BMW Championship

BMW CHAMPIONSHIP.

The penultimate event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs.

BMW Championship.The penultimate event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs.

BMW CHAMPIONSHIP.

One of the finest tournaments on the PGA TOUR.

The 2020 BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club will take place August 25-30. On July 13, the PGA TOUR and tournament officials announced that the 2020 BMW Championship will be played without spectators due to the challenges and concerns that COVID-19 has created.

 

Fans who already have purchased BMW Championship tickets through Ticketmaster will automatically receive a full refund within the next 30 days. Those still interested in contributing to the Evans Scholars Foundation's mission of sending deserving caddies to college may make a gift through the Foundation’s secure website or by calling 224-260-3746.

 

“We greatly appreciate the support of BMW, Olympia Fields Country Club and the PGA TOUR in conducting the 2020 BMW Championship,” said Vince Pellegrino, WGA senior vice president of tournaments. “We will continue to work with them and follow the recommendations and regulations of county, state and federal officials to ensure the safety of the players, volunteers and staff essential to conducting the BMW Championship.”

 

Since it was first held in 2007, the BMW Championship has been one of the most important tournaments on the PGA TOUR. It is the penultimate playoff event, only the top 70 players are teeing off. At stake: 30 coveted tickets to the season finale. Rarely does one see such a high-class field, and the tournament experience is also outstanding: the BMW Championship, which is held at alternating venues throughout the Midwest of the USA, was named "Tournament of the Year" by the PGA TOUR in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

 

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BMW Championship facts.

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Olympia Fields Country Club.

BMW Championship Facts

A success story.

BMW Championship Facts

PGA TOUR tournament of the year.

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The record winners.

BMW Championship Facts

Olympia Fields Country Club.

The next BMW Championship will be held from 18th to 23rd August 2020 at Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago (Illinois). Olympia Fields has a rich tradition of being a spectacular venue for the most challenging tournaments in the world. Most recently, Olympia Fields has hosted the 2003 U.S. Open, won by Jim Furyk; the 2015 U.S. Amateur, won by Bryson DeChambeau; and the 2017 Women’s PGA Championship, won by Danielle Kang. The BMW Championship will be played on Olympia Fields’ famed North Course, designed in 1923 by Willie Park Jr.

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A success story.

In 2007, the inaugural season of the playoffs for the FedExCup, one of the most iconic tournaments on the PGA TOUR was given a new name: BMW Championship. The successful partnership between BMW and the Western Golf Association at one of the highest-ranking golf tournaments has been extended several times since then, most recently through 2022. All net proceeds from the BMW Championship benefit the Evans Scholars Foundation, which provides full housing and tuition college scholarships to hardworking young caddies. Since the tournament’s inception in 2007, the BMW Championship has raised more than $30 million for the Evans Scholars Foundation.

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PGA TOUR tournament of the year.

In 2014, the BMW Championship, which was held at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver (Colorado), dominated the headlines once again. The penultimate event of the playoffs was named “PGA TOUR Tournament of the Year” for the third consecutive year – an achievement that remains unmatched to this day. The BMW Championship tournaments previously received the accolade of “PGA TOUR Tournament of the Year” at Conway Farms Golf Club (Chicago, Illinois, 2013), Crooked Stick Golf Club (Indianapolis, Indiana, 2012) and Bellerive Country Club (St. Louis, Missouri, 2008)

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The record winners.

Americans Tiger Woods (2007, 2009) and Dustin Johnson (2010, 2016) are the only two pro golfers to have won the BMW Championship twice. The record winner of the Western Open, as the BMW Championship was called between 1899 and 2006, is Walter Hagen (USA) with five titles (1916, 1921, 1926, 1927, 1932). Woods won the Western Open in 1997, 1999 and 2003 in addition to his two BMW Championship victories, which also brings him to a total of five tournament wins.

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AN ICONIC TOURNAMENT.

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2019 HIGHLIGHTS.

2019 HIGHLIGHTS.

The legendary Course No. 3 at the Medinah Country Club was the spectacular setting for the appearance of the 70 best players on the PGA TOUR at the BMW Championship.

 

On Saturday, Major winner Justin Thomas slotted into the lead role. The 26-year-old produced an otherworldly performance in the third round, setting a course record of 61 to head into the final day with a six-stroke lead. The 2017 FedExCup champion held his nerve on Sunday, repelling every attacking move and claiming victory with an overall score of 263 strokes.

 

In 2012, the Medinah Country Club had been the venue for Team Europe’s great Ryder Cup comeback that has gone down in golfing history as the “Miracle at Medinah”. The round that had effectively secured a tenth PGA TOUR win for Thomas was scarcely less astonishing. He started the Saturday with five back-to-back birdies, adding three more and two eagles during the round to leave the world-class field in his wake. Thomas finished 25 under par – the lowest score to par in the history of the BMW Championship – to relegate Patrick Cantlay (USA, -22) and Hideki Matsuyama (JPN, -20) to second and third places.

 

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FEDEXCUP.

The playoffs are the highlight of the PGA TOUR. Over the course of the season, the world’s top golfers score points towards the FedExCup ranking, with only the best qualifying for the final three tournaments. The field is reduced after each of these playoffs. Only the top 70 tee off at the BMW Championship, with 30 places at the season finale – the TOUR Championship – at stake.

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