The Barclays 2012 Results: Nick Watney Begins FedEx Cup Playoffs With 3-Shot Victory

The first leg of the 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs is now a thing of the past, as American Nick Watney reigned supreme over a stacked field to win The Barclays on Sunday with a 10-under score.

The 31-year-old entered his fourth and final round with a two-stroke deficit behind leader Sergio Garcia, and benefited from the tricky Sunday conditions while Garcia and a number of contenders struggled to make birdies. Garcia's final round 75 ultimately dropped him off the pace, as the inconsistent Spaniard tied with last year's champion Dustin Johnson for third place at 6-under.

Michigan native Tom Gillis also turned in a strong week in New York with a 3-under overall that put him in a tie for 10th place. Gillis, a graduate of Oakland Community College, could only muster one birdie in his final round after carding a whopping seven on Saturday, but fought through the difficult conditions and pin placements to earn every bit of his top-10 finish.

Here's the final leaderboard.

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The Barclays 2012: Tom Gillis In The Hunt

American Tom Gillis is tied for 12th place at The Barclays, and at 4-under the Pontiac, Mich., native stands five shots back of co-leaders Sergio Garcia and Nick Watney.

Gillis, 44, is even through eight holes of golf at Bethpage, and the former Oakland Community College player is tied with Tiger Woods, among others. Meanwhile, Watney has caught Garcia, who began the day at 10-under but has shot 1-over through three holes in the final round of the event.

Also in contention to win the first 2012 playoff event are Americans Kevin Stadler and Brandt Snedeker, who sit two shots back of Garcia and Watney. Dustin Johnson, the 2011 winner of The Barclays, is in a four-way tie at 6-under.

While most of the field still has a ways to go, notable performances thus far on Sunday have come from Australian Jason Day, who shot 5-under through his final round to finish 1-under overall, and Padraig Harrington, who ended the event with a with a 3-under on Sunday to finish 2-under as he recovered from two bad days in a row.

Here's a look at the complete leaderboard.

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2012 Barclays Leaderboard Update: No Charge From The Bottom Of The Leaderboard Yet

With almost half the golfers now on the course for Sunday's final round of The Barclays, no considerable move has been made toward the top of the leaderboard.

John Rollins, Jason Day and Jimmy Walker represent today's biggest movers thus far, as Rollins is 4-under and Day and Walker are 3-under on their final rounds. However, each still stands considerably off the pace at -2, +1 and -2, respectively.

Sergio Garcia will begin his day atop the field at -10. He tees off at 1:40 p.m. ET in the final pairing with Nick Watney, who is at -8. Tiger Woods will tee off at 12:20 p.m., and Phil Mickelson will start at 1 p.m.

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

Overall Barclays leader Sergio Garcia, who is at 10-under after three days, will tee off at 1:40 p.m. today in final round action of the 2012 Barclays. He is ahead of Nick Watney, who is at 8-under, and Kevin Stadler, who is at 6-under.

Michigan native Tom Gillis, currently tied for 10th place with seven other players, including Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, tees off at 12:30 p.m. See a complete list of tee times here.

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

12:30 p.m. ET: Tom Gillis, Charl Schwartzel

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

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

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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Barclays 2012: Sergio Garcia Leads, Michigan Native Tom Gillis In 10th As Sunday Action Begins

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

Nick Watney and Sergio Garcia sit atop the leaderboard at 8-under, while Pontiac, Mich., native Tom Gillis is tied for 43rd at 1-under entering Saturday's third round at the 2012 Barclays at Bethpage Black.

Tiger Woods, who has battled a bad back during the first two days of the tournament, sits three shots back at 5-under.

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

10:15 a.m. ET: Tom Gillis, Robert Garrigus

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

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

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

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The Barclays Leaderboard: Sergio Garcia, Nick Watney Tied For Lead Heading Into Weekend

With the second round of The Barclays in the books, Sergio Garcia and Nick Watney sit on top the leaderboard at 8-under-par.

Watney and Garcia are trailed by Vijay Singh and Bob Estes, who sit a stroke behind at 7-under. John Senden and Pat Perez are two back at 6-under and four golfers including Tiger Woods, who shot a 69 on Friday, are three back from the lead at 5-under-par.

Luke Donald, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy all sit currently at even par, while notables such as Jim Furyk, Keegan Bradley and Graeme McDowell failed to make the cut.

