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 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.
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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]
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.
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For the similarly named European Tour event see BMW PGA Championship 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 BMW ChampionshipTournament informationLocationOlympia Fields IllinoisEstablished2007Course s Olympia Fields Country ClubPar70Length7 366 yards 6 735 m Tour s PGA TourFormatStroke playPrize fundUS 20 000 000Month playedAugustTournament record scoreAggregate260 Keegan Bradley 2018 260 Justin Rose 2018 To par 27 Patrick Cantlay 2021 27 Bryson DeChambeau 2021 Current championViktor HovlandLocation MapOlympia Fields CCLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesOlympia Fields CCLocation in IllinoisShow map of Illinois Contents 1 Western Open 2 Tournament format 3 Winners 4 Host venues 4 1 Future sites 5 References 6 External linksWestern Open editFor 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 editFor 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 editSee also Western Open Winners Year Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Purse Winner sshare Venue2023 nbsp Viktor Hovland 263 17 2 strokes nbsp Matt Fitzpatrick nbsp Scottie Scheffler 20 000 000 3 600 000 Olympia Fields2022 nbsp Patrick Cantlay 2 270 14 1 stroke nbsp Scott Stallings 15 000 000 2 700 000 Wilmington2021 nbsp Patrick Cantlay 261 27 Playoff nbsp Bryson DeChambeau 9 500 000 1 710 000 Caves Valley2020 nbsp Jon Rahm 276 4 Playoff nbsp Dustin Johnson 9 500 000 1 710 000 Olympia Fields2019 nbsp Justin Thomas 263 25 3 strokes nbsp Patrick Cantlay 9 250 000 1 665 000 Medinah2018 nbsp Keegan Bradley 260 20 Playoff nbsp Justin Rose 9 000 000 1 620 000 Aronimink2017 nbsp Marc Leishman 261 23 5 strokes nbsp Rickie Fowler nbsp Justin Rose 8 750 000 1 575 000 Conway Farms2016 nbsp Dustin Johnson 2 265 23 3 strokes nbsp Paul Casey 8 500 000 1 530 000 Crooked Stick2015 nbsp Jason Day 262 22 6 strokes nbsp Daniel Berger 8 250 000 1 485 000 Conway Farms2014 nbsp Billy Horschel 266 14 2 strokes nbsp Bubba Watson 8 000 000 1 440 000 Cherry Hills2013 nbsp Zach Johnson 268 16 2 strokes nbsp Nick Watney 8 000 000 1 440 000 Conway Farms2012 nbsp Rory McIlroy 268 20 2 strokes nbsp Phil Mickelson nbsp Lee Westwood 8 000 000 1 440 000 Crooked Stick2011 nbsp Justin Rose 271 13 2 strokes nbsp John Senden 8 000 000 1 440 000 Cog Hill2010 nbsp Dustin Johnson 275 9 1 stroke nbsp Paul Casey 7 500 000 1 350 000 Cog Hill2009 nbsp Tiger Woods 5 265 19 8 strokes nbsp Jim Furyk nbsp Marc Leishman 7 500 000 1 350 000 Cog Hill2008 nbsp Camilo Villegas 265 15 2 strokes nbsp Dudley Hart 7 000 000 1 260 000 Bellerive2007 nbsp Tiger Woods 4 262 22 2 strokes nbsp Aaron Baddeley 7 000 000 1 260 000 Cog HillHost venues editUnlike 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 Venue Location First Last TimesCog Hill Golf amp Country Club Lemont Illinois 2007 2011 4Conway Farms Golf Club Lake Forest Illinois 2013 2017 3Crooked Stick Golf Club Carmel Indiana 2012 2016 2Olympia Fields Country Club North Course Olympia Fields Illinois 2020 2023 2Bellerive Country Club Town and Country Missouri 2008 2008 1Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village Colorado 2014 2014 1Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square Pennsylvania 2018 2018 1Medinah Country Club Course 3 Medinah Illinois 2019 2019 1Caves Valley Golf Club Owings Mills Maryland 2021 2021 1Wilmington Country Club Wilmington Delaware 2022 2022 1Future sites edit Year Course Location2024 Castle Pines Golf Club Castle Rock Colorado2025 Caves Valley Golf Club Owings Mills Maryland2026 Bellerive Country Club Town and Country MissouriSource 3 4 References edit 2013 BMW Championship Earns PGA Tour s Tournament of the Year Honor Press release BMW Group October 12 2013 FedEx Cup 101 PGA Tour Retrieved September 7 2014 Wilmington Country Club to host 2022 BMW Championship BMW Championship November 17 2020 BMW Championship 2023 Priority Ticket Program BMW Championship Retrieved May 4 2022 External links editOfficial website Coverage on the PGA Tour s official site Official site of the Western Golf Association39 47 49 N 75 35 49 W 39 797 N 75 597 W 39 797 75 597 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BMW Championship PGA Tour amp oldid 1179686665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
