PGA TOUR
BMW CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Olympia Fields, Illinois.
Course: Olympia Fields CC (North). Yardage: 7,366. Par: 70.
Prize money: $20 million. Winner’s share: $3.6 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, noon to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-6 p.m. (CBS).
Defending champion: Patrick Cantlay at Wilmington Country Club.
FedEx Cup leader: Jon Rahm.
Last week: Lucas Glover won the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Notes: The top 50 from the FedEx Cup have qualified for the BMW Championship, down from 70 a year ago. … This is the final week for Americans to try to earn one of six automatic spots for the Ryder Cup. Only 10 players outside the top six have a mathematical chance of earning them. That includes Lucas Glover (No. 16), who would have to win. … The top 30 advance to the Tour Championship next week in Atlanta. … Players who made it to the BMW Championship are assured of getting in the $20 million signature events next year. … Olympia Fields last hosted the BMW Championship in 2020, when Dustin Johnson made a 45-foot putt to force a playoff and Jon Rahm made a 65-foot putt to beat him in the playoff. … Hideki Matsuyama is the No. 47 seed. He has never missed the Tour Championship in his nine years on tour. … Jordan Spieth is at No. 27 and needs to stay in the 30 to get to East Lake. … Patrick Cantlay has won the last two years at Wilmington Country Club (2022) and Caves Valley (2021).
Next week: Tour Championship.
