BMW Championship (PGA Tour)

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.

For the similarly named European Tour event, see BMW PGA Championship.

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
Viktor Hovland
Location map
Olympia Fields CC
Location in the United States
Olympia Fields CC
Location in Illinois

Western Open
For a detailed history of this event, including a list of its champions, see Western Open.

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
For a detailed explanation of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, see FedEx Cup.

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
See also: Western Open § Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
($)		Winner's
share ($)		Venue
2023 Viktor Hovland263−172 strokes Matt Fitzpatrick
Scottie Scheffler		20,000,0003,600,000Olympia Fields
2022 Patrick Cantlay (2)270−141 stroke Scott Stallings15,000,0002,700,000Wilmington
2021 Patrick Cantlay261−27Playoff Bryson DeChambeau9,500,0001,710,000Caves Valley
2020 Jon Rahm276−4Playoff Dustin Johnson9,500,0001,710,000Olympia Fields
2019 Justin Thomas263−253 strokes Patrick Cantlay9,250,0001,665,000Medinah
2018 Keegan Bradley260−20Playoff Justin Rose9,000,0001,620,000Aronimink
2017 Marc Leishman261−235 strokes Rickie Fowler
Justin Rose		8,750,0001,575,000Conway Farms
2016 Dustin Johnson (2)265−233 strokes Paul Casey8,500,0001,530,000Crooked Stick
2015 Jason Day262−226 strokes Daniel Berger8,250,0001,485,000Conway Farms
2014 Billy Horschel266−142 strokes Bubba Watson8,000,0001,440,000Cherry Hills
2013 Zach Johnson268−162 strokes Nick Watney8,000,0001,440,000Conway Farms
2012 Rory McIlroy268−202 strokes Phil Mickelson
Lee Westwood		8,000,0001,440,000Crooked Stick
2011 Justin Rose271−132 strokes John Senden8,000,0001,440,000Cog Hill
2010 Dustin Johnson275−91 stroke Paul Casey7,500,0001,350,000Cog Hill
2009 Tiger Woods (5)265−198 strokes Jim Furyk
Marc Leishman		7,500,0001,350,000Cog Hill
2008 Camilo Villegas265−152 strokes Dudley Hart7,000,0001,260,000Bellerive
2007 Tiger Woods (4)262−222 strokes Aaron Baddeley7,000,0001,260,000Cog Hill

Host venues

Unlike the two other FedEx Cup Playoff events (the FedEx St. Jude, like the regular-field event of the same name that preceded it, is always at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, while the Tour Championship has settled at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta initially due to a sponsorship agreement with Coca-Cola), the BMW Championship has had no fixed home throughout its history. While the tournament has been played four times at Cog Hill (the "spiritual home" of the old Western Open) and seven times total in Chicagoland, the tournament has made stops elsewhere in the Midwest, namely the Indianapolis, Denver, and St. Louis areas. Due to the full-time move of the first FedEx Cup event, formerly known as The Northern Trust and played on the Eastern Seaboard, to Memphis, the BMW has also begun to visit courses back East which were formerly part of the Northern Trust rotation as well.

VenueLocationFirstLastTimes
Cog Hill Golf & Country ClubLemont, Illinois200720114
Conway Farms Golf ClubLake Forest, Illinois201320173
Crooked Stick Golf ClubCarmel, Indiana201220162
Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course)Olympia Fields, Illinois202020232
Bellerive Country ClubTown and Country, Missouri200820081
Cherry Hills Country ClubCherry Hills Village, Colorado201420141
Aronimink Golf ClubNewtown Square, Pennsylvania201820181
Medinah Country Club (Course 3)Medinah, Illinois201920191
Caves Valley Golf ClubOwings Mills, Maryland202120211
Wilmington Country ClubWilmington, Delaware202220221

Future sites
YearCourseLocation
2024Castle Pines Golf ClubCastle Rock, Colorado
2025Caves Valley Golf ClubOwings Mills, Maryland
2026Bellerive Country ClubTown and Country, Missouri
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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