PGA Tour Brunch | BMW | R2
Second Round Coverage of the 2025 BMW Championship
Note: Play was suspended due to darkness at 8:12pm with Bud Cauley the only player left to complete the round. Cauley will be back in position at 11:00am today to complete his round (faces a 67’ 11” birdie putt on No. 18) with his second-round tee time at 11:27am. The second round will begin as scheduled at 9:21am (ET).
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
OWINGS MILLS - England’s Robert MacIntyre (1st/-8) equalled his career-best score on TOUR with a (62) (2024 Travelers Championship/R2), including a career-high 10 birdies and personal-best nine-hole score of (29). MacIntyre carded a career-high six birdies in a row on Nos. 13-18, with his previous-best streak being four in a row (2025 Travelers Championship/R2).
MacIntyre clocked a personal-best 195’ 2” of putts made, with the previous-best being a lengthy 166’ 9” at the 2024 RBC Canadian Open/R3.
Notes:
Other notable opening-round scores:
Reigning FedEx Cup champion and points leader Scottie Scheffler (3rd/-4)
Three-time FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy (T15/E)
Rockville, Maryland native Denny McCarthy (T15/E)
Last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship winner Justin Rose (T25/+1)
Defending BMW Championship winner Keegan Bradley (T30/+2)
Winner of the 2021 BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club Patrick Cantlay (T30/+2)
BMW Leaderboard | (Partial) After 18 Holes
1 Robert MacIntyre 62 (-8)
2 Tommy Fleetwood 65 (-5)
3 Scottie Scheffler 66 (-4)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
BMW Championship | At a Glance
COURSE: Caves Valley Golf Club - (Owings Mills, MD)
OVERVIEW: (link)
ARCHITECT: Tom Fazio
YARDS/PAR: 7,542 yards/Par 72
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $20,000,000/$4,000,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Keegan Bradley
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points / Winner: 2,000
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @BMWChamps
OFFICIAL SITE: (BMW Championship)
BMW | 📺 How to Watch
Friday, August 15, 2025
9:15am - 6:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
12:00 Noon - 6:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM Radio and Online
2:00pm - 6:00pm - Golf Channel
How to Watch: (link)
BMW: Field, Update, Tee Times & Leaderboard
Field: (link)
Update: No. 5 Sepp Straka withdrew from the BMW due to a private family matter
Tee Times: (9:21am to 2:00pm ET) (link)
Leaderboard: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will publish by 9:00am on Saturday
What They’re Saying
MacIntyre Atop the Field at BMW (ESPN)
MacIntyre Runs Off Six Birdies (PGATourCom)
Fleetwood Right Back in Contention (PGATourCom)
Hovland: Back to the Wall (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
August 15, 1965 - Dave Marr won his only major title at the PGA Championship at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Legonier, Pennsylvania. He finished two strokes ahead of runners-up Billy Casper and Jack Nicklaus after shooting a final round (71). - 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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