BMW Championship (PGA Tour)

Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golf tournament 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.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> The BMW Championship is the longest running regular PGA Tour event on the calendar outside of the four major tournaments.

Western Open

Template:For The Western Open was first played Template:Years or months 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 leading FedEx Cup points earners at the start of the BMW event are eligible to play.

Tournament format

Template:For The BMW Championship is open to the leading FedEx Cup points earners on the PGA Tour following the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Through 2022, the top 70 players were qualified, after which it was reduced to the top 50. With a limited field, there is no 36-hole cut. The top 30 in the FedEx Cup points list following the BMW Championship advance to The Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup champion is decided.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse ($)	Winner's share ($)	Venue
2025	Template:Flagicon Scottie Scheffler	265	−15	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Robert MacIntyre	20,000,000	3,600,000	Caves Valley
2024	Template:Flagicon Keegan Bradley (2)	276	−12	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Ludvig Åberg Template:Flagicon Sam Burns Template:Flagicon Adam Scott	20,000,000	3,600,000	Castle Pines
2023	Template:Flagicon Viktor Hovland	263	−17	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Matt Fitzpatrick Template:Flagicon Scottie Scheffler	20,000,000	3,600,000	Olympia Fields
2022	Template:Flagicon Patrick Cantlay (2)	270	−14	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Scott Stallings	15,000,000	2,700,000	Wilmington
2021	Template:Flagicon Patrick Cantlay	261	−27	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Bryson DeChambeau	9,500,000	1,710,000	Caves Valley
2020	Template:Flagicon Jon Rahm	276	−4	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Dustin Johnson	9,500,000	1,710,000	Olympia Fields
2019	Template:Flagicon Justin Thomas	263	−25	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Patrick Cantlay	9,250,000	1,665,000	Medinah
2018	Template:Flagicon Keegan Bradley	260	−20	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Justin Rose	9,000,000	1,620,000	Aronimink
2017	Template:Flagicon Marc Leishman	261	−23	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Rickie Fowler Template:Flagicon Justin Rose	8,750,000	1,575,000	Conway Farms
2016	Template:Flagicon Dustin Johnson (2)	265	−23	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Paul Casey	8,500,000	1,530,000	Crooked Stick
2015	Template:Flagicon Jason Day	262	−22	6 strokes	Template:Flagicon Daniel Berger	8,250,000	1,485,000	Conway Farms
2014	Template:Flagicon Billy Horschel	266	−14	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Bubba Watson	8,000,000	1,440,000	Cherry Hills
2013	Template:Flagicon Zach Johnson	268	−16	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Nick Watney	8,000,000	1,440,000	Conway Farms
2012	Template:Flagicon Rory McIlroy	268	−20	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson Template:Flagicon Lee Westwood	8,000,000	1,440,000	Crooked Stick
2011	Template:Flagicon Justin Rose	271	−13	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon John Senden	8,000,000	1,440,000	Cog Hill
2010	Template:Flagicon Dustin Johnson	275	−9	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Paul Casey	7,500,000	1,350,000	Cog Hill
2009	Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (5)	265	−19	8 strokes	Template:Flagicon Jim Furyk Template:Flagicon Marc Leishman	7,500,000	1,350,000	Cog Hill
2008	Template:Flagicon Camilo Villegas	265	−15	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Dudley Hart	7,000,000	1,260,000	Bellerive
2007	Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (4)	262	−22	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Aaron Baddeley	7,000,000	1,260,000	Cog Hill

Host venues

Four of the first five editions of the BMW Championship were held at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, which had hosted the Western Open since 1991. Since 2011, no course has hosted in consecutive years, with the tournament moving throughout the Midwest and sometimes venturing into Colorado as well as the Mid-Atlantic region. The Chicago metropolitan area remains the most frequent location, having hosted the event ten times at four different courses.

Venue	Location	First	Last	Times
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois	2007	2011	4
Conway Farms Golf Club	Lake Forest, Illinois	2013	2017	3
Crooked Stick Golf Club	Carmel, Indiana	2012	2016	2
Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course)	Olympia Fields, Illinois	2020	2023	2
Caves Valley Golf Club	Owings Mills, Maryland	2021	2025	2
Bellerive Country Club	Town and Country, Missouri	2008		1
Cherry Hills Country Club	Cherry Hills Village, Colorado	2014		1
Aronimink Golf Club	Newtown Square, Pennsylvania	2018		1
Medinah Country Club (Course 3)	Medinah, Illinois	2019		1
Wilmington Country Club	Wilmington, Delaware	2022		1
Castle Pines Golf Club	Castle Rock, Colorado	2024		1

Future sites

Year	Course	Location
2026	Bellerive Country Club	Town and Country, Missouri
2027	Liberty National Golf Club	Jersey City, New Jersey

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External links

• Template:Official website
• Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site
• Official site of the Western Golf Association