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Farmingdale braces for Barclays tournament

Croxley Ales in the Village of Farmingdale displays

Photo credit: Steven Pfost | Croxley Ales in the Village of Farmingdale displays signs welcoming Barclay players during the Barclays golf tournament being held at the Bethpage golf course. (Aug. 22, 2012)

A Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce sign greeted the hordes of golf fans streaming off each Long Island Rail Road train that pulled into the village's station Wednesday.

It encouraged visitors to "eat, drink, shop" in Farmingdale's downtown as part of the experience of watching Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and their peers in The Barclays tournament at nearby Bethpage State Park.

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