The Barclays golf tournament 2010

The Barclays 2010 golf tournament started this morning with a surprise for most golfers, as they found out that American player Jim Furyk was disqualified. The reason was that he showed up late because he overslept. It might seem like a weak motive, but according to Furyk, who didn’t seem too happy, his phone battery went dead and his alarm didn’t sound.
Also the officials who tried to call him were unable to do it so a decision had to be made. The morning was not ideal for golf, as the wet course proved difficult for the competitors. However after a few hours the main players, Tiger Woods, Ryan Palmer, Brian Gay and Josh Teeter were neck in neck in the morning round.

Tiger Woodsbirdied his final hole to take the early first-round lead at the U.S. PGA Tour’s Barclays tournament, the first event he has played since announcing his divorce. Woods, playing in the first group of the day, finished his round at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey, with a 6-under par 65. He holds a one-shot lead over Ryan Palmer and Brian Gay. Palmer had played 12 holes, while Gay was through 11. The Barclays is the first of four season-ending playoff events on the PGA Tour, the world’s richest golf circuit. The FedEx Cup winner, which will be determined at next month’s Tour Championship in Atlanta, receives a $10 million bonus. Woods has won the title two of the past three years.
The world’s No. 1 golfer disclosed on Aug. 23 that his six- year marriage to Elin Nordegren had ended, nine months after a car accident outside their Florida home led to revelations of his extramarital affairs. Woods, 34, began play today with four birdies through his first seven holes. His lone bogey of the round came on the par-4 12th hole. He then birdied the par-5 13th and par-4 14th to reach 5-under before taking the outright lead with an eight-foot birdie putt on the final hole.
After heavy rains hit the tree-lined course during the days leading up to the tournament, rules officials today allowed players to lift, clean and place their golf balls on shots from the muddy fairways. Sadness, Distractions Woods said yesterday that the completion of divorce proceedings brought a sense of sadness, not relief. He also said the proceedings had been a distraction since he returned to the golf tour at the Masters Tournament in April.
The top player in the Official World Golf Ranking and the winner of 14 major championships, Woods hasn’t won since his return and must play well this week to remain in the playoffs. Woods and Nordegren were married on Oct. 5, 2004, and have a 3-year-old daughter, Sam, and a 19-month-old son, Charlie.
After tying for fourth at the Masters and U.S. Open, Woods missed the cut at the Wells Fargo Championship and withdrew from the Players Championship with a neck injury. In his most recent event, he tied for 28th at the PGA Championship, which ended Aug. 15.