This week at the Barclays, the top 125 players on the Fed-Ex Cup point list will start their journey to become the 2010 Fed-Ex Cup Champion and take home over USD$10,000,000 in prize money.
After this weeks event, the field will be cut to the top 100 players for the Deutsche Bank Championship in week two of the playoffs. Week 3 will feature the top 70 players at the BMW Championship, and then finally the top 30 will advance to the Tour Championship to decide who will take home the $10,000,000 bonus prize pool.
Official Name: The Barclays
Where: Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, New Jersey , U.S.A
When: August 26-29, 2010
Defending Champion: Heath Slocum (U.S.A)
Lind Golfs prediction Barclays Winner: Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods is playing for a lot this week, and is doing so for the 1st time in a long time as a single man. With the worst of the scandal behind him, Tiger can now focus all his attention on golf and given he just snuck into the top 125 qualifiers, he has a lot of work to do to progress in the playoffs. He has a lot of other things to play for as well, not only is he trying to impress Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin for a Captain's pick, he's also fighting for his world number 1 ranking. The word is that Tiger has been practicing hard for this week and observers have reported his game is starting to look really good again. Although picking Tiger to win seems a little cliche, I think that this week Tiger will remind us why he is really the best player of all time. With so much to play for and the weight that has been lifted off his shoulders last week, Tiger is going to be very hard to beat!
Next best: Dustin Johnson 
Dustin is one of the of the hottest players coming into the Barclays and comes in with a great chance of winning the Fed-Ex Cup. He is on fire right now and with the disappointment of Whistling Straits fresh in his mind, he will be looking to rebound in a big way and show the golfing world that he is here to stay. I think the saga on the 72nd hole at the PGA Championship will only drive him harder to succeed and if he can stay composed and play anywhere close to how he has been playing in recent times, he is in with a huge chance.
Best Aussie Chance: Michael Sim
After an injury ravished season, Michael is finally starting to produce the goods and he is very close to winning his first PGA Tour title. Sim's final-round 62 at the Wyndham propelled the young Aussie 35 spots in the FedExCup standings and he is coming into the playoff series in great form, with two top three finishes in his last three starts, the young Aussie is hitting his straps at the right time of the Fed-Ex Cup season.
Broadcast information
The Barclays will be shown Live on Fox Sports.
1st, 2nd & 3rd round – Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 5.00am – 8.00 am Fox Sports 3
4th round – Monday: 4.00am – 8.00 am Fox Sports 1
Next Week: Barclays Classic review, Fed-Ex Cup playoff update and the Deutsche Bank Championship Preview.
