BMW Championship (PGA Tour)

For the similarly namedEuropean Tourevent, seeBMW PGA Championship.

BMW Championship

Tournament information
Location	Denver, Colorado
Established	2007
Course(s)	Castle Pines Golf Club
Par	70
Length	7,366 yards (6,735 m)
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$20,000,000
Month played	August
Tournament record score
Aggregate	260Keegan Bradley(2018) 260Justin Rose(2018)
To par	−27Patrick Cantlay(2021) −27Bryson DeChambeau(2021)
Current champion
Viktor Hovland
Location map
Olympia Fields CC Location in theUnited States Olympia Fields CC Location inIllinois

TheBMW Championshipis a professionalgolftournament which is the penultimateFedEx Cupplayoff event on thePGA Tourschedule. Introduced in2007,the BMW Championship was previously known as theWestern Open.TheWestern Golf Association,which founded and ran the Western Open, runs the BMW Championship. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, thePGA Tournamed the BMW Championship its Tournament of the Year.The BMW Championship is the longest running regularPGA Tourevent on the calendar outside of the four major tournaments.

Western Open

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

TheWestern Openwas first played 125 years ago in 1899. For many years, the Western was played in and out of the state ofIllinois,before eventually settling down in theChicago area.TheWestern 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 theFedEx Cup Playoffs,and only the leadingFedEx Cuppoints earners at the start of the BMW event are eligible to play.

Tournament format

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

The BMW Championship is open to the leadingFedEx Cuppoints earners on the PGA Tour following theFedEx 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-holecut.The top 30 in the FedEx Cup points list following the BMW Championship advance toThe Tour Championship,where the FedEx Cup champion is decided.

Winners

See also:Western Open § Winners

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

Host venues

Unlike the two other FedEx Cup Playoff events (the FedEx St. Jude, like theregular-field eventof the same name that preceded it, is always atTPC SouthwindinMemphis, Tennessee,while the Tour Championship has settled atEast Lake Golf ClubinAtlantainitially due to a sponsorship agreement withCoca-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 inChicagoland,the tournament has made stops elsewhere in the Midwest, namely theIndianapolis,Denver,andSt. Louisareas. Due to the full-time move of the first FedEx Cup event, formerly known as The Northern Trust and played on theEastern 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	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	2008	1
Cherry Hills Country Club	Cherry Hills Village, Colorado	2014	2014	1
Aronimink Golf Club	Newtown Square, Pennsylvania	2018	2018	1
Medinah Country Club(Course 3)	Medinah, Illinois	2019	2019	1
Caves Valley Golf Club	Owings Mills, Maryland	2021	2021	1
Wilmington Country Club	Wilmington, Delaware	2022	2022	1

Future sites

Year	Course	Location
2024	Castle Pines Golf Club	Castle Rock, Colorado
2025	Caves Valley Golf Club	Owings Mills, Maryland
2026	Bellerive Country Club	Town and Country, Missouri

Source:

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site
• Official site of the Western Golf Association