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.
