By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
ST. LOUIS - With victories in 2021 and 2022, Patrick Cantlay is one of seven players in the last 100 years to win the BMW Championship in consecutive years: Nick Price (1993/1994), Jack Nicklaus (1967/1968), Billy Casper (1965/1966), Sam Snead (1949/1950), Ralph Guldahl (1936/1937/1938), Walter Hagen (1926/1927)
Since 2007, when BMW assumed the title of the BMW Championship, there have been three playoffs (2018, 2020, 2021) and three wire-to-wire winners: Camilo Villegas (2008), Jason Day (2015), Marc Leishman (2017)
This weekend, the field includes:
Seven FedExCup Champions: Tommy Fleetwood (2025), Scottie Scheffler (2024), Viktor Hovland (2023), Rory McIlroy (2016, 2019, 2022), Patrick Cantlay (2021), Justin Rose (2018), Justin Thomas (2017)
Six past champions of the BMW Championship: Scottie Scheffler (2025), Viktor Hovland (2023), Patrick Cantlay (2022, 2021), Justin Thomas (2019), Rory McIlroy (2012), Justin Rose (2011)
Ten players will make their debut at the BMW Championship this week: Michael Brennan, Nico Echavarria, Alex Fitzpatrick, Ryo Hisatsune, Nicolai Højgaard, Jake Knapp, Min Woo Lee, Matt McCarty, Kristoffer Reitan, Michael Thorbjornsen
17 players seeking to advance to their first TOUR Championship appearance: Ryan Gerard, Min Woo Lee, Kristoffer Reitan, Alex Fitzpatrick, Alex Smalley, Ryan Fox, Kurt Kitayama, Bud Cauley, Nicolai Højgaard, Alex Noren, Jake
Knapp, Michael Thorbjornsen, Nico Echavarria, Ryo Hisatsune, Michael Brennan, Eric Cole, Matt McCarty
FedExCup and the FedExCup Playoffs
Every player in the field at the BMW Championship has qualified for all Signature Events on the 2027 PGA TOUR schedule and the 2027 PLAYERS Championship.
A pool of nearly $100 million in FedExCup bonus money will be distributed to the top 125 players in the standings following the BMW Championship, with the points leader earning $23 million. Players will then compete at the TOUR Championship for a $40 million purse in official money, including $10 million to the FedEx Cup Champion
With 4,873 FedExCup points, Scottie Scheffler enters the FedExCup Playoffs with a 1,447-point lead over Matt Fitzpatrick in the FedEx Cup standings
BMW Championship | At a Glance
COURSE: Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri
OVERVIEW: (link)
ARCHITECT: Robert Trent Jones, Sr.
YARDS/PAR: 7,448 yards/Par 70
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $20,000,000/$3,600,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Scottie Scheffler
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 750
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @BMWChamps
TITLE SPONSOR OFFICIAL SITE: (BMW Championship)
BMW | 📺 How to Watch
Thursday, August 20, 2026 - (All Times Eastern)
9:15am - 6:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
10:00am - 12 Noon - ESPN
1:00pm - 7:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM Radio and Online
3:00pm - 7:00pm - Golf Channel
How to Watch: (link)
BMW: Field, Update, Tee Times & Leaderboard
Field: (link)
Update:
Tee Times: (10:03am (9:03am local) to 2:55pm ET) (link)
Leaderboard: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will publish by 9:00am on Friday
What They’re Saying
Scottie: “I’m not Player of the Year” (PGATourCom)
Playoff Scenarios (PGATourCom)
Rory Questions Return of LIV (ESPN)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy News
Power Rankings for ‘26 BMW (PGATourCom)
Expert Picks for the BMW - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks at the BMW - (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
August 20, 1978 - Forty-four year old Lee Elder made an 18-inch putt for birdie on the final hole to win the Westchester Classic over Mark Hayes. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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