Groups we're watching: THE TOUR Championship, Rd.3

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Anthony Kim, Sergio Garcia
Tee time: 11:25 a.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 9
Why you should watch: Ready for a Ryder Cup rematch? These guys are. Anthony Kim is on a tear this week in Atlanta, taking an early lead and not stopping to look back. He's still rolling off momentum from his Sunday singles victory -- and what a margin it was -- over Sergio Garcia at Valhalla. It'll be exciting to see how he plays over the weekend. Lurking in Kim's rear-view mirror, though, is the fiery Spaniard he took down less than a week ago in Kentucky. Garcia has something to prove this week and possibly an ego just bruised enough to give him the fuel he needs for a second big victory on TOUR this year. His golf has been topnotch in the Playoffs, hence his third-place position in the standings coming into the final week. He's going to be like a dog with a bone this weekend -- he just won't let go.

Phil Mickelson, Camilo Villegas
Tee time: 11:15 a.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 35
Why you should watch: Despite fairly ordinary finishes in the first three Playoffs events (ties for 19th, 73rd and 17th), Mickelson entered this week ninth in the FedExCup standings, due 100% to his efforts throughout the rest of the season and, of course, making the cuts in New Jersey, Boston and St. Louis. It's about time we saw the No. 2 in the world atop the leaderboard, and three shots off the lead is a great place for Lefty to find himself on moving day. Villegas, like Kim and Garcia, is playing red-hot golf right now having claimed his maiden title just a few weeks ago at the BMW Championship. Unfortunately, his missed cut at The Barclays kept him from earning enough points to be able to challenge FedExCup leader Vijay Singh this week, but second place isn't so bad for a first-time winner. Villegas will be trying his best to keep his name up there with Singh's, and with the Playoffs record this guy has (ties for 21st, ninth, seventh and ninth in 2007; missed cut, a tied for third and a win in 2008), don't be surprised to see him make a play for the other trophy this weekend.

Andres Romero, Trevor Immelman
Tee time: 10:45 a.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 3
Why you should watch: In a year that has been marked by superb performances from the under-30 set on TOUR, Romero again finds himself playing well. The young Argentine was one of the many 20somethings to earn his first TOUR win this year (in New Orleans), but he has only recorded two top-10 finishes since that victory in March. He stayed alive in the Playoffs by making the cut each week, but that's not enough for this 27-year-old, who, just last year, made a serious bid for a major title (he finished third at the British Open). He's eight shots off the lead starting the third round, but he'll be looking to close that gap and get back to the strong finishes we saw from him earlier in the season. Immelman is the only 2008 major champion in the field this week at East Lake, and after the inconsistencies his game has suffered since winning him a Green Jacket back in April, he's definitely on the lookout for an opportunity to prove himself post-Masters. He opened THE TOUR Championship with a 68 but then followed that up with a 3-over 73. If he wants to use moving day to his advantage, he's going to need to think like he did on Thursday, or his chances of catching his 20something brethren are slim.