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BMW Championship 2012 Prize Money: Rory McIlroy Takes Home $1.44 Million

2012-09-10T03:14:33Z

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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2012 BMW Championship Results: Rory McIlroy Takes Home Title

2012-09-10T00:02:40Z

Rory McIlroy put together a solid Sunday round to defeat the field at the 2012 BMW Championship with a score of 20-under par.

McIlroy jumped Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh who began the day tied for the lead. Singh faded down the stretch shooting one-over on Sunday and finished in eighth. Mickelson couldn't keep up with McIlroy and finished in second place at 18-under.

Bubba Watson was the hottest of all on Sunday, shooting seven-under par, but he finished at 12-under for the tournament.

McIlroy shot five-under for the day, and has now won his second tournament in as many weeks. This was his sixth on the PGA tour and his third in the last month. He now has 12 total wins between tours.

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BMW Championship Leaderboard: Four Golfers Off To Solid Starts Sunday

2012-09-09T14:13:55Z

Hunter Mahan, Marc Leishman, Scott Piercy and John Senden are all off to 2-under starts in Sunday's final round of the 2012 BMW Championship among the golfers who have teed off already. Mahan has finished 11 holes, Leishman is through Piercy is through nine, Piercy has finished five and Senden has completed four. No one as of yet is threatening to make a run to the top of the leaderboard.

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 is 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 2012: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Sunday

2012-09-09T12:16:08Z

Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh enter Sunday's final round of the 2012 BMW Championship tied for the lead at 16-under. Michelson tee off last today in the same two-some 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., Padraig Harrington (11-under) at 12:35 p.m. and Bubba Watson (5-under) at 10:45 p.m. The first golfers on the course are William McGirt and Hunter Mahan, who teed off at 8:05 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 The Golf Channel. NBC will pick up live coverage from 2-6 p.m.

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BMW Championship 2012: Phil Mickelson Rockets Up The Leaderboard, Join Vijay Singh At The Top

2012-09-09T00:22:18Z

The third round of the 2012 BMW Championship has been completed, and Vijay Singh has been joined atop the leaderboard by Phil Mickelson. Mickelson began the round five storkes off the lead, but after a fantastic 8-under par round he is now level with Vijay Singh at 16-under for the tournament. Singh had a solid round of his own, shooting 3-under par for the day.

Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy are sitting one stroke back at 15-under, and there are a trio of golfers including Robert Garigus, Adam Scott, and Dustin Johnson sitting at 14-under for the tournament. Tiger Woods began the third round only a single stroke back, but his 1-under seventy one will see him start the final round three strokes off the lead.

The final round of the 2012 BMW Championship is scheduled to tee off at 8:05 a.m. ET. Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson will be the final pairing of the tournament, and they are scheduled to tee off at 1:45 p.m ET.

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BMW Championship Leaderboard: Singh Leads, McIlroy And Mickelson One Stroke Behind

2012-09-08T20:00:47Z

The third round of the 2012 BMW Championship is underway, and all of the leaders are now out on the course. Vijay Singh is through seven holes on the day at 1-under par, and that sees him in the lead at 14-under par for the tournament. Rory McIlroy sits a stroke behind in second while also shooting 1-under for the day. McIlroy is also through seven holes, as he's playing with Singh today.

Phil Mickelson has been rocketing up the leaderboard all day. Phil is through eleven holes now, and his 5-under round has seen him climb into a tie for second with McIlroy at 13-under. Three golfers are tied for fourth at 12-under, including Ryan Moore (even through seven), Dustin Johnson (3-under through eight), and Seung-Yul Noh (2-under through eight).

Tiger Woods began the day one stroke behind the leaders, but he's shooting 2-over for the day and has dropped four strokes off the pace at 10-under par. Woods is through seven, and playing with the group just ahead of the leaders.

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2012 BMW Championship: Johnson And Scott Climbing As Leaders Hit The Course

2012-09-08T17:51:58Z

The third round of the 2012 BMW Championship is underway, and the leaders are about to head out onto the course. Vijay SIngh sits alone atop the leaderboard at 13-under, with Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Ryan Moore sitting a stroke behind at 12-under.

Zach Johnson, Adam Scott, and Dustin Johnson have all started the third round with birdies to climb into the top ten of the leaderboard. Jim Furyk sits 2-under through the first six holes as he's closed to within six strokes of the lead. Phil Mickelson started out with a pair of pars, but he's bogeyed the third hole to drop to 7-under par for the tournament.

Michigan native Tom Gillis just got his third round underway. He made par on the first hole and currently sits in a tie for fifteenth, five strokes off the lead.

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

2012-09-08T12:01:52Z

With Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods continue to battle near the top of the leaderboard, third-round play in the 2012 BMW Championship begins at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Vijay Singh moved into the lead Friday at 13-under overall, but Woods and McIlroy are close behind at 12-under, tied for second place with Ryan Moore. Singh tees off at 1:01 p.m. in a group with McIlroy and Moore. Woods tees off at 12:50 p.m. with Lee Westwood (11-under) and Bo Van Pelt (11-under).

The complete list of tee times can be viewed here. The live leaderboard can be viewed here. Television coverage of the third round will be from 10 a.m. to noon and 3:30-6 p.m. on The Golf Channel. NBC will pick up coverage from noon-3:30 p.m.

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