This time last year, Michael Thompson had just snuck into the top 125 PGA Tour golfers on the Fedexcup Points list which gained him entry into the first round of the Fedexcup Playoffs - The Barclay's. This year, after his second place finish at the US Open, his entry into the playoffs was assured early and he's now looking to make a deeper run into the four event playoff series.
Each round of the playoffs will shrink the number of eligible players until the final round Tour Championship when the number 1 player will receive $10 million. This week marks the first round of the playoffs and is open to the top 125 players on the Fedexcup points list. Next week's Deutschebank Championship is limited to the top 100 players. The field will shrink to 70 at the BMW Championship and the final round Tour Championship will be limited to the top 30 players. The points available at each of the playoff events are five times that of a normal event so performing well in the early rounds of the playoffs will allow players to move up the list and continue on. Michael currently sits at 66 on the points list.
This year the Barclay's will be played at the famed Black Course at Bethpage State Park in New York. The Black Course hosted both the 2002 and 2009 US Opens and boasts perhaps the most daunting sign in golf:
Michael will be playing the first two rounds of the Barclay's with Charlie Hoffman and Geoff Ogilvy. The group tees off at 12:11pm ET.
Television and Streaming Coverage
The the first two rounds of the Barclay's will be available on the Golf Channel and the weekend will be covered by both the Golf Channel and CBS. All four rounds will have live streaming provided by the PGATour.com's Live@ stream.
Round 1 Coverage
Golf Channel - Thursday 2pm-6pm ET
Live @ - Thursday 11am - 6pm ET
Online Scoring Links
Leaderboard
Michael on Shottracker
Michael's Group on Shottracker
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