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Barclays Golf also popularly known as “The Barclays” is a PGA Tour golf tournament in USA. The tournament was started in 1967 as the Westchester Classic at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York. Several organizations have sponsored in many of the event right from 1976 until the first Barclays Classic event in 2005. But the present Barclays as we all know was came to exist when it was playoff in the FedEx Cup event for the first time in 2007.
Barclays sponsors three tournaments i.e. The Barclays, Scottish Open and Singapore Open. The format of these tournaments is based on stroke play basis and the shirt, apparel and dress code is completely casual. Apart from these, they also hold many Pro Am events.
The American Phil Mickelson, a top golf player who also finishes many events and occupies significant position in the PGA Tour money list become the member of Barclays team in March 2008. More information on earnings, purse, money payout, field and finishes of several winners like Tiger Woods and others etc. are also available on the following link.
http://www.pgatour.com/r/stats/info/?157
Barclays Golf Tournament
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The venues and locations of the tournament are not confined to one but it keeps changing since 2005. In 2010, the tournament was took place at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey (NJ), a famous golf course which was designed by the architect A.W. Tillinghast. The winner of the tournament is entitled to benefit an amount of $1,350,000 out of the total prize of $7,500,000. On the hand Jim Furyk was disqualified in this tournament for late Pro Am tee time in the Barclays. The Georgian golfer Matt Kuchar was the winner of the championship held in 2010. However, the tournament for the year 2011 will be payoff from 23rd to 28th of August at Plainfield Country Club Edison, New Jersey.
You can watch the live streaming video of the tournament online through the official site of PGA tour (www.pgatour.com) on the internet. Besides, one can also watch the live coverage on various TV channels for instance CBS Sports, ESPN or other channels. Additionally, they also provide live commentary of the tournament through the online radio network like SIRIUS-XM or something else. On the other hand highlights of the match and videos of winnings moment as well as the commercial ads are also available on the website. The detailed information about the broadcast timings, channels, Sunday and Friday tee times and other schedule of the tournament can be obtained from the link given below.
http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r027/schedule.html
The tickets of the tournament can also be purchased online with your credit cards and even you can also search for the discount on tickets through the internet. They also provide every individual the opportunity to volunteer in the tournament. Those who are interested in volunteering the event can register through the volunteer website. Further, if want to know the directions of the venue and parking details, you can follow the link given below.
http://thebarclays.barclaysgolf.com/information/visitors-information.html
Barclays Golf Leaderboard
Barclays golf leaderboard provides the latest and up to date information of tee times and scores of the tournament. You can also see the details of the results, final standings, ranking, points and scoreboard etc.
http://thebarclays.barclaysgolf.com/information/leaderboard.html
Despite the leaderboard, there are also several tools like shot tracker. With the shot tracker you can track every shot of your favorite players and even you can follow them through their personal blogs.
For further update information of the Barclays golf, cut line, pairings, picks, betting odds, merchandise and outings, you can refer the news and other sources like RSS Feed available on the website or visit the home page given below.
Website: http://thebarclays.barclaysgolf.com/
http://www.barclaysgolf.com/
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