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Monday at the Deutsche Bank Championship: Garcia Tops Tight Field

So you're leading the Deutsche Bank Championship by two strokes going into the final round; how do you get ready?
If you are Sergio Garcia, it is downright simple, you eat, sleep and try to repeat what you did on Sunday.
"It is important to have a nice rest after the round, make sure you have a nice dinner, a nice sleep," he said, "and hopefully, be 100-percent going into the next day."
Garcia fired a -6 under 65 Sunday, but he couldn't put much distance between himself and those chasing him. Henrik Stenson is two strokes behind, while Graham DeLaet and Steve Strickler are just three off the lead and could be in for a big charge Monday.
The packed leader board should make it a wild finish for the tournament championship.
Garcia is trying not to think about who is behind him.
"At the end of the day, the only thing I can do is go out there and give it my best," said Garcia. "Sometimes my best is quite good and sometimes it's not that good. I'm going to play the best I can."
Check out the leader board here.

Need a ride to the airport today?

Do you need a lift to the airport? You might want to call TPC-Boston in Norton and ask for Canadian golfer Graham DeLaet. 
After all, he's pretty good at the airport and back to the golf course shuttle.
In fact, after his round of 62 on Sunday, DeLaet might be looking for people to ferry to the flights.
When Sunday's thunderstorms prevented the groups from teeing off, there were re-pairings in order to get the third round in.
"I was actually in Boston at the airport, dropping my wife off as she was going to Italy," said DeLaet. "I was kind of in a mad rush to get back to the golf course at that time, so, I was just kind of hoping to get out here and not miss my tee time."
In between the downpours, DeLaet had to keep his speed down to 30 miles an hour back to Norton, but there was no time to worry.
"I was able to get back about an hour and half before my tee time," said DeLaet. "Usually, I'm two hours before, (so), it was a little bit of a rush, but at the same time, it wasn't anything where I felt I was in panic mode by any means."
Shaving a half-hour off his routine didn't affect his play at all as 
DeLaet went nine-under for the day, at 62. He is tied for third place with Steve Sticker, and trailing Garcia by two strokes and Henrik Stenson by one going into the final round.
By the way, if you do get a ride from DeLaet, he'll be easy to spot.
An avid fan of the Calgary Flames, DeLaet is wearing an NHL style beard for the FedEx Cup. Golfer Mike Weir, who is also from Canada, grew the beard five or six years ago, according to DeLaet.
"I'm Canadian," he said with a smile. "That's what we do in the playoffs. You don't shave until you're done."

Tiger Out of the Running

With several golfers under par in double digits, Tiger Woods more than likely played himself out of tournament contention with a one-over par 72 Sunday. He shot a 68 Friday and a 67 Saturday, but Sunday was a different story.
"I didn't play very well today," said Woods. "I didn't hit well and didn't make anything, so I ended up 1-over today.
"It was just one of those days when I had a bad day at the wrong time."
Speaking of the Weather...
With more thunderstorms expected for Labor Day, Deutsche Bank tournament officials decided to move up the tee off times for the final rounds. Players will be grouped into threesomes from 8-10 a.m., and they will be teeing off at both the No.1 and No. 10 holes. 
Officials are hoping to either get the tournament in before the thunderstorms or have plenty of time if there are delays. Sunday, there was a 3 1/2 hour delay because of the rain.
The top 70 players after the Deutsche Bank Championship are moving on to the third round of the FedEx Cup playoffs, so they will be some anxious moments on the course for the players on the bubble of making it.


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