Stricker as he didn't make the cut after the first two days of The Barclays.

Tiger Woods, who appeared to suffer knee and lower back injuries after an awkward swing midway through his Friday round, still finished relatively strong and earned a spot in the top 10 of the tournament, three strokes off the lead.

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The Barclays 2012 Leaderboard Update: Nick Watney Atop At 8-Under

Former University of Illinois golfer Steve Stricker is tied for 29th in Friday's second round of The Barclays.

Stricker is at 2-under for the tournament and even par through three holes in the second round. Former Northwestern golfer Luke Donald also is at 2-under for the tournament. He is one-over on the day through four holes after bogeys on holes No. 2 and No. 3 and a birdie on No. 4.

Nick Watney is leading the tournament at 8-under, including 2-under on the day. Vijay Singh are Bob Estes are 7-under with two golfers one stroke behind them at 6-under. As for other notable golfers, Phil Mickelson is tied for 12th at 4-under, Rory McIlroy is at 2-under and Tigers Woods is tied for 48th at 1-under. The projected cut is even par.

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2012 Barclays Leaderboard: Rory McIlroy Will Have Ground To Make Up On Friday Afternoon

The 2012 FedEx Cup action continued on Friday morning, as The Barclays tournament at Bethpage Black moved into the second round. Rory McIlroy (12:06 p.m. CT tee time), Luke Donald (11:45 a.m. CT) and Steve Stricker (11:55 a.m. CT) are all slated to hit the links later on in the day, but plenty of interesting things are already developing on the course. Vijay Singh has been busy climbing the leaderboard during his round of play, using birdies on holes Nos. 1, 7 and 9 to move into the top five leaders overall with a score of 3-under through nine holes and a 6-under overall for the tournament.

The Golf Channel will carry coverage of the second round from 1 p.m. CT and broadcast until 5 p.m. CT. Click here for a full list of tee times. For a live Barclays leaderboard, visit Golf.com.

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2012 Barclays: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Pairings For Friday

Through one round of action at the 2012 Barclays at Bethpage Black, Padraig Harrington is currently at the top of the leaderboard at 7-under. He's at the top of a tight group, though, as numerous players are within striking distance in the first tournament of the 2012 FedEx Cup postseason.

Northwestern grad Luke Donald is part of that mix, as he's 3-under at the moment, tied for 14th in the field with a group that includes Tiger Woods. Fellow local golfer Steve Stricker is right behind him at 2-under, tied with the likes of Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood.

Here are some tee times for Friday's second round:

12:44 p.m. ET: Luke Donald, Phil Mickelson, Scott Piercy

12:55 p.m. ET: Steve Stricker, Matt Kuchar, Keegan Bradley

1:06 p.m. ET: Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Zach Johnson

The Golf Channel will be covering the tournament from 3-6 p.m. ET, although the final two rounds of the tournament will be covered over the weekend by CBS.

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The Barclays 2012 Leaderboard Update: Padraig Harrington Soars Into Day 1 Lead At 7-Under

The 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs are officially underway from New York's famed Bethpage Black Course, with as many as 53 golfers currently under par on the first day of competition.

Ireland's Padraig Harrington used a 7-under 64 to snatch the opening round lead in impressive fashion, as the three-time major winner holds a one-stroke lead on Americans Nick Watney and Brian Harman, who both carded rounds of 65 on Thursday. After starting his round 1-over through his first three holes early in the morning, Harrington would soon reel off eight birdies over his final 15 holes to take the tournament by storm.

Also in the mix at 5-under is a group of four men that includes Sergia Garcia, while notable names like Dustin Johnson and Ernie Els each also loom large at 4-under. Three of the biggest names in the sport, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Luke Donald, each posted a 3-under round of 68 on Thursday to stay four strokes back.

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2012 Barclays: Rory McIlroy Gets Rolling Early In First Round

Rory McIlroy is living up to his status as the top-ranked golfer in the world during the opening round of play at The Barclays, as he has posted a score of 3-under par through 10 holes and sits just one stroke back of the tournament lead. McIlory is outplaying the most prominent member of his grouping, Tiger Woods, who has managed to shoot 1-under through 10 holes. The group started play on the back nine at Bethpage Black, and McIlroy boosted up his play with birdies on holes Nos. 11, 13, 15 and 17.

As for the other local talent, Steve Stricker has shot an even par through 11 holes and Luke Donald has also posted an even par through 12 holes.

The Golf Channel will carry coverage of the first round from 1 p.m. CT and broadcast until 5 p.m. CT, but Tiger and Rory will be finished by that time. Click here for a full list of tee times. For live Barclays leaderboard, visit Golf.com.

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2012 Barclays: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Thursday

The 2012 FedEx Cup action opened on Thursday morning with the first round of The Barclays teeing off at Bethpage Black, and the power trio of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Zach Johnson headlines the morning wave. They started from tee No. 10 at 7:16 a.m. CT. Local golfers Luke Donald and Steve Stricker hit the links in the two preceding pairings on tee No. 10.

The Golf Channel will carry coverage of the first round from 1 p.m. CT and broadcast until 5 p.m. CT, but Tiger and Rory will be finished by that time.

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The Barclays 2012 Preview: FedEx Cup Playoffs Get Underway At Bethpage Black

The 2012 Barclays tournament begins on Thursday.