BMW Championship (PGA Tour)

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BMW Championship
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Tournament information
Location Owings Mills, Maryland
Established2007
Course(s) Caves Valley Golf Club
Par70
Length7,366 yards (6,735 m)
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$20,000,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Keegan Bradley (2018)
260 Justin Rose (2018)
To par−27 Patrick Cantlay (2021)
−27 Bryson DeChambeau (2021)
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler
Location map
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Caves Valley GC
Location in the United States
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Caves Valley GC
Location in Maryland

The BMW Championship is a professional golf tournament which is the penultimate FedEx Cup playoff event on the PGA Tour schedule. Introduced in 2007, the BMW Championship was previously known as the Western Open. The Western Golf Association, which founded and ran the Western Open, runs the BMW Championship. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, the PGA Tour named the BMW Championship its Tournament of the Year. [1] The BMW Championship is the longest running regular PGA Tour event on the calendar outside of the four major tournaments.

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Western Open

The Western Open was first played 126 years ago in 1899. For many years, the Western was played in and out of the state of Illinois, before eventually settling down in the Chicago area. The Western Golf Association (WGA) ran the Western Open throughout its entire history (1899–2006), and continues to run the tournament under its new title. These are, however, two entirely different events in terms of playing format and invitational criteria. The Western Open was like any other regular PGA Tour stop – although it was once considered to be one of golf's majors. The BMW Championship is part of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and only the leading FedEx Cup points earners at the start of the BMW event are eligible to play.

Tournament format

The BMW Championship is open to the leading FedEx Cup points earners on the PGA Tour following the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Through 2022, the top 70 players were qualified, after which it was reduced to the top 50. With a limited field, there is no 36-hole cut. The top 30 in the FedEx Cup points list following the BMW Championship advance to The Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup champion is decided. [2]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
($)		Winner's
share ($)		Venue
2025 Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler 265−152 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Robert MacIntyre 20,000,0003,600,000 Caves Valley
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Bradley (2)276−121 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Ludvig Åberg
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Burns
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 		20,000,0003,600,000 Castle Pines
2023 Flag of Norway.svg Viktor Hovland 263−172 strokes Flag of England.svg Matt Fitzpatrick
Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler 		20,000,0003,600,000 Olympia Fields
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Cantlay (2)270−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Scott Stallings 15,000,0002,700,000 Wilmington
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Cantlay 261−27Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bryson DeChambeau 9,500,0001,710,000 Caves Valley
2020 Flag of Spain.svg Jon Rahm 276−4Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 9,500,0001,710,000 Olympia Fields
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas 263−253 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Cantlay 9,250,0001,665,000 Medinah
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Bradley 260−20Playoff Flag of England.svg Justin Rose 9,000,0001,620,000 Aronimink
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Leishman 261−235 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Rickie Fowler
Flag of England.svg Justin Rose 		8,750,0001,575,000 Conway Farms
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson (2)265−233 strokes Flag of England.svg Paul Casey 8,500,0001,530,000 Crooked Stick
2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day 262−226 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Berger 8,250,0001,485,000 Conway Farms
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Horschel 266−142 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson 8,000,0001,440,000 Cherry Hills
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson 268−162 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Nick Watney 8,000,0001,440,000 Conway Farms
2012 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy 268−202 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson
Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood 		8,000,0001,440,000 Crooked Stick
2011 Flag of England.svg Justin Rose 271−132 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Senden 8,000,0001,440,000 Cog Hill
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 275−91 stroke Flag of England.svg Paul Casey 7,500,0001,350,000 Cog Hill
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (5)265−198 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Leishman 		7,500,0001,350,000 Cog Hill
2008 Flag of Colombia.svg Camilo Villegas 265−152 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dudley Hart 7,000,0001,260,000 Bellerive
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (4)262−222 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Baddeley 7,000,0001,260,000 Cog Hill

Host venues

Four of the first five editions of the BMW Championship were held at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, which had hosted the Western Open since 1991. Since 2011, no course has hosted in consecutive years, with the tournament moving throughout the Midwest and sometimes venturing into Colorado as well as the Mid-Atlantic region. The Chicago metropolitan area remains the most frequent location, having hosted the event ten times at four different courses.

VenueLocationFirstLastTimes
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club Lemont, Illinois 200720114
Conway Farms Golf Club Lake Forest, Illinois 201320173
Crooked Stick Golf Club Carmel, Indiana 201220162
Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course) Olympia Fields, Illinois 202020232
Caves Valley Golf Club Owings Mills, Maryland 202120252
Bellerive Country Club Town and Country, Missouri 20081
Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 20141
Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 20181
Medinah Country Club (Course 3) Medinah, Illinois 20191
Wilmington Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 20221
Castle Pines Golf Club Castle Rock, Colorado 20241

Future sites

YearCourseLocation
2026 Bellerive Country Club Town and Country, Missouri
2027 Liberty National Golf Club Jersey City, New Jersey

Source: [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ "2013 BMW Championship Earns PGA Tour's Tournament of the Year Honor" (Press release). BMW Group. October 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ "FedEx Cup 101". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Wilmington Country Club to host 2022 BMW Championship". BMW Championship. November 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ "BMW Championship | 2023 Priority Ticket Program". BMW Championship. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

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