Just 50 golfers remain alive in the PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoffs, 49 of whom will be chasing World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler at this week’s BMW Championship. That’s after Scheffler’s dominant eight-stroke victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship last week. He’s also the defending champion at this week’s event—because, of course—after a two-stroke victory when it was held a year ago at Caves Valley.
The only pro to jump into the top 50 and qualify for the BMW after a strong TPC Southwind showing was Sungjae Im, whose T-5 finish vaulted him into No. 40 and another PGA Tour event. Including Scheffler, we’re set to see all top-10 players in the World Rankings tee it up at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis (Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Russell Henley, Sam Burns, Wyndham Clark, Chris Gotterup and Xander Schauffele). Other notable names floating around the FedEx Cup bubble line (top 30 after the BMW advance to East Lake and the Tour Championship) include Rickie Fowler, Gary Woodland, Bud Cauley and Kurt Kitayama. It’s also worth mentioning that Adam Scott is the only golfer teeing off this week to have played in both the 2018 PGA Championship and the 2008 BMW Championship at Bellerive. He’s No. 27, so he’s right around the cut line, as well.
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Once the darling of the USGA, which awarded this Robert Trent Jones design the 1965 U.S. Open, making it the second youngest course to host an Open in the 20th century (after Northwood in Dallas), Bellerive is now favored by the PGA of America, which successfully concluded the 2018 PGA Championship on it. The polished course that hosted the PGA is a far cry from the immature one of 1965. Hardwoods along holes now have 60 years’ worth of growth, fairways are now Zoysia and architect Rees Jones has replaced his father’s bunkering with that of his own style, positioned farther off the tees to challenge big hitters. Rees also filled in a pond in front of the 17th green and added chipping areas next to several putting surfaces. View Course
Scheffler will have a chance to become the first golfer to go back-to-back at the BMW Championship since Patrick Cantlay in 2021-22. Down four strokes to start the final 18, Scheffler’s three-under 67 was more than to best Robert MacIntyre by two shots. That win clinched five victories on the season for Scheffler, making him the first golfer since Tiger Woods (in 2006 and 2007) to win that many times on tour in consecutive seasons.
This week’s winner will receive a $3.6 million cut of the $20 million purse and 750 FedEx Cup points.
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TV Schedule (all times EDT) Thursday
10 a.m.-12 noon, ESPN/ESPN+3-7 p.m., Golf Channel/NBC Sports App
Friday
10 a.m.-12 noon, ESPN/ESPN+3-7 p.m., Golf Channel/NBC Sports App
Saturday
1-3 p.m., Golf Channel/NBC Sports App; 3-6 p.m. CBS/Paramount+
Sunday
1-3 p.m., Golf Channel/NBC Sports App; 3-6 p.m. CBS/Paramount+
Streaming Schedule (all times EDT)
PGA Tour Live streaming coverage will air on ESPN+ with four separate feeds each day.
Thursday
10 a.m.-7 p.m., Main Feed/Featured Group11:15 a.m.-7 p.m., Marquee Group/Featured Group11 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Groups/Featured Hole10:15 a.m.-7 p.m., BetCast/BetCast Featured Hole
Friday
10 a.m.-7 p.m., Main Feed/Featured Group11:15 a.m.-7 p.m., Marquee Group/Featured Group11 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Groups/Featured Hole10:15 a.m.-7 p.m., BetCast/BetCast Featured Hole
Saturday
9:15 a.m.-6 p.m., Main Feed/Featured Group10:15 a.m.-6 p.m., Marquee Group/Featured Group10 a.m.-6 p.m., Featured Groups/Featured Hole9:15 a.m.-6 p.m., BetCast/BetCast Featured Hole
Sunday
9:15 a.m.-6 p.m., Main Feed/Featured Group10:15 a.m.-6 p.m., Marquee Group/Featured Group10 a.m.-6 p.m., Featured Groups/Featured Hole9:15 a.m.-6 p.m., BetCast/BetCast Featured Hole
Sirius/XM PGA Tour Radio
Thursday-Friday: 1-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday: 1-6 p.m.
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Leaderboard
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Tee Times FIRST ROUND/THURSDAY
First tee
10:03 a.m. — Justin Thomas, Sahith Theegala
10:14 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Sungjae Im
10:25 a.m. — Aaron Rai, Ben Griffin
10:36 a.m. — Gary Woodland, Adam Scott
10:47 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg
11:05 a.m. — Ryan Fox, Tom Kim
11:16 a.m. — Justin Rose, Alex Smalley
11:27 a.m. — Kristoffer Reitan, Alex Fitzpatrick
11:38 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Hideki Matsuyama
11:49 a.m. — Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns
12:07 p.m. — Cameron Young, Si Woo Kim
12:18 p.m. — Michael Brennan, Eric Cole
12:29 p.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Ryo Hisatsune
12:40 p.m. — Michael Thorbjornsen, Nico Echavarria
12:51 p.m. — Jake Knapp, Alex Noren
1:09 p.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler
1:20 p.m. — Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
1:31 p.m. — Bud Cauley, Nicolai Højgaard
1:42 p.m. — Viktor Hovland, J.J. Spaun
1:53 p.m. — J.T. Poston, Kurt Kitayama
2:11 p.m. — Ryan Gerard, Min Woo Lee
2:22 p.m. — Chris Gotterup, Tommy Fleetwood
2:33 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick
2:44 p.m. — Russell Henley, Jacob Bridgeman
2:55 p.m. — Maverick McNealy, Matt McCarty
SECOND ROUND/FRIDAY
First tee
10:03 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Ryo Hisatsune
10:14 a.m. — Michael Thorbjornsen, Nico Echavarria
10:25 a.m. — Jake Knapp, Alex Noren
10:36 a.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler
10:47 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
11:05 a.m. — Bud Cauley, Nicolai Højgaard
11:16 a.m. — Viktor Hovland, J.J. Spaun
11:27 a.m. — J.T. Poston, Kurt Kitayama
11:38 a.m. — Ryan Gerard, Min Woo Lee
11:49 a.m. — Chris Gotterup, Tommy Fleetwood
12:07 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick
12:18 p.m. — Russell Henley, Jacob Bridgeman
12:29 p.m. — Maverick McNealy, Matt McCarty
12:40 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Sahith Theegala
12:51 p.m. — Sepp Straka, Sungjae Im
1:09 p.m. — Aaron Rai, Ben Griffin
1:20 p.m. — Gary Woodland, Adam Scott
1:31 p.m. — Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg
1:42 p.m. — Ryan Fox, Tom Kim
1:53 p.m. — Justin Rose, Alex Smalley
2:11 p.m. — Kristoffer Reitan, Alex Fitzpatrick
2:22 p.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Hideki Matsuyama
2:33 p.m. — Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns
2:44 p.m. — Cameron Young, Si Woo Kim
2:55 p.m. — Michael Brennan, Eric Cole
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