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BMW Championship (PGA Tour)

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BMW Championship
Tournament information
LocationDenver, Colorado
Established2007
Course(s)Castle Pines Golf Club
Par70
Length7,366 yards (6,735 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$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
United States Keegan Bradley
Location map
Olympia Fields CC is located in the United States
Olympia Fields CC
Olympia Fields CC
Location in the United States
Olympia Fields CC is located in Illinois
Olympia Fields CC
Olympia Fields CC
Location in Illinois

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.

Western Open

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The Western Open was first played 125 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

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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

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Purse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
Venue
2024 United States Keegan Bradley (2) 276 −12 1 stroke Sweden Ludvig Åberg
United States Sam Burns
Australia Adam Scott
20,000,000 3,600,000 Castle Pines
2023 Norway Viktor Hovland 263 −17 2 strokes England Matt Fitzpatrick
United States Scottie Scheffler
20,000,000 3,600,000 Olympia Fields
2022 United States Patrick Cantlay (2) 270 −14 1 stroke United States Scott Stallings 15,000,000 2,700,000 Wilmington
2021 United States Patrick Cantlay 261 −27 Playoff United States Bryson DeChambeau 9,500,000 1,710,000 Caves Valley
2020 Spain Jon Rahm 276 −4 Playoff United States Dustin Johnson 9,500,000 1,710,000 Olympia Fields
2019 United States Justin Thomas 263 −25 3 strokes United States Patrick Cantlay 9,250,000 1,665,000 Medinah
2018 United States Keegan Bradley 260 −20 Playoff England Justin Rose 9,000,000 1,620,000 Aronimink
2017 Australia Marc Leishman 261 −23 5 strokes United States Rickie Fowler
England Justin Rose
8,750,000 1,575,000 Conway Farms
2016 United States Dustin Johnson (2) 265 −23 3 strokes England Paul Casey 8,500,000 1,530,000 Crooked Stick
2015 Australia Jason Day 262 −22 6 strokes United States Daniel Berger 8,250,000 1,485,000 Conway Farms
2014 United States Billy Horschel 266 −14 2 strokes United States Bubba Watson 8,000,000 1,440,000 Cherry Hills
2013 United States Zach Johnson 268 −16 2 strokes United States Nick Watney 8,000,000 1,440,000 Conway Farms
2012 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 268 −20 2 strokes United States Phil Mickelson
England Lee Westwood
8,000,000 1,440,000 Crooked Stick
2011 England Justin Rose 271 −13 2 strokes Australia John Senden 8,000,000 1,440,000 Cog Hill
2010 United States Dustin Johnson 275 −9 1 stroke England Paul Casey 7,500,000 1,350,000 Cog Hill
2009 United States Tiger Woods (5) 265 −19 8 strokes United States Jim Furyk
Australia Marc Leishman
7,500,000 1,350,000 Cog Hill
2008 Colombia Camilo Villegas 265 −15 2 strokes United States Dudley Hart 7,000,000 1,260,000 Bellerive
2007 United States Tiger Woods (4) 262 −22 2 strokes Australia Aaron Baddeley 7,000,000 1,260,000 Cog Hill

Host venues

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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.

Venue Location First Last Times
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club Lemont, Illinois 2007 2011 4
Conway Farms Golf Club Lake Forest, Illinois 2013 2017 3
Crooked Stick Golf Club Carmel, Indiana 2012 2016 2
Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course) Olympia Fields, Illinois 2020 2023 2
Bellerive Country Club Town and Country, Missouri 2008 1
Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 2014 1
Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 2018 1
Medinah Country Club (Course 3) Medinah, Illinois 2019 1
Caves Valley Golf Club Owings Mills, Maryland 2021 1
Wilmington Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 2022 1
Castle Pines Golf Club Castle Rock, Colorado 2024 1

Future sites

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Year Course Location
2025 Caves Valley Golf Club Owings Mills, Maryland
2026 Bellerive Country Club Town and Country, Missouri
2027 Liberty National Golf Club Jersey City, New Jersey
Source:[3][4]

References

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  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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