Quality field does battle for the prestigious title and tickets to the Playoff finale.

  • The top 70 players of the PGA TOUR season tee off this week
    at the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club (Owing Mills,
    Baltimore).
  • By the end of the penultimate Playoff event, only 30 pros
    will remain in the race for the FedExCup.
  • Qualification period for Ryder Cup Team USA ends after the
    BMW Championship.
  • Hole-in-One Award: An ace on the 17th will win the pro a BMW
    iX – and one fan a BMW i4.

Baltimore/Munich. The next highlight of the 2021 golf season
is just around the corner: the climax of the PGA TOUR season. When
the US state of Maryland hosts the BMW Championship (26th to 29th
August, Caves Valley Golf Club) for the first time this week, only
the top 70 pros in the FedExCup ranking will be eligible to tee off.
They will be fighting it out for the 30 places at next week’s season
finale. Adding an extra dose of intrigue will be the Ryder Cup (21st
to 26th September, Whistling Straits), as the BMW Championship is
the final opportunity for the Americans in the field to score
qualifying points, as they strive to make it onto captain Steve
Stricker’s team.

More facts on the 2021 BMW Championship.

Venue.

Caves Valley Golf Club, Owing Mills (US state of
Maryland).
Championship Course (7,542 yards, par 72).
Venue
for the U.S. Senior Open 2002, Palmer Cup 2007, Women’s Golf
Championship 2009, LPGA International Crown 2014.

Defending champion.

Jon Rahm (ESP).

Ryder Cup qualification.

The BMW Championship is the last opportunity for Americans to pick up
points towards Ryder Cup qualification. Six players qualify
automatically for captain Steve Stricker’s team, with a further six
called up as wildcards. Qualification for Ryder Cup Team Europe ends
after the BMW PGA Championship (Wentworth Club, 9th to
12th September).

The players.

Among those challenging for the prestigious BMW Championship title
will be:

  • Defending champion and world number one Jon Rahm (ESP).
  • FedExCup leader Tony Finau (USA).
  • Olympic champion Xander Schauffele (USA).
  • Two-time BMW Championship winner Dustin Johnson (USA).
  • Two-time FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy (NIR).
  • Reigning BMW International Open champion Viktor Hovland (NOR).
  • All the reigning major winners: Hideki Matusyama (JPN, Masters),
    Phil Mickelson (USA, PGA Championship), Rahm (U.S. Open), Collin
    Morikawa (USA, The Open).
  • All the players in the top ten in the latest world rankings.

Charity.

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.This year, a record 1,045 Evans Scholars are enrolled in
19 leading universities nationwide.

Prize money.

9.5 million US dollars.

Hole-in-One Award.

At this year’s BMW Championship, the spectators will have their
fingers crossed particularly tightly that the pros will hit an ace.
Should a player high a hole-in-one on the 17th hole during
one of the tournament rounds, he will be rewarded with a
fully-electric BMW iX – and the fans do not go home empty-handed
either. Everyone who has entered the “Win the i4” competition goes
into a draw to win a fully-electric BMW i4.

History.

The history of the BMW Championship began back in 1899, when the
tournament made its debut as the Western Open. This makes it the
third-oldest tournament on the PGA TOUR calendar. Only the Open
Championship and the U.S. Open have been around longer.

Previous winners and venues of the BMW Championship.

2020     Jon Rahm (ESP)                             Olympia Fields CC (Chicago)

2019      Justin Thomas (USA)                     Medinah CC (Chicago)

2018      Keegan Bradley (USA)                  Aronimink GC (Philadelphia)

2017      Marc Leishman (AUS)                   Conway Farms GC (Chicago)

2016      Dustin Johnson (USA)                   Crooked Stick GC (Indianapolis)

2015      Jason Day (AUS)                            Conway Farms GC (Chicago)

2014      Billy Horschel (USA)                      Cherry Hills CC (Denver)

2013      Zach Johnson (USA)                      Conway Farms GC (Chicago)

2012      Rory McIlroy (NIR)                         Crooked Stick GC (Indianapolis)

2011      Justin Rose (ENG)                          Cog Hill G
CC (Chicago)

2010      Dustin Johnson (USA)                   Cog Hill G CC (Chicago)

2009     Tiger Woods (USA)                        Cog Hill G CC (Chicago)

2008     Camilo Villegas (COL)                    Bellerive CC (St. Louis)

2007     Tiger Woods (USA)                        Cog Hill G CC (Chicago)