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
LocationOwings Mills, Maryland
Established2007
Course(s)Caves Valley Golf Club
Par71
Length7,226 yards (6,607 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$9,500,000
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
Patrick Cantlay
Location Map
Caves Valley GC
Location in the United States
Caves Valley GC
Location in Maryland

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

The BMW Championship is open to the top 70 PGA Tour golfers following The Northern Trust. With only seventy players in the field, there is no 36-hole cut. FedEx Cup points amassed during the regular PGA Tour season and then during The Northern Trust determine the participants. The top 30 FedEx Cup points leaders following the BMW Championship advance to final playoff event, The Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup Champion will be determined.[2]

The BMW Championship was primarily held at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. In 2008, it was held in Missouri at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country, a suburb west of St. Louis. In 2012, the Ryder Cup was contested at nearby Medinah Country Club, and the championship was moved to Indiana at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, north of Indianapolis. It was contested in Colorado in 2014 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, a suburb south of Denver.[3]

The 2015 BMW Championship was played at the Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois; Jason Day scored a personal record of 61 (−10) during the first round[4] and won the event with a score of −22. The 2016 edition returned to Crooked Stick near Indianapolis, where Dustin Johnson won with a score of −23.[5] Aussie Marc Leishman cruised to victory at the 2017 BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, 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 123 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 top 70 FedEx Cup points leaders at the start of the BMW event will be eligible to play.

Winners
See also: Western Open § Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)		Venue
2021 Patrick Cantlay261−27Playoff Bryson DeChambeau9,500,0001,710,000Caves Valley, MD
2020 Jon Rahm276−4Playoff Dustin Johnson9,500,0001,710,000Olympia Fields, IL
North Course
2019 Justin Thomas263−253 strokes Patrick Cantlay9,250,0001,665,000Medinah, IL
Course 3
2018 Keegan Bradley260−20Playoff Justin Rose9,000,0001,620,000Aronimink, PA
2017 Marc Leishman261−235 strokes Rickie Fowler
Justin Rose		8,750,0001,575,000Conway Farms, IL
2016 Dustin Johnson (2)265−233 strokes Paul Casey8,500,0001,530,000Crooked Stick, IN
2015 Jason Day262−226 strokes Daniel Berger8,250,0001,485,000Conway Farms, IL
2014 Billy Horschel266−142 strokes Bubba Watson8,000,0001,440,000Cherry Hills, CO
2013 Zach Johnson268−162 strokes Nick Watney8,000,0001,440,000Conway Farms, IL
2012 Rory McIlroy268−202 strokes Phil Mickelson
Lee Westwood		8,000,0001,440,000Crooked Stick, IN
2011 Justin Rose271−132 strokes John Senden8,000,0001,440,000Cog Hill, IL
2010 Dustin Johnson275−91 stroke Paul Casey7,500,0001,350,000Cog Hill, IL
2009 Tiger Woods (5)265−198 strokes Jim Furyk
Marc Leishman		7,500,0001,350,000Cog Hill, IL
2008 Camilo Villegas265−152 strokes Dudley Hart7,000,0001,260,000Bellerive, MO
2007 Tiger Woods (4)262−222 strokes Aaron Baddeley7,000,0001,260,000Cog Hill, IL

Future sites
Year Course Location
2022Wilmington Country ClubWilmington, Delaware
2023 Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields, Illinois

Source:[6][7]

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. "Cherry Hills to host 2014 BMW Championship". PGA Tour. April 12, 2011.
  4. Martin, Sean (September 18, 2015). "Day's 59 bid comes up short, leads by four". PGA Tour.
  5. "Dustin Johnson wins BMW Championship with talent that's 'jaw-dropping to watch'". Golf Digest. September 11, 2016.
  6. "Wilmington Country Club to host 2022 BMW Championship". BMW Championship. November 17, 2020.
  7. "BMW Championship | 2023 Priority Ticket Program | 2023 Tickets". bmwchampionship.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.

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