FedEx Cup Standings 2012: Brandt Snedeker Jumps McIlroy And Woods To Win FedEx Cup

Brandt Snedeker won the Tour Championship with a 3-under 68 on Sunday, but the win also secured him a much bigger prize. With the win, Snedeker jumped five places to claim the FedEx Cup title as well.

The FedEx Cup comes with a $10 million first place prize. Combine that with the $1.44 million he won for the Tour Championship victory and Snedeker earned $11.44 million this weekend. Snedeker began the final tournament of the year in fifth place in the FedEx Cup, but his win, coupled with the struggles of a few of the leaders, was enough for him to jump to the top of the pack.

Rory McIlroy entered the Tour Championship as the FedEx Cup leader, but he finished second to Snedeker. As a consolation prize, McIlroy took home $3 million in second place prize money. Tiger Woods received $2 million for his third place finish.

Vermont native Keegan Bradley dropped seven spots in the FedEx Cup standings, finishing in 21st place.

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Tour Championship 2012 Purse: Brandt Snedeker Brings Home $11.4 Million

Brandt Snedeker was a pretty rich guy before Sunday afternoon, but he just got a whole heck of a lot richer. After winning the Tour Championship and, as a result, also winning the FedEx Cup, he will be cashing a novelty check for $11.44 million; he gets $1.44 million for winning the Tour Championship, and $10 million for winning the FedEx Cup.

Snedeker now finishes the year with $14,989,739 in winnings, which is a comical amount of cash. I don't know if he's married, but if he's not, he just may well be soon. Vermont native Keegan Bradley finished tied for 23rd and earned $140,800, bringing his yearly earnings to $3.9 million.

Rory McIlroy got $3 million for coming in second place in the FedEx Standings and Tiger Woods received $2 million for third place. Justin Rose netted $864,000 for finishing in second place in the tournament, while Luke Donald and Ryan Moore got $468,000 a pop for finishing tied for third.

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TOUR Championship 2012: Brandt Snedeker Wins Tournament, FedEx Cup

Brandt Snedeker's 2-under par round on Sunday was enough to hold off all challengers as he finished 10-under for the tournament in The TOUR Championship 2012 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.

The win for Snedeker also allowed him to claim victory in the FedEx Cup over Rory McIlroy, who finished 1-under for the tournament at the East Lake. Snedeker took home $1.44 million for the win in the Tour Championship and $10 million for the FedEx Cup.

Notable Finishers:

T-5th Bubba Watson: 5-under

7th Jim Furyk: 3-under

T-8th Tiger Woods: 2-under

T-10th Rory McIlroy: 1-under

T-15th Phil Mickelson: 1-over

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Vermont native Keegan Bradley finished with a 4-over par round on Sunday which dropped him to 7-over par for the tournament. Bradley ended up finishing tied for 23rd.

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The Tour Championship 2012: Brandt Snedeker, Justin Rose Lead After 3 Rounds Of Play

Brandt Snedeker shot a fantastic 6-under par for the third round of the Tour Championship, which vaulted him all the way to the top of the leaderboard.

Snedeker finished the third round at 8-under par for the tournament, which has him tied with Justin Rose for the lead entering the final round. Rose shot a 2-under par on Saturday.

Ryan Moore also moved up the leaderboard on Saturday, with his 5-under round leaving him at 6-under with one round to go. That score has Moore alone in third place after three rounds of play. Second-round leader Jim Furyk, Rory McIlroy and Bubba Watson are all tied for fourth place, sitting a single stroke behind Moore entering the final round of play.

Tiger Woods shot 3-under for the third round, bouncing back from a Friday that saw him shoot a 73. Woods is tied with a trio of other golfers at 4-under entering Sunday's play. Phil Mickelson went the other way on Saturday, as his 2-over par round saw him drop into a tie for 20th place.

Sunday's final round will be an interesting one, as several golfers could potentially come out on top of the FedEx Cup standings. The projected standings can be found here.

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Tour Championship 2012: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Saturday

The third round of the 2012 Tour Championship gets underway on Saturday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Jim Furyk comes into the day as the leader, one stroke ahead of second-place Justin Rose. The two will be paired together as the last group to tee off at 2 p.m. ET.

Tiger Woods took a tumble on the second day and finds himself six shots back of the leader to begin the third round. He is paired with Luke Donald of England. The two will take the course at 12:50 p.m.

Woodstock, Vt., native Keegan Bradley is in 26th place to start Saturday, and he will be among the first few groups to tee off. Bradley wil play with Sergio Garcia and begin at noon.

The Golf channel will pick up TV coverage of the event starting at noon on Saturday, continue through until 2 p.m. At that time, NBC begins coverage until the end of the round.

For live-updated scoring, check out Golf.com's Tour Championship leaderboard.

Full list of pairings for Saturday (all times Eastern):

11:40 am Els, Ernie Watney, Nick

11:50 am Huh, John Westwood, Lee

12:00 pm Garcia, Sergio Bradley, Keegan

12:10 pm Mahan, Hunter Scott, Adam

12:20 pm Piercy, Scott Oosthuizen, Louis

12:30 pm Mickelson, Phil Stricker, Steve

12:40 pm Senden, John Dufner, Jason

12:50 pm Woods, Tiger Donald, Luke

1:00 pm Fowler, Rickie Moore, Ryan

1:10 pm Snedeker, Brandt Simpson, Webb

1:20 pm Johnson, Zach Pettersson, Carl

1:30 pm McIlroy, Rory Garrigus, Robert

1:40 pm Johnson, Dustin Kuchar, Matt

1:50 pm Watson, Bubba Van Pelt, Bo

2:00 pm Furyk, Jim Rose, Justin

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Tour Championship Leaderboard: Jim Furyk On Top After Day 2

Jim Furyk was the story on Friday at the 2012 Tour Championship. Furyk finished at 6-under for the best round on the day. His effort puts him at the top of leaderboard headed into the weekend.

