WILMINGTON - The final round of the BMW Championship will begin with a stacked leaderboard of familiar names and past major champions all seeking to qualify for next week’s elite TOUR Championship, the final event of the 2021-22 FedEx Cup.
Currently on top of the leaderboard, Patrick Cantlay is seeking to become the first player to successfully defend a FedExCup Playoffs event while a win for Xander Schauffele - only one shot off the lead - would mark his fourth PGA TOUR title in his last 10 starts.
Cantlay and Schauffele will be paired together in the final round having been paired together in the first three rounds. The duo won the 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans as teammates and were also partners at the 2021 Ryder Cup.
Second-round leader Adam Scott sits T-4 and two back after a 2-under (69).
With a good final round showing, Scott Stallings can reach the season-finale TOUR Championship for the first time in his 12-year career.
Cantlay, Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa and Brendan Steele shared low rounds of the day (65) on Saturday.
FedExCup leader Will Zalatoris withdrew during the round with a back injury.
BMW Leaderboard | After 54 Holes
Patrick Cantlay 68-68-65—201 (-12)
Xander Schauffele 67-69-66—202 (-11)
Scott Stallings 68-68-66—202 (-11)
Adam Scott 65-69-69—203 (-10)
Scottie Scheffler 68-67-68—203 (-10)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
BMW Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Wilmington Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware
YARDS/PAR: 7,534 yards/Par 71
ARCHITECTS: Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (1959)/Andrew Green (2021)
PRIZE Money - Purse: $15,000,000/$2,700,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Patrick Cantlay
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 2,000
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @FedExChamp @BMWChamps
TV COVERAGE: For today’s final round, Golf Channel will be covering from 12 Noon to 2:00pm (ET) and NBC from 2:00pm to 6:00pm (ET).
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: Today, streaming of final round on ESPN+ PGA TOUR Live from 7:30am to 6:00pm (ET).
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Final round coverage will air 1:00pm to 6:00pm (or completion of event). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
BMW Championship | Basics
Tee Times at the BMW today are from 8:00am to 1:45pm (ET).
Weather: Sunny turning partly cloudy. 82-degrees with 11-12 mph winds.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at Noon (ET) Monday
BMW Full Leaderboard, Live FedEx Standings and Tee Times
Full Leaderboard: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings Leaderboard: (link)
Tee Times: (link)
Tournament and Golf Industry News
Cantlay Enters Finale with a One Shot Lead at BMW (PGATourCom/Associated Press)
Zalatoris Forced to WD (PGATourCom)
BMW: How to Watch Finale - (Golf Week/USA Today)
Spectator with Remote Causes Interruption at Wilmington (Golf Week/USA Today)
Details of PGA Tour Players’ Meeting Emerge (Golf Week/USA Today)
Bennett, Carr to Face Off for USA Amateur (ESPNCom)
On This Day in Golf History
August 21, 2011 - Webb Simpson, from nearby by Raleigh, North Carolina and a former star at nearby Wake Forest University, won his first PGA Tour title by shooting a three-under (67) to win by three strokes at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, NC. - 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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