Playoffs The Barclays Live

This week starts off the first of four tournaments that make up the playoffs for the Barclays Live on the PGA Tour, which happens August 25^th through the 28^th. Matt Kuchar is the defending champions of this particular tournament and the giant grand prize of $1,350,000 attracts many of the greatest names in golf, as well as the 2500 FedEx Cup points that are earned by the golfer who wins it. It will happen at the Plainfield Country Club in Edison, New Jersey and the entire purse for this tournament is an amazing $8,000,000.

The other three tournaments that make up the playoffs are the Deutsche Bank Championship, the BMW Championship and the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola. Right now on the rankings, Harrison Frazar leads with Vijay Singh and Jonathan Byrd tied for second place. Charley Hoffman, Ryan Palmer and Adam Scott are tied for fourth. If you want to watch the FedEx Cup playoff starting match, The Barclays live, then sign up at the banners and prepare to watch full coverage in high quality video right from your computer.

Posted: 26th Aug 2010

The playoffs at The Barclays happens on the PGA Tour this week, with the tournament happening August 26^th through the 29^th, from the Ridgewood Country Club which is located in Paramus, New Jersey. The purse is seven and a half million dollars and this tournament will be followed by the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, October 19^th through the 20^th. You can watch the Barclays live right from your computer from anywhere in the world. Click on the banners on this page to get your membership, for access to high quality video from your computer.

Not only will the winner walk away with a prize of $1,350,000, their share from the $7,500,000 purse, but they'll also walk away with 2500 FedEx Cup points. The title holder from 2009 is Heath Slocum and he will be back again this year to defend. Now let's talk about the course. The Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus is a 7,319 yard course that is a Par 71. Other winners in the past have included Vijay Singh, Steve Stricker, Padraig Harrington, Sergio Garcia and Jonathan Kaye as well as Chris Smith, Dennis Paulson and Ernie Els.

Here's a look at the field for this tournament. Blake Adams will be attending, as well as Retief Goosen, Kenny Perry and Nathan Green. Bill Haas will be playing as well as Padraig Harrington, J.J. Henry and Stuart Appleby. Dustin Johnson, Chris Riley, Stewart Cink and Chris Couch. Ben Crane will also be attending and Steve Stricker. You can watch the tournament live from your computer as well as many other live golf streams. Click on the banners on this page to get your membership. You'll get instant access to live golf online.

Posted: 27th Aug 2009

Well, it's time once again for the Barclays playoffs, the presigious $7,500,000 purse event that is played this year at Liberty National Golf Club, in Jersey City, New Jersey. This tournament begain in 1967, and was originally called the Westchester Classic, being played in New Yrok at the Westchester Country Club. The tournament was played in June up until 2007, alternating each year to a week before or a week after the U.S. Open. However, in 2007, it began being played in August, and this year takes place from Thursday, August 27^th to Sunday, August 30^th. The winner of this tournament will walk away with $1,350,000.

The Liberty National Golf Club has an impressive rating of 77.9 and is a Par 71 course that is 7,458 Yards. This course was one of the most expensive courses ever to build in the sport's history, costing a reported $129 million dollars. It was designed by Robert E. Cupp and Tom Kite and has rare amenities such as a helipad, yacht service, a spa and a restaurant that is rated world class. It's also unique because of its nearness to the Statue of Liberty and the Island of Manhattan.

Vijay Singh currently heads the leaderboard, where he started tied for second with Sergio Garcia. Now Garcia is tied for second with Kevin Sutherland, while Mathew Goggin, Ben Curtisand Kevin Steelman are tied for fourth. Five players tie for the number seven spot on the board, Martin Laird, Justin Leonard, Nicholas Thompson Paul Casey and Mike Weir. 2007 saw Steve Stricker walk away with the trophy, but last year it was the number one ranked golfer on the leader board, Vijay Singh. If you want to watch the Barclays then you can get your exclusive membership at the links on this page. It all starts on Thursday, August 27^th and you can watch it live right here on www.watchlivegolf.com.