The Starter: BMW Championship, Round 4

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The final round of the BMW Championship is set to begin. Golf Channel will televise live action Sunday from 12-2 p.m. ET and on NBC from 2-6 p.m. LIVE@ coverage on PGATOUR.COM will begin at 1 p.m. ET.

Groups we're watching

Tee time Players   12:50 p.m. ET No. 1 Martin Laird, Mark Wilson Laird is projected to move just inside the top 30 in the FedExCup standings, so he can't afford any slip-ups Sunday. Wilson will try to rebound from an abysmal 77 in the third round. 1 p.m. ET No. 1 Brandt Jobe, Jim Furyk The reigning FedExCup champ Furyk is also projected just inside the top 30 in the FedExCup standings, so he likewise can't afford to falter. Projected at 50th, Jobe's odds are much longer. 1:10 p.m. ET No. 1 Sergio Garcia, Luke Donald Each shot 67 Saturday to climb 20 spots on the leaderboard. Donald lives in the area but has never won the event -- and at eight back he'll need a really low round to do so this year. 1:20 p.m. ET No. 1 Webb Simpson, Keegan Bradley Simpson has won two of his last three starts and enters the final round six off the pace. Bradley, meanwhile, could cement a spot on The Presidents Cup team with another solid round. 1:30 p.m. ET No. 1 Geoff Ogilvy, Bill Haas Ogilvy is one of just two players with three rounds in the 60s so far this week and another one would likely secure a spot in the field next week in Atlanta. Haas is a lock for THE TOUR Championship but potentially has a Presidents Cup spot at stake. 1:40 p.m. ET No. 1 Justin Rose, John Senden Rose owns a four-shot lead going into the final round and ranks 15th on TOUR in final-round scoring average. That combination could lead to a third career win and first of the season.

MORE ROUND 4: Tee Times | TOUR REPORT: BMW Championship news, notes

WHAT TO WATCH IN ROUND 4
• Putting for dough: Thanks to just 72 putts through his first three rounds, Geoff Ogilvy is in contention entering the final round of the BMW Championship. Story

• Simpson stumbles: If Webb Simpson is going to win for the third time in his last four starts, he's going to have to overcome a third-round 73. Story

Round 4 weather forecast

Cloudy Temp: 71 high/62 low Cloudy with occasional showers for the afternoon. Winds SSE at 10-15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Player Notes

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

JUSTIN ROSE Though Rose is 15th on TOUR in final-round scoring average at 69.87, his final-round average when holding the 54-hole lead is 72.286. He would also be the first European winner of the BMW Championship since Harry Cooper won in 1934. Rose entered the week ranked No. 34 in the FedExCup standings, but he could move to third with a win. This is his 21st start of the season -- he has four top-10 finishes and a season-best T3 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. JOHN SENDEN Senden is not only attempting to play his way into THE TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola for the second time in his career, he would have the opportunity to play his way onto the International Presidents Cup Team with a victory. Senden snuck into THE TOUR Championship in 2009 by .0492 points over Ian Poulter despite a final-round 77 at the BMW Championship and finished 24th in the final FedExCup standings that year. GEOFF OGILVY Ogilvy needs to finish in a two-way tie for third or better this week to ensure a trip to Atlanta next week. He's also looking for his first win this season. He has wins each of the last three previous seasons. Ogilvy is currently 10th in the International Presidents Cup team standings. This week, he leads the 70-player field in strokes gained-putting, averaging 8.636 strokes gained per round on the field. BILL HAAS Haas has a career-best six top-10 finishes this season. His previous best was four in 2009 and 2010. He has a pair of runner-up finishes this season, losing in a playoff both times. But Haas has not had a top-10 since losing in a playoff at The Greenbrier Classic. WEBB SIMPSON Before Saturday's 73, Simpson had 13 consecutive rounds at par or better with 12 of those rounds in the 60s.