Justin Rose is in second, one stroke behind Furyk, after a second-day 68. Bo Van Pelt and Bubba Watson are tied for third at 5-under.

Tiger Woods took a step back in Round 2. Woods went 3-over on the back nine to finish at 73 for the day. He is now 1-under for the tournament, dropping from tied for the lead on Friday morning, to a tie for 12th.

Woodstock, Vt., native Keegan Bradley dropped toward the bottom of the pack, to 26th out of 30 players, with a 3-over on Friday. Bradley couldn't rebound from a poor start, where he had two bogeys and a double bogey in the first six holes.

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The Tour Championship 2012: Jim Furyk Surging In Round 2

With Friday action fully underway, Jim Furyk has pulled into sole possession of the Tour Championship lead.

Furyk has made five birdies in his first seven holes, moving him to six under par for the tournament.

He currently leads Matt Kuchar by one, and Justin Rose by two strokes.

Tiger Woods bogeyed his first hole, and now trails Furyk by three. In Woods' last four Tour Championship appearances, he has won one, and finished second three times.

With each putt made or missed, the FedExCup standings shift. But as things currently stand, Rory McIlroy is in line to win the Cup and the $10 million prize.

McIlroy is currently two under par for the tournament, and four strokes behind Furyk.

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Tour Championship Leaderboard: Round 2 Update

Things are just getting started in Atlanta, where Nick Watney and John Huh were the first two golfers to hit the course on Friday.

Watney's Thursday struggles continue to haunt him, as he finds himself at six over par, in sole possession of last place. The Barclays winner started the tournament in third place in the FedEx standings. A win this weekend would give him a chance at the $10 million FedExCup prize, but to do that, Watney will really need to turn things around.

His playing partner, John Huh, is even through four holes on Friday.

Also on the course are Lee Westwood and Ernie Els. Westwood has struggled out of the gate, starting with consecutive bogeys, which dropped him to four over par. Els is even through two holes.

Vermont native Keegan Bradley is set to tee off at 12:35 with fellow American Jason Dufner.

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TOUR Championship 2012: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Friday

Unlike a typical PGA Tour event, pairings will be split up for Friday's second round at the TOUR Championship. Typically, groups play together through the first two days, but with only thirty players in the field, the Tour will send off groups according to first-round scores.

Tiger Woods will be playing in the final pairing of the day yet again, after coming in with a 66 to match Justin Rose for the lead at 4-under. Woods is one of five players who control their own destiny, and a win here would cap a comeback season, even if he failed to get a major.

New England native Keegan Bradley shot an even-par 70. As a result, he'll play with fellow Ryder Cup member Jason Dufner at 12:35 p.m. ET. Golf Channel will once again carry the broadcast, providing coverage from 1 p.m. through 6 p.m. ET. A complete schedule of pairings:

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Tour Championship Leaderboard: Tiger Woods Tied For Lead

The first day of the 2012 Tour Championship is in the books, and Tiger Woods is tied atop the leaderboard with Justin Rose after 18 holes. Woods and Rose were at 4-under on Thursday.

Woods shot six birdies and two bogey on the day, including recovering from a bogey on 14 to hole birdies on 15 and 16. Rose went 3-under on the back nine to finish tied at the top.

Four players are tied at 3-under in third place. Bo Van Pelt, Matt Kuchar, Steve Stricker, and Scott Piercy all find themselves just one stroke back of the leaders heading into the second day.

Woodstock, Vt. native Keegan Bradley finished the day at even, four shots back of the leader. Bradley is tied for 19th place in the 30-player tournament.

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The Tour Championship 2012: Bo Van Pelt Sits Atop Leaderboard At 4-Under

Bo Van Pelt currently sits atop the leaderboard at the 2012 PGA Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, with a 4-under par through 16 holes. After recording consecutive birdies on the first two holes of his day, Van Pelt has consistently registered pars throughout the round. On the back nine, he added two more birdies on holes 13 and 15, which has propelled him to the top spot.

Justin Rose, Scott Piercy and Matt Kuchar are all tied for the second spot at 3-under par. Piercy initially held the lead prior to registering a double bogey on the final hole of his round. Tiger Woods is tied for fifth at 2-under.

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The Tour Championship 2012: Ryan Moore Off To Quick 2-Under Par Start

The first round of the PGA's Tour Championship has officially commenced, as a handful of players have teed off at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The Tour Championship is the final leg of the the FedEx Cup playoffs, which features the top two players in the standings, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, teeing off together at 1:55 p.m. ET.

McIlroy, who has won the last two FedEX Cup playoff events, enters with a 3,232-point lead on Woods, who can win the Cup by winning the Tour Championship. The scenarios are the same for Nick Watney, Phil Mickelson and Brandt Snedeker. The rest of the field, however, needs to win the Tour Championship and receive some help from any of the top five golfers.

Currently, Ryan Moore is the leader, as he's 2-under par thru three holes. Out of the eight players on the course, Moore is the only one under par.

Later on, Woodstock, Vt., native Keegan Bradley tees off at 12:55 p.m. with Steve Stricker. Bradley enters the tournament ranked 14th in the standings, but needs a victory and a lot to happen for him to earn the championship.

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The TOUR Championship 2012: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Thursday

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are part of the field for this week's Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club.