5 Sep 2008

Opening round of BMW Championship washed out

9:53 am on 5 September 2008

The opening round of the BMW golf Championship has been washed out by heavy rain in Missouri.

Organisers have rescheduled first-round action for tomorrow, with 36 holes planned for Saturday in the penultimate event of the lucrative FedExCup playoff series.

Fijian world number three Vijay Singh goes into this week's tournament in pursuit of his third successive victory on the PGA Tour and with one hand firmly gripped on the FedExCup trophy.

He leads second-placed Spaniard Sergio Garcia by 12,225 points in the standings and could seal the overall prize of 10 million US dollars before the showpiece finale, the Tour Championship at the end of the month.