BMW CHHAMPIONSHIP 2021.

23 - 29 August. Caves Valley Golf Club. Baltimore, MD.

BMW CHHAMPIONSHIP 2021. 23 - 29 August. Caves Valley Golf Club. Baltimore, MD.

The penultimate event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs.

As the penultimate tournament on the PGA TOUR calendar, the BMW Championship has always enjoyed a high profile among the players and boasts one of the strongest fields at any golf tournament around the world. Only the top 70 in the FedExCup rankings qualify for the Playoff event, which BMW has supported as main and title sponsor since 2007. The BMW Championship continues the tradition of the Western Open, which was first held back in 1899. In 2021, the BMW Championship will take place in the region of Baltimore. The prestigious tournament will be played from 23rd to 29th August at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owing Mills.

WORLD CLASS.

The BMW Championship features only the 70 best players of the season in the race for overall victory – and plenty of them will be sifted out as well: just 30 will qualify for the playoff finale after the tournament. It is hard to imagine a tougher top-level golf competition. Defending champion and world no. 1 Jon Rahm, reigning FedExCup champion Dustin Johnson, Olympic champion Xander Schauffele and BMW International Open champion Viktor Hovland will tee off in Baltimore alongside many other Major winners and Ryder Cup legends.

CAVES VALLEY GOLF CLUB.

The 2021 BMW Championship will be played at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Baltimore, from August 23-29. The 2021 event will mark the first time the BMW Championship has been held in Maryland.

Designed by nationally-acclaimed golf course architect Tom Fazio, Caves Valley is situated on 962 acres of rolling hills, pastures, woods, and wetlands, forming a spectacular setting for an 18-hole course that has consistently been ranked one of the top courses in the United States by Golf Digest.

In 2002, Caves Valley hosted the U.S. Senior Open. In addition, the club has hosted the 1995 U.S. Mid-Amateur, the NCAA Division I Men's (2005) and Women's Golf Championships (2009), the AJGA Cannon Cup (twice), and the Palmer Cup in 2007. Caves Valley also hosted the inaugural LPGA International Crown in 2014.

Wissenswertes zur BMW Championship.

Tradition.

In 2007, the season in which the FedExCup Playoffs were introduced, one of the most iconic PGA TOUR tournaments was given a new name: BMW Championship. Previously, the tournament hosted by the Western Golf Association was known as the Western Open. It was held for the first time in 1899, which makes it the third-oldest tournament still being held on the PGA TOUR, after the Open (1860) and the U.S. Open (1895). The winner of the BMW Championship is presented with two trophies: the traditional J.K. Wadley Trophy – a challenge cup – and the BMW Trophy, which they get to keep.

Charity.

All net proceeds from the BMW Championship benefit Western Golf Association’s Charity, 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 $35 million for the Evans Scholars Foundation. For the 2019-2020 academic year, a record 1,000 caddies attended 18 major colleges and universities on Evans Scholarships. Currently there are more than 11,500 Evans Scholarship alumni nationwide.

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)

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.

FUTURE VENUES.

Caves Valley Golf Club.

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Wilmington Country Club.

The 2022 BMW Championship will be played on the South Course at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. While official dates have not been announced, the event is scheduled to be held in late August of 2022. The 2022 tournament will mark the first time the PGA TOUR has played an event in Delaware.

Wilmington Country Club was established in 1901, with its original 18 holes covering 135 acres. The club relocated in the 1950s, bringing in renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Sr. to design the South Course, which opened in 1959. Playing over 7,500 yards from the championship tees, the South Course has been recognized as one of the United States’ best golf courses by Golf Digest.

While this will be Wilmington Country Club’s first professional event, the club has long been a proving ground for the world’s best amateur players. After hosting the 1913 U.S. Women’s Amateur on what is now known as the “Old Course,” Wilmington has hosted five other USGA events, including the 1965 and 1978 U.S. Junior Amateur, the 1971 U.S. Amateur, the 1978 U.S. Girls’ Junior and the 2003 U.S. Mid-Amateur.

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THE BMW IX.

At the BMW Championship, it is not just about winning one of the most important tournaments on the PGA TOUR and qualifying for the season final: the pros also have the chance of winning a spectacular, future-oriented Hole-in-One Award. The first player to hit an ace on the 17th hole (par 3) will be rewarded with a BMW iX. The BMW iX heralds a new era of mobility. The BMW Group’s new technology flagship impresses thanks to sheer driving pleasure with zero local emissions, the sportiness you have come to expect from BMW, efficiency, and excellent range, as well as a holistic understanding of sustainability that is of implemented consistently from scratch.

CHARITY IMPACT.

The Evans Scholars Foundation

All proceeds from the 2021 BMW Championship will benefit the Evans Scholars Foundation and its mission of awarding full tuition and housing college scholarships to caddies. Since 2007, the BMW Championship has contributed more than $36 million to fund caddie scholarships.

Founded in 1930 by the Western Golf Association and legendary amateur golfer Charles "Chick" Evans Jr., the Evans Scholars Foundation is the nation's largest scholarship program for youth caddies. This year, a record 1,045 Evans Scholars are enrolled in 19 leading universities nationwide. Forty percent of all Evans Scholars are first-generation college students.

BMW CHHAMPIONSHIP 2021.

23 - 29 August. Caves Valley Golf Club. Baltimore, MD.

The penultimate event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs.

WORLD CLASS.

CAVES VALLEY GOLF CLUB.

CAVES VALLEY GOLF CLUB.