Singh happy to have Fed Ex all but locked up

When told that Sergio Garcia and Mike Weir needed to finish 1-2 in the next two FedEx Cup playoff tournament events and he needed to finish last not to win the first-place trophy and $10 million prize, Vijay Singh cracked the smile that had been ever-present throughout Monday’s final round.

“That makes me feel a lot better,” Singh said.

The good times keep rolling for Singh.

He fired an 8-under-par 63 in tough final-round conditions to put him at 22-under for the tournament, which broke Adam Scott’s record by two strokes. He did so by putting better than he has in his entire career, which he credits to having greater confidence in himself.

“I’ve never felt this comfortable on the greens, ever,” Singh said.

And now he has the FedEx all but wrapped up.

Singh took all the suspense out of the final round by dominating TPC Boston, a fact that even he found amazing. Singh said after the second round that he thought the greens were too receptive. But after the final round, he thought the PGA had gone too far.

“Some of them were almost unplayable,” Singh said. “It’s good to play a golf course tough, but to have that much change…the Tour should look into that, finding a happy medium.”

Weir, who placed second at 17-under, echoed Singh’s thoughts.

“It’s borderline mini golf out there,” Weir said. “I’m not sure what they’re trying to do, but I don’t agree with it myself.”

Ernie Els finished tied for third with Camilo Villegas, who shot a 2-over 73, whle Tim Herron and Sergio Garcia finished tied for fourth.

But this day belonged to Singh. When asked what it was like to watch Singh’s final round, Garcia summed it up best.

“Awesome.”

Singh wins in record fashion

Vijay Singh not only won the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston, he did so in record fashion. Singh fired a final-round 8-under-par 63 to put him at 22-under for the tournament, which bests Adam Scott’s tournament record by two strokes.

Hit his second shot on the 18th just past the flag stick, then two-putted for birdie. Mike Weir birdied the 18th to finish second at 17-under, while Ernie Els and Camilo Villegas finished tied for third at 14-under.

When asked what it was like watching Singh roll in birdie putt after birdie putt, Garcia replied: “Awesome.”

Singh also appears to have wrapped up the FedEx Cup. The players are wrapping up their television commitments and are about to do interviews. I’ll check back in when they’re done.

Vijay looks to have it wrapped up

Well, so much for any suspense here at TPC Boston.

Barring a miracle by Mike Weir in his last three holes, Vijay Singh will win the Deutsche Bank to give him back-to-back FedEx Cup playoff wins. I don’t know what that does to the playoffs, but it can’t be good. Singh was already ranked No. 1 heading into the Deutsche Bank, and with another win I’d imagine he’ll be close to untouchable unless someone can reel off back-to-back wins of their own. I haven’t seen the television ratings, but my eyes tell me that this season’s playoffs aren’t as popular as last year’s with Tiger. They’ll become less popular if the BMW Championship and TOUR Championship are victory laps for Singh.

Just like he did in The Barclays last week, Singh’s putter was on. Holding a two-shot lead over Weir through 12 holes, Singh rolled in 37- and 60-foot birdie putts to move to 21-under for the tournament and four clear of Weir. Both putts elicited incredulous smiles from Sergio Garcia, and Vijay held his grin after the 60 footer all the way to the 15th tee.

Singh is currently at 21-under, four shots clear of Weir. The next closest players are Tim Herron, Ernie Els and Camilo Villegas at 13-under. I’ll check back in as soon as Singh’s done at 18.

The final round is underway

Welcome to the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston, where it’s already shaping up to be an exciting day of golf.

The lead group of Mike Weir and Sergio Garcia are through three holes, with Weir and Garcia tied at 17-under, one stroke ahead of Vijay Singh and Camilo Villegas. The biggest mover out of that group is Singh, who ealged his second hole to go from 14- to 16-under. Lurking in third is Ernie Els at 15-under. Els began the day at 13-under, but birdied the first and second.

The biggest mover of the day is Tim Herron, who began the final round in a tie for 31st, at 7-under, but is five under through 14 and in a tie for seventh with Angel Cabrera and Ben Crane.

Like I said yesterday, the plan is to go to the ninth hole and walk with Weir, Villegas, Garcia and Singh. I might check back in after the 16th if anything interesting happens. If not I’ll check in right after the last group has putted out on the 18th.