WILMINGTON - The 2018 BMW Championship winner, Keegan Bradley, tied his career-low nine-hole score (29) and holds one-stroke lead after 18 holes of the 2022 version of the tournament.
After playing his way into the BMW Championship via a T-5 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, Adam Scott is projected to move from No. 45 to No. 13 if he keeps up his pace. Scott hasn’t qualified for the TOUR Championship since 2019.
Harold Varner III and Shane Lowry, both T-3, seek their first TOUR Championship start and are slated for the Top 30.
Defending FedEx Cup Champion and 2021 BMW Championship winner Patrick Cantlay opened with 68 (T-13). No player has successfully defended his BMW Championship title since the tournament became a FedEx Cup Playoffs event in 2007.
BMW Leaderboard | After 18 Holes
Keegan Bradley 64 (-7)
Adam Scott 65 (-6)
Harold Varner III 66 (-5)
Shane Lowry 66 (-5)
Justin Thomas 66 (-5)
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: Today’s second-round is 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) today. 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) today. 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
Tee Times at the BMW today are from 9:10am to 3:00pm (ET).
Weather: Sunny with temperatures rising from 66-to-86-degrees throughout the day. Low wind/breezes at 3 mph. Humidity declining from 86% to 40% by 2pm. Only a 1-2% chance of rain.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 8:30am (ET) on Saturday
Field, Updates, Tee Times
Field: (link)
Update:
NOTE: Following the conclusion of the FedEx St. Jude Championship - Lucas Glover, Adam Scott, Andrew Putnam, and Wyndham Clark moved into the Top 70 on the FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List.
Anirban Lahiri, John Huh and Brendon Todd moved outside the Top 70 and are no longer in the field. Lanto Griffin also moved outside the Top 70 but had previously withdrawn from the field.
Cameron Smith - OUT (hip injury)
Tee Times: (link)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Golf Industry News
Keegan Bradley leads after 18 holes at the BMW (PGATourCom)
Adam Scott on track to burst Bubble - (PGATourCom)
BMW: How to Watch on Friday - (Golf Week/USA Today)
Delaware’s Most Exclusive Golf Club - (Golf Week/USA Today)
A Look at Potential PGA Tour Award Winners (ESPNCom)
PGA Tour vs LIV Golf: Trial in 16 Months (ESPNCom)
On This Day in Golf History
August 19, 2001 - David Toms won the 2001 PGA Championship in bold fashion on the final hole of the tournament at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Georgia. Leading by one shot over Phil Mickelson on the final hole, Toms hit his tee shot in the rough and decided to lay-up instead of going for the green on his second shot on the 490-yard par 4. After Mickelson missed his birdie attempt from 30-feet, Toms hit his 12-foot putt for par and won the championship. - 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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