2012 FedEx Cup Standings: Rory McIlroy Up Big, Phil Mickelson On The Rise

With another FedEx Cup victory over the weekend at the BMW Championship in Indiana, Rory McIlroy has extended his lead to 3,232 points as the FedEx Cup Playoffs approaches its final event.

The results of the BMW Championship cut the FedEx Cup Playoffs field to 30, and those 30 players will face off in the Tour Championship on September 17, which will be held at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.

McIlroy shot a final-round five under par on Sunday to claim the BMW Championship trophy a week after winning the Deutche Bank Championship in Boston. He defeated Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson by two strokes with the performance.

Mickelson's tied-for-second finish moved him from ninth-place all the way up to fourth, while Tiger Woods' fourth-place finish helped him overtake Nick Watney for second place in the standings.

The cut to 30 spelled the end of the playoffs for several golfers with Texas connections. Former Texas Longhorn Bob Estes tied for 37th in the tournament, making his final ranking in the playoffs 58th place. Baylor alum Jimmy Walker's ended his playoff run ranked 62nd, while fomer Texas A&M Aggie Ryan Palmer finished the playoffs ranked 55th.

Below is the top 10 headed into the playoff's final event (with the full 30 here).

BMW Championship 2012 Results: Rory McIlroy Finishes At 20-Under, Wins Tournament

Rory McIlroy won the 2012 BMW Championship on Sunday by shooting a 5-under 67 in the final round. He finished at 20-under overall, which was two shots better than the pair of Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson.

Mickelson entered play on Sunday tied for the lead with Vijay Singh, but both golfers were unable to keep up with McIlroy, who finished strong on Saturday and kept that momentum rolling into Sunday. While Mickelson still played fairly well in completing his day at 2-under, Singh struggled to a 1-over 73 and finished five shots off the lead.

Tiger Woods, who finished in a tie for fourth place with Robert Garrigus, rebounded from a somewhat-mediocre Saturday to shoot 4-under on Sunday. Both golfers completed the tournament at 17-under.

Texas native Bob Estes finished the day exactly where he started it, as he was even-par on Day 4 and finished the tournament in a tie for 37th place at 5-under overall. Fellow Texan Ryan Palmer shot a 1-over 73 for the third consecutive day, and ended the tournament at 3-under, which was good for a tie for 45th place.

McIlroy has won three out of the last five PGA Tour events, and is tops on the 2012 PGA Money List with over $7.8 million in earnings after taking home $1.44 million for winning the BMW Championship.

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BMW Championship 2012: Phil Mickelson Surges To Top Of Leaderboard

With the best round of the day, Phil Mickelson went from outside of the top 10 to the tournament lead at the BMW Championship during round three of the tournament on Saturday.

Mickelson recorded five birdies on each the front and back nine and dropped only two bogeys during the round to finish the day with a 64. The leader entering the day, Vijay Singh, shot held on to a tie for the lead with a 69, setting up a Sunday showdown for the tournament victory.

One golfer that will have some catching up to do if he hopes to compete on Sunday, though, is Tiger Woods who had his poorest performance of the tournament. With four bogeys in a six hole span on the front nine, Woods provided some damage control with birdies on four of five holes shortly after his negative streak. He is No. 8 on the leaderboard, three strokes off the lead.

Texas native Bob Estes passed seven up the leaderboard on Saturday to assume the No. 37 spot, but at 11 strokes off the lead it would take a Herculean effort coupled with plenty of help for Estes to be in contention.

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BMW Championship Leaderboard: Vijay Singh Clinging To 1-Stroke Lead Through 3 Holes

Vijay Singh currently holds a one-stroke lead over Dustin Johnson, Ryan Moore and Rory McIlroy after three holes in third-round action at the 2012 BMW Championship.

Singh is at even-par for the day, and it looks like he's going to have to pick it up a bit to keep Johnson, who is already at 3-under for the day after five holes, off of his tail. Moore and McIlroy are also at even-par through three holes.

Phil Mickelson, Graham DeLaet and Lee Westwood round out the top five, as all three golfers are at 11-under through four holes. Tiger Woods, who began the day a shot back of Singh, has fallen three shots off the lead, as he is 2-over after four holes for the day and now at 10-under for the tournament.

The best round of the day currently belongs to Ben Curtis, who is 4-under through 11 holes. He is now a 9-under for the tournament.

Texas native Bob Estes is doing his best to hang around, as he is 3-under through nine holes, bringing his score to 7-under for the tournament. Fellow Texan Ryan Palmer has struggled a bit for the second consecutive day, as he sits at 1-over through ten holes after shooting a 1-over 73 on Friday.

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

Vijay Singh will head into third-round play at the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick with a one-stroke lead over Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Ryan Moore, but he'll have to wait a while to do it. Tee times for the third round of the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick have been moved back due to the threat of inclement weather.

Severe storms are expected to hit the Carmel area Friday night and into Saturday morning.

The original tee times have been moved back two hours and 45 minutes, and threesomes will now tee off from 10 a.m. to 12:01 p.m. CT from the No. 1 and No. 10 tees.

Baylor alumnus and San Antonio resident Jimmy Walker (1-under) will tee off from the tenth hole at 11:06 p.m. along with Scott Piercy and Colleyville resident Hunter Mahan (1-under).