Michigan native Tom Gillis made it to the weekend at 1-under after shooting a 72 on Friday.

Garcia began his round with birdies on three of the first five holes, with the lone blemish coming on a bogey on the third. Watney, on the other hand, eagled the par 5 fourth hole and had four additional birdies to go along with four bogeys for his second round 69.

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The Barclays 2012 Leaderboard Update: Michigan Native Tom Gillis 1-Under Through Second Round

Pontiac native and Oakland Community College graduate Tom Gillis remains in the top half of the leaderboard in the second round of The Barclays on Friday.

With his round in the books, Gillis is tied for 48th at 1-under for the tournament after shooting a 1-over 72 on Friday. Gillis made three bogeys and back-to-back birdies on No. 6 and No. 7 in his round.

Vijay Singh are Bob Estes are the tournament leaders at 7-under with three golfers one stroke behind at 6-under. As for other notable golfers, Phil Mickelson is tied for 12th at 4-under, Tigers Woods and Rory McIlroy are tied for 30th at 2-under. The projected cut is even par.

A full leaderboard can be found over at Golf.com.

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2012 Barclays: Michigan Native Tom Gillis In Top Half Of Leaderboard

The Barclays golf tournament is taking place this week in New York and, while most people don't associate many golfers with SB Nation Detroit, Tom Gillis is attempting to make the state of Michigan proud as he stays in the top half of the leaderboard.

Gillis, a Pontiac native and graduate of Oakland Community College, is currently shooting even par through the front nine on the second day of the four-day event to keep himself 2-under in the tournament. That doesn't sound overly impressive, but he's currently in 29th place out of a field of 122 golfers.

The 44-year-old shot 2-under in Thursday's go-around at Bethpage Black, but has been a bit more up and down in the second round as he's picked up a pair of birdies and bogeys through nine holes on Friday.

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The Barclays 2012: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Friday

Padraig Harrington currently leads the Barclays 2012 at Bethpage Black at 7-under after Thursday's first round. Nick Watney and Brian Harman are tied for second at 6-under. Other notables include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh among 11 golfers tied for 14th at 3-under.

Pontiac, Mich., native Tom Gillis is currently tied for 26th at 2-under, tied with the Rory McIlroy and seven other golfers.

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

8:16 a.m. ET: Bubba Watson; Hunter Mahan; Carl Pettersson

8:27 a.m. ET: Charl Schwartzel; Chad Campbell; Tom Gillis

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

12:44 p.m. ET: Adam Scott; Sergio Garcia; Louis Oosthuizen

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

For the live Barclays leaderboard, visit Golf.com. Coverage of the tournament on Friday is from 2-6 p.m. on the Golf Channel.

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The Barclays 2012: Padraig Harrington Atop Leaderboard After Opening Round 64

Ireland's Padraig Harrington stole the show on Thursday morning to kick off the 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs at Bethpage Black, as the three-time major winner carded a 7-under round of 64 to place himself atop his peers heading into Friday.

Harrington only managed to post a 1-under 35 on the front nine and did not look to be playing at his best when he made the turn, but somehow roared back with six birdies over his final eight holes to finish with a remarkable 29. The impressive round of 64 tied the lowest score from the U.S. Open held at Bethpage back in 2009, but came on a day when a number of top players also tallied a high number of birdies.

Behind Harrington by a mere stroke sits Nick Watney and Brian Harman at 6-under, while as many as four players remain right in the thick of things at 5-under par. Big names Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson each made their respective presences known on Thursday with rounds of 68, while Bill Haas, the 2011 FedEx Cup champion, sits seven strokes back at even par.

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

The 2012 Barclays tournament began Thursday morning at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y., with the typical stars in attendance. The television coverage won't begin until the afternoon,however -- despite play beginning just after 7 a.m.

The Golf Channel is scheduled to extend its coverage from three hours to four, beginning at 2 p.m. ET. That won't be early enough to catch the final holes of the golfers that teed off early Thursday -- Tigers Woods, Rory McIlroy, Zach Johnson and the like -- but there should be plenty of time to get some highlights in over the course of Thursday's televised broadcast.

As far as tee times are concerned, our friends over at SB Nation have put together the handiest list on the Internet for those interested in checking out which golfer is teeing off where, when and with who.

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2012 Barclays Preview: Top Golfers Head To Bethpage Black

The 2012 FedEx Cup postseason kicks off this week with the 2012 Barclays.