The first round of the 2014 Deutsche Bank Championship is just a day away. This is the second of four FedEx Cup Playoff Events and is played at the Tournament Players Club of Boston (par7/7,124 yards) in Norton, Massachusetts. This tournament is unique in the sense that it starts on a Friday and ends on Labour Day Monday, and is played over the Labour Day long weekend. It's also connected to the Tiger Woods Foundation.
This being the second stage of the FedEx Playoffs, the Deutsche Bank Championship hosts the top-100 golfers in the FedEx Cup Rankings and has an 8 million dollar purse, with 1.44 million going to the winner. Notable winners of the tournament are Henrik Stenson (2013), Rory McIlroy (2012), and Webb Simpson (2011).
Since this tournament contains the top-100 ranked FedEx Cup players, the field typically has depth and diversity to it, more than regular PGA tournaments I find. Given this, here are our picks for the winner this year:
1) Rickie Fowler: His time is coming very soon I think
2) Keegen Bradley: a "dark horse" pick
3) Phil Mickelson: he also won this tournament back in 2007
Stay tuned for our weekend coverage of the tournament, which will be posted on Saturday evening. Also, leave a comment and tell us who your picks are,
-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews
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