Groups we're watching: The Barclays, Rd. 1

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Kenny Perry, Phil Mickelson, Padraig Harrington
Tee time: 8:16 a.m.
Tee: No. 10
Total TOUR wins: 51
Why you should watch: The three top-ranked players in the FedExCup standings not named Tiger Woods. Do you need another reason to watch? OK -- all three are multiple winners in 2008. All three will be playing in the Ryder Cup. Perry is playing for the first time since an injury forced him to withdraw from the PGA Championship, while Mickelson is trying to find some magic and Harrington is still riding high after consecutive major championship wins. All three players are three of the most fearless in the game.

Robert Allenby, Sergio Garcia, Carl Pettersson
Tee time: 1:05 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 14
Why you should watch: All three of these players have been playing great lately, highlighted by Pettersson who enters The Barclays coming off a win last week at the Wyndham Championship. Allenby is -- shockingly -- trying to get his first win since 2001. He seems to have played too well over the last several years to not have had another win. Meanwhile, Garcia will be hoping to bounce back from another major disappointment. He tied for second at the PGA Championship and swore afterwards that he wasn't bummed about the outcome. We'll see if that's true this week. Being the word-class player Sergio is, it probably is true.

Anthony Kim, Stewart Cink, Vijay Singh
Tee time: 1:16 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 39
Why you should watch: What have you done lately? How about four wins between these three players since May, most recently Vijay Singh's truimph in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational? Kim has won two tournaments this year -- the Wachovia Championship and the AT&T National, while Cink earned his win in Connecticut at the Travelers Championship. Not bad at all. All three are legitimate contenders to win the FedExCup and would love to get off to a good start this week in New Jersey.

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