Groups we're watching: BMW Championship, Rd. 1

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Kenny Perry, Phil Mickelson, Anthony Kim
Tee time: 12:02 p.m.
Tee: No. 10
Total TOUR wins: 40
Why you should watch: Perry has been an enigma in the Playoffs. Since withdrawing from the PGA Championship with an eye injury, Perry has more rounds in the 70s (four) than in the 60s (three). For the second week in a row, Mickelson finds himself playing with Kim, who has played well, but not spectacularly. Mickelson is coming off a tie for 73rd last week at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Carl Pettersson, Steve Stricker, Chad Campbell
Tee time: 12:02 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 11
Why you should watch: Could this be a preview of four-ball partnering in the Ryder Cup? Steve Stricker and Chad Campbell aren't exactly on the FedExCup radar, but their performance this week draws extra significance after Pau l Azinger picked both as Captain's choices last week for this month's Ryder Cup. If you were surprised by Azinger's choice in Campbell, don't be; he has three top-10s in his last six starts, including a tie for seventh in the Deutsche Bank Championship, when his brilliant final-round 66 was overshadowed by Singh's heroics.

Vijay Singh, Sergio Garcia, Mike Weir
Tee time: 12:13 p.m.
Tee: No. 10
Total TOUR wins: 49
Why you should watch: It will be interesting to see how the big hitters -- like Singh and Garcia -- like Bellerive. Bellerive has some monstrous length -- it will play to nearly 7,500 yards for the BMW Championship -- and the rain is expected to make it play even longer. Of course, this will also soften up the greens, so the weather is really shaking up things for the tournament. The PGA Championship was played at Bellerive in 1992, and Singh, a virtually-unknown 29-year-old bespectacled pro from Fiji, made the cut and finished tied for 48th.