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Aug 17, 2022
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WILMINGTON - Just as the PGA Tour is approaching the most important two weeks on the schedule, the talk of LIV Golf vs PGA Tour is dominating the news coverage, rather than the game of golf and the FedEx Cup playoffs themselves. This week’s BMW Championship - with only the Top 70 players in the field - is the equivalent of the Tour’s semi-finals, no different than the NFC and AFC championship weekend for the NFL to decide the teams that will play in the Super Bowl (TOUR Championship next weekend).

“You just get fed up with talking about it,” said Matt Fitzpatrick (No. 12 on the FedEx Cup standings board heading into this weekend). “My personal opinion, it’s like, right, let’s just get on with it now. Just want to play golf and concentrate on what you’re doing.”

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Unless there’s some incredible resolution to the newfound rivalry, the PGA Tour is shooting itself in the foot by drifting off the topic of GOLF and into the business world and tempting LIV Golf offers to many of the top players. On Tuesday, Tiger Woods tried to bring some sense into the situation.

The PGA Tour Player Advisory Council took care of some business to introduce Max Homa, Brandt Snedeker, Keith Mitchell and Kevin Streelman as replacements for previous members Brooks Koepka, Graeme McDowell and Paul Casey, who have defected to LIV Golf.

"It was about all the top players getting on the same page," a player who attended the meeting told ESPN. "It was a good meeting."

"I think depending on the results, if anything changes potentially," said Patrick Cantlay. "I'm not sure what, if anything, will change, what will be the result of it. I think it's good that a lot of the players are getting together to discuss the situation out here, especially given the current circumstances."

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is expected to meet with players today.

When you stop and think about the situation, it’s the ABA vs NBA all over again, reminiscent of the 1960’s and early ‘70s when the two basketball leagues competed for talent and the more established NBA saw talented players and big time draws like Julius “Dr. J” Erving and David Thompson go to the rival - some called it “renegade” - league. Even the established NBA referees were jumping ship for the ABA. But, at least the ABA had some over-the-air television exposure!

The LIV is still negotiating media rights for a handful of not-regularly set programming tries to crack a code in a season and world where fall sports have already been embedded into the annual sports schedule. In the USA, the NFL and college football dominate weekend coverage, while Baseball tucks in its Postseason and World Series as the NHL and NBA start-up the regular season.

That’s why the PGA Tour shortened its FedEx Cup Playoffs, adjusted the schedule and folds up the tents next week with a Tour Championship to be held before the NFL kicks-off.


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: The first two rounds (August 18 and 19) are scheduled for coverage from 3:00pm to 7:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel. On Saturday, coverage is set for 12:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00 to 6:00pm (ET) on NBC. On Sunday, 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: ESPN+ Live streaming coverage will run from 9:00am to 7:00pm (ET) both Thursday and Friday. Weekend streaming on ESPN+ PGA TOUR Live from 7:30am to 6:00pm (ET).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live coverage of the BMW begins at 1:00pm to 7:00pm (ET) on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, 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

The Tee Times at the BMW run Thursday from 9:10am to 3:00pm (ET).

Weather: Thursday’s forecast is for mostly sunny skies and a temperature of 77-degrees. There’s a 10% chance of rain and 9 mph winds. Friday-Sunday has a similar forecast with temps approaching 80-degrees.

Tournament Web Site: (link)

FedEx Cup Standings: (link)

PGA Tour Brunch will post at 8:30am (ET) on Thursday


Field, Updates, Tee Times

Field: (link)

Tee Times: (link)


BMW Championship | Odds

Rory McIlroy +1000

Jon Rahm +1200

Patrick Cantlay +1200

Will Zalatoris +1400

Scottie Scheffler +1400

Justin Thomas +1400

Matt Fitzpatrick +1600

Tony Finau +1600

Collin Morikawa +1800

Xander Schauffele +1800

Sam Burns +2000

Viktor Hovland +2500

Sungjae Im +2500

Joohyung Kim +2800

Cameron Young +3000

Shane Lowry +3500

Joaquin Niemann +3500

Jordan Spieth +3500

Max Homa +4500

Hideki Matsuyama +4500

Adam Scott +5000

Corey Conners +5000

Tyrrell Hatton +5000

Aaron Wise +5500

Billy Horschel +5500

Russell Henley +6000

Cam Davis +6000

Davis Riley +6500

Keith Mitchell +6500

Brian Harman +6600

J.T. Poston +8000

Sahith Theegala +8000

Taylor Pendrith +9000

Seamus Power +9000

Maverick McNealy +9000

Si Woo Kim +9000

Denny McCarthy +10000

Mito Pereira +10000

Keegan Bradley +10000

Harold Varner III +10000

Alex Noren +10000

Brendan Steele +12500

Kevin Kisner +12500

Sepp Straka +12500

Troy Merritt +12500

Trey Mullinax +12500

Taylor Moore +12500

K.H. Lee +12500

Scott Stallings +12500

Emiliano Grillo +12500

Chris Kirk +12500

Wyndham Clark +15000

Sebastian Munoz +15000

Tom Hoge +15000

Andrew Putnam +15000

Chez Reavie +15000

Christiaan Bezuidenhout +15000

Marc Leishman +15000

Lucas Glover +15000

Adam Hadwin +15000

Alex Smalley +17500

Lucas Herbert +17500

Matt Kuchar +20000

J.J. Spaun +20000

Kurt Kitayama +20000

Cameron Tringale +20000

Luke List +20000

Mackenzie Hughes +27500


Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Golf Industry News

Tiger Woods, Other Players to Gather for PGA Tour vs LIV Golf Talks (ESPNCom)

Woods to Meet with Tour Players (Golf Week/USA Today)

Bubba Watson’s Tour Resignation (Golf Digest)

Best Bets for BMW Championship - (Action Net)

Expert Picks for the BMW - (PGATourCom)

Sleeper Picks at BMW Championship - (PGATourCom)

Power Rankings Leading Into BMW (PGATourCom)

Patrick Reed v. Brandel Chamblee and the Golf Channel (Court Papers)


On This Day in Golf History

August 17, 1984 -  Forty-eight year old Gary Player shot a (63) in the second round of the PGA Championship at Shoal Creek in Birmingham, Alabama, equaling the major tournament record at the time. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE

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