BMW Championship (PGA Tour)

The BMW Championship is a professional golf tournament which is the penultimate FedEx Cup playoff event on the PGA Tour schedule. Introduced in 2007, the BMW Championship was previously known as the Western Open. The Western Golf Association, which founded and ran the Western Open, runs the BMW Championship. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, the PGA Tour named the BMW Championship its Tournament of the Year.[1]

For the similarly named European Tour event, see BMW PGA Championship.
BMW Championship
Tournament information
LocationOlympia Fields, Illinois (2020)
Established2007
Course(s)Olympia Fields Country Club
North Course
Par70
Length7,343 yards (6,714 m) in 2020
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$9.5 million
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Keegan Bradley (2018)
260 Justin Rose (2018)
To par−25 Justin Thomas (2019)
Current champion
Jon Rahm
Olympia
Fields
Location in the United States in 2020

Tournament format
For a detailed explanation of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, see FedEx Cup.

The BMW Championship is open to the top 70 PGA Tour golfers following The Northern Trust. With only seventy players in the field, there is no 36-hole cut. FedEx Cup points amassed during the regular PGA Tour season and then during The Northern Trust determine the participants. The top 30 FedEx Cup points leaders following the BMW Championship advance to final playoff event, The Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup Champion will be determined.[2]

The BMW Championship was primarily held at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. In 2008, it was held in Missouri at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country, a suburb west of St. Louis. In 2012, the Ryder Cup was contested at nearby Medinah Country Club, and the championship was moved to Indiana at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, north of Indianapolis. It was contested in Colorado in 2014 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, a suburb south of Denver.[3]

The 2015 BMW Championship was played at the Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois; Jason Day scored a personal record of 61 (−10) during the first round[4] and won the event with a score of −22. The 2016 edition returned to Crooked Stick near Indianapolis, where Dustin Johnson won with a score of −23.[5] Aussie Marc Leishman cruised to victory at the 2017 BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Western Open
For a detailed history of this event, including a list of its champions, see Western Open.

The Western Open was first played 122 years ago in 1899. For many years, the Western was played in and out of the state of Illinois, before eventually settling down in the Chicago area. The Western Golf Association (WGA) ran the Western Open throughout its entire history (1899–2006), and continues to run the tournament under its new title. These are, however, two entirely different events in terms of playing format and invitational criteria. The Western Open was like any other regular PGA Tour stop – although it was once considered to be one of golf's majors. The BMW Championship is part of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and only the top 70 FedEx Cup points leaders at the start of the BMW event will be eligible to play.

Winners
See also: Western Open § Winners
YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upCourseLocationPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2020Jon Rahm Spain276−4Playoff Dustin JohnsonOlympia Fields Country Club, North CourseOlympia Fields, Illinois9,500,0001,710,000
2019Justin Thomas United States263−253 strokes Patrick CantlayMedinah Country Club, Course 3Medinah, Illinois9,250,0001,665,000
2018Keegan Bradley United States260−20Playoff Justin RoseAronimink Golf ClubNewtown Square, Pennsylvania9,000,0001,620,000
2017Marc Leishman Australia261−235 strokes Rickie Fowler
Justin Rose		Conway Farms Golf ClubLake Forest, Illinois8,750,0001,575,000
2016Dustin Johnson (2) United States265−233 strokes Paul CaseyCrooked Stick Golf ClubCarmel, Indiana8,500,0001,530,000
2015Jason Day Australia262−226 strokes Daniel BergerConway Farms Golf ClubLake Forest, Illinois8,250,0001,485,000
2014Billy Horschel United States266−142 strokes Bubba WatsonCherry Hills Country ClubCherry Hills Village, Colorado8,000,0001,440,000
2013Zach Johnson United States268−162 strokes Nick WatneyConway Farms Golf ClubLake Forest, Illinois8,000,0001,440,000
2012Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland268−202 strokes Phil Mickelson
Lee Westwood		Crooked Stick Golf ClubCarmel, Indiana8,000,0001,440,000
2011Justin Rose England271−132 strokes John SendenCog Hill Golf & Country ClubLemont, Illinois8,000,0001,440,000
2010Dustin Johnson United States275−91 stroke Paul CaseyCog Hill Golf & Country ClubLemont, Illinois7,500,0001,350,000
2009Tiger Woods (2) United States265−198 strokes Jim Furyk
Marc Leishman		Cog Hill Golf & Country ClubLemont, Illinois7,500,0001,350,000
2008Camilo Villegas Colombia265−152 strokes Dudley HartBellerive Country ClubTown and Country, Missouri7,000,0001,260,000
2007Tiger Woods United States262−222 strokes Aaron BaddeleyCog Hill Golf & Country ClubLemont, Illinois7,000,0001,260,000

Future sites
Year Course Location
2021Caves Valley Golf ClubOwings Mills, Maryland
2022Wilmington Country ClubWilmington, Delaware

Source:[6]

References
  1. "2013 BMW Championship Earns PGA Tour's Tournament of the Year Honor" (Press release). BMW Group. October 12, 2013.
  2. "FedEx Cup 101". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  3. "Cherry Hills to host 2014 BMW Championship". PGA Tour. April 12, 2011.
  4. Martin, Sean (September 18, 2015). "Day's 59 bid comes up short, leads by four". PGA Tour.
  5. "Dustin Johnson wins BMW Championship with talent that's 'jaw-dropping to watch'". Golf Digest. September 11, 2016.
  6. "Wilmington Country Club to host 2022 BMW Championship". BMW Championship. November 17, 2020.

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