Former Texas A&M Aggie Ryan Palmer (5-under) tees off from the tenth hole with Nick Watney and David Hearn at 10:06 a.m. CT.

Austin resident Bob Estes (4-under) will tee off from the tenth hole at 10:22 a.m. CT, while Colleyville's Greg Chalmers (E) tees off from the tenth hole at 11:17 a.m. with Kevin Na and J.B. Holmes.

Singh will tee off with Moore and McIlroy at 12:01 p.m. CT. Woods will play with Lee Westwood and Bo Van Pelt and tee off at 11:50 p.m. CT.

A full list of adjusted tee times is as follows (All times are CT):

First Tee

Tenth Tee

The tournament is scheduled be carried on NBC from noon to 2:30 p.m. CT. The Golf Channel will split its coverage into two sections, the first from 9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. CT, and the second from 2:30 to 5 p.m. CT. With the threat of a weather delay, these times are subject to change. Neither network has announced adjusted coverage at this time.

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BMW Championship Leaderboard: Vijay Singh Takes Lead, Three Lurk One Stroke Back

Vijay Singh shot 6-under in Friday's second round to move to the top of the leaderboard at the BMX Championship. The veteran made birdie on his first three holes and continues on from there, shooting 33 on the front and back nines en route to the lead.

Singh has company, though. He is just one stroke ahead of Ryan Moore, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, all of whom sit in a tie for second place. Moore also shot a 6-under 66, while Woods was 5-under for the day and McIlroy shot a 68 as Crooked Stick failed to challenge the world's best golfers again.

Lee Westwood was the big mover on Friday, shooting 7-under to get into a fifth place tie, two shots behind Singh. Padraig Harrington also shot 7-under on Friday, but he's still back in ninth place at 9-under for the tournament.

Texas resident Hunter Mahan was one of the few players who struggled on Friday, shooting a 1-over 73 to fall to 55th place.

The top ten:

1. Vijay Singh -13
2t. Ryan Moore -12
2t. Rory McIlroy -12
2t. Tiger Woods -12
5t. Lee Westwood -11
5t. Bo Van Pelt -11
7t. Seung-Yul Noh -10
7t. Graham DeLaet -10
9t. Graeme McDowell -9
9t. Dustin Johnson -9

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BMW Championship Leaderboard: Rory McIlroy Among Four-Way Tie At Top Of Leaderboard

The first round of the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., ended Thursday with a four-way tie at 8-under par between Rory McIlroy, Graham DeLaet, Webb Simpson and Bo Van Pelt.

Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh shot 7-under for the day, landing them one stroke off the pace.

Ryan Palmer, Ryan Moore and Luke Donald all finished at 6-under par, one stroke ahead of San Antonio product Jimmy Walker.

Walker shot six birdies on the day to keep himself in contention.

Second round BMW Championship action tees off at 8 a.m. ET Friday.

1. Webb Simpson -8
t1. Bo Van Pelt -8
t1. Rory McIlroy -8
t1. Graham DeLaet -8
5. Tiger Woods -7
t5. Vijay Singh -7
7. Ryan Palmer -6
t7.Ryan Moore -6
t7. Luke Donald -6

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BMW Championship Leaderboard: Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods And Jimmy Walker Among Early Leaders

Rory McIlroy eagled the par-5 15th hole and shot seven other birdies en route to finishing 8-under in the first round of the 2012 BMW Championship on Thursday at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind.

He is currently tied at the top of the leaderboard with Americans Bo Van Pelt and Webb Simpson, and Canadian Graham DeLaet. Tiger Woods shot a 7-under 64, finishing one stroke behind the leaders, with Texas A&M Aggies alumnus Ryan Palmer behind him at 6-under.

San Antonio's Jimmy Walker shot six birdies to card a 5-under par 65, good for seventh place through one round of the tournament. University of Texas alumnus Bob Estes was 2-under after 17 holes, tying him with, amongst others, Colleyville, Texas, resident Hunter Mahan. Greg Chalmers, who was born in Australia but lives in Dallas, was 3-over after 16 holes.

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2012 BMW Championship: Low Scores Abound At Crooked Stick On Thursday

The 2012 BMW Championship began Thursday morning at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., and low scores are abound. A four-way tie for first at 5-under early on features Ian Poulter, Bo Van Pelt, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods.

Texan and Texas A&M alumnus Ryan Palmer is at 4-under through nine holes, while San Antonio native and Baylor grad Jimmy Walker is at 4-under through 12 holes.

Those two lead a group of Texans still alive in the FedEx Cup playoffs. Colleyville resident Hunter Mahan is at 2-under through nine, and fellow Colleyville resident Greg Chalmers is at even par through six.

University of Texas alumnus Bob Estes is 1-over through eight holes, one of only 10 golfers in the 70-man field to be over par so far Thursday.

After the BMW Championship, the top 30 in FedEx Cup points advances to the TOUR Championship from Sept. 20-23 in Atlanta. McIlroy enters the BMW Championship with a commanding lead in the FedEx Cup standings.

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BMW Championship 2012 Preview: Field Chasing Rory McIlroy In FedEx Playoffs

A group of Texans are among the field trying to chase down Rory McIlroy.