The PGA Tour’s postseason begins this week, and the Prime 70 gamers will tackle Fortress Pines Golf Membership. The BMW Championship might be again within the Denver space for the primary time since 2014.
One other $20 million purse is on the road this week. To not point out, the winner will take dwelling 2,000 FedEx Cup factors.
Who will make the Prime 30 and advance to Spherical 3 of the Playoffs?
Listed here are the issues to know for the second playoff occasion, the BMW Championship.
BMW Championship Data
The place: Fortress Pines Golf Membership, Fortress Rock, CO (Par-72, 8,130 yards)
When: Aug. 22-Twenty fifth
Purse: $20 million ($4,000,000— 1st place)
FedEx Cup factors: 2,000
Defending Champ: Viktor Hovland
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The way to Watch the BMW Championship
The Golf Channel and NBC will share tv protection for the second playoff occasion at Fortress Rock Golf Membership in Colorado. There’s a two-hour time distinction.
Right here is the total schedule:
Thursday, August 22:
3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, August 23:
3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, August 24:
1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
Sunday, August 25:
12-2 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
The way to stream the BMW Championship
The BMW Championship might be out there on-line by way of ESPN+ and Peacock.
To stream protection on Peacock, click on right here.
Featured group protection might be out there all 4 days. These streaming channels start at 8 a.m. ET every day.
BMW Championship Preview
The second of three playoff occasions is right here, and the PGA Tour is in Colorado. The Prime 50 gamers within the FedEx Cup standings will play the 8,130-yard par-72 Fortress Pines Golf Membership course. Nevertheless, the ball will journey a lot farther, because the course is 6,200 ft above sea stage.
Defending champion Viktor Hovland seems to be returning to kind after a tough season of ups and downs together with his swing. He tied second with Xander Schauffele on the FedEx St. Jude Championship to leap 41 spots within the standings.
Don’t depend him out as a result of Hovland’s getting extra constant. He might win back-to-back BMW Championships. After his efficiency in Memphis, the previous Oklahoma State Cowboy is trending in the precise path.
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Photograph by James Gilbert/PGA TOUR by way of Getty Photographs
Hideki Matsuyama held each guys off to win the primary playoff occasion. He fell aside on the again 9 of TPC Southwind, however two birdies at 17 and 18 had been sufficient to win his tenth PGA Tour occasion. That victory additionally pushed him to No. 3 within the factors.
Scottie Scheffler snuck in a Prime 5 end regardless of not having his finest. He’s among the many favorites this week to win.
Rory McIlroy appears to rebound from an atrocious efficiency in Memphis that noticed him end T68. Perhaps it was a impolite awakening for him, and he might be again to his traditional self in Colorado.
Nick Dunlap snuck into the Prime 50 together with his T5 end in Memphis. He’s one to be careful for as a result of he’s lengthy off the tee and has numerous confidence proper now. Ludvig Åberg was quiet in Memphis, however this observe matches his recreation. Watch him make some strikes and get to Atlanta for the primary time.
This week might be one other aggressive gauntlet to see who can transfer up the standings and safe a spot contained in the Prime 30.
Keep tuned for Spherical 1 and a pair of Tee occasions.
BMW Championship Tee Instances for Spherical 1 (ET)
*All gamers begin on No. 1
TBA
BMW Championship Tee Instances for Spherical 2 (ET)
*All begin on No. 1
TBA
Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Enjoying By means of. For extra golf protection, observe us @_PlayingThrough on all main social platforms. You may as well observe her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @golf_girl_sl.
