The Starter: BMW Championship, Round 3

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The third round of the BMW Championship is set to begin. Golf Channel will televise live action Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET and on NBC from 12-3:30 p.m. with a replay from 9:30-11:30 p.m. ET. LIVE@ coverage on PGATOUR.COM will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET with "On The Tee."

Groups we're watching

Tee time Players   10:15 a.m. ET No. 1 Mark Wilson, Justin Rose, Webb Simpson Rose and hometown favorite Wilson share the lead with two rounds to go, while Simpson, who is going for his third win in four starts, is just two shots back. 9:55 a.m. ET No. 1 Brandt Snedeker, Geoff Ogilvy, Keegan Bradley Snedeker tied for third in each of his last two starts and will enter Saturday's round in a tie for seventh just six shots off the lead. Ogilvy and Bradley are also tied for seventh. 9:45 a.m. ET No. 1 David Toms, Matt Kuchar, Gary Woodland At T7 on the leaderboard, Kuchar is currently projected to move to fifth in the projected FedExCup standings. That means he would control his own destiny at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.

MORE ROUND 3: Tee Times | TOUR REPORT: BMW Championship news, notes

WHAT TO WATCH IN ROUND 3
• Time running out: With only two rounds to go, there's a lot og jockeying going on to get in the top 30 in the FedExCup standings to reach the season finale. FedExCup Wrap-up

• Rose on a roll: Justin Rose had another strong round on Friday and as a result takes a share of the lead into the weekend at Cog Hill. Can he hang on? Story

Round 3 weather forecast

Cloudy Temp: 69 high/51 low Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. Winds SE at 10-15 mph.

Player Notes

Here are some of the players you'll see during Saturday's coverage on Golf Channel and NBC:

MARK WILSON Wilson has two victories in 2011 and with a third at the BMW Championship, he would be just the 11th different player since 2000 to post three or more wins in a season. He would also earn 2.88 million points towards the United States Presidents Cup team. Wilson would have 9,882,864 points and have an inside track into the top 10 that will be finalized at the conclusion of the BMW Championship. David Toms is currently 10th with 8,954,295 points. JUSTIN ROSE Rose entered the week ranked No. 34 in the FedExCup standings. Rose is making his 21st start of the season, with four top-10 finishes and a season-best T3 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. He opened the season with eight top-25 finishes in his first nine starts but has since had just two additional top-25s (T15-AT&T National, T6-The Barclays). Rose is making his fifth start at the BMW Championship. After missing the cut in his first start in 2005, he has posted three consecutive top-25 finishes (T19-2006, T5-2007, T21-2010). WEBB SIMPSON Should he win this week, Simpson will have won three times in his last four starts. That would be the best streak in a calendar season since Tiger Woods won four times in a five-week stretch in 2006. Simpson, currently No. 1 in the FedExCup standings, finished No. 62 in 2009 and No. 85 in 2010. In 22 previous starts this season, Simpson has nine top-20 and 17 top-25 finishes -- more than his combined career totals in each category entering the season. He has finished inside the top 15 in 13 of his 19 made cuts this season.