Barclays 2012 LIVE UPDATES: Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy From Round 1 At Bethpage Black

LIVE: Barclays Round 1
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Tiger Woods tees off on the second hole of The Barclays Pro-Am golf tournament at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. (AP Photos/Henny Ray Abrams)

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- The stage is set for a pair of golf Goliaths to collide on Thursday at Bethpage Black, where the FedEx Cup playoffs will kick off with the Barclays.

Tiger Woods vs. Rory McIlroy. The 14-time major champ vs. the wunderkind with two major titles at the age of 22.

They are set to tee off at 8:16 a.m. with Zach Johnson off the No. 10 tee.

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