Round 4: BMW Championship

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Sep. 13, 2009
By PGATOUR.com Staff

UPDATE (11 a.m. ET): The final round began at 10:55 a.m. ET as scheduled once the fog cleared the Chicago area. Play is under way.

UPDATE (9 a.m. ET): The final round at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club has been delayed due to fog in the area. Play will begin at 10:55 a.m. ET, with threesomes going off two tees. The leaders will tee off at 12:45 p.m. ET. Stay tuned for any further changes.

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The first groups are ready to tee off in Round 4 at the BMW Championship. Here's how it sets up:

Groups We're Watching

Tee time	Players
12:45 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1		Tiger Woods, Brandt Snedeker, Marc Leishman It's going to take a ton of luck and sheer desperation for anyone to catch Woods today.
12:35 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1		Padraig Harrington, John Senden, Matt Kuchar Will Harrington get through this final round without any big numbers?
12:25 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1		Mark Wilson, Jim Furyk, Luke Donald Wilson and Donald are right around the bubble;will they make it to East Lake?

Sunday's forecast

Partly Cloudy
Temp: 80 high/56 low
Partly cloudy. Winds from the northeast at 5 to 10 mph.

EXPERT PREVIEW: PGA TOUR on-site correspondent Mark Carnevale previews Sunday's round:

All I can say is wow. How fortunate I am to have seen another one of Tiger Woods' wonderful performances -- it was just spectacular. I expect nothing but the same for Tiger in the final round.

It was a tough day for Mark Wilson, but he presently sits at 31st on the projected FedExCup points list heading into Sunday. I would suspect that Mark learned something from playing with Tiger and will use that to find his way into the top 30 and move on to Atlanta and THE TOUR Championship.

By the way, Sunday is Mark's son Lane's second birthday -- certainly more important than any finish in a golf tournament.

I am looking forward to Sunday and what I will see following the final group. I don't know if Tiger can top his third-round play, but I am sure glad I will have a chance to watch it.

Stat of the day

This marks the 52nd time in Woods' TOUR career that he has held at least a share of the 54-hole lead, most recently at the 2009 PGA Championship (finished second). In all, he has won 47 of 51 events when holding the third-round lead/co-lead.

The Film Room

	Round 3 Highlights Tiger Woods takes a commanding lead in the Windy City by shooting a course-record 62 and will have a seven-stroke cushion heading into Sunday's final round. Watch it
	Woods sets Cog Hill course record Tiger Woods speaks to Mark Carnevale from the PGA TOUR Network on SIRIUS XM Radio after his 9-under 62 in the third round. Watch it
	Shot of the Day Sean O'Hair chips in from the greenside bunker on the par-4, finishing hole during the third round of the 2009 BMW Championship. Watch it

Thus far at Cog Hill

Round	Leader	Low round (par 71)	Key links
	Tiger Woods (-16)	62: Tiger Woods	Daily Wrap-up \| The Live Report Helen Ross column \| Mike McAllister column \| Round 3 notebook
Round	Leaders	Low round (par 71)	Key links
	Tiger Woods, Mark Wilson (-7)	65: Zach Johnson, John Rollins	Daily Wrap-up \| The Live Report Helen Ross column \| Mike McAllister column \| Round 2 notebook
Round	Leaders	Low round (par 71)	Key links
	Steve Marino, Rory Sabbatini (-5)	66: Steve Marino, Rory Sabbatini	Daily Wrap-up \| The Live Report Mike McAllister column \| Round 1 notebook