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PGA TOUR
Last Tournament: FedEx St. Jude Championship (Will Zalatoris)
This Week: BMW Championship, Wilmington, Delaware, August 18-21
Course: Wilmington Country Club (Par 71, 7,534 yards)
Prize Money: $15M (Winner: $2.7M)
Defending Champion: Patrick Cantlay
FedExCup Leader: Will Zaratris
How to Follow
Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-7pm ET (Golf Channel); Saturday, 12-3pm (GC), 3-6pm (NBC); Sunday, 12-2pm (GC), 2-6pm (NBC).
Twitter: @BMWCamps
Note: The top 70 finishers on the FedEx Cup Standings will qualify for Uncut his event, the top 30 finishers from this week onwards will be the Season Ending Tour Championship. The winner will also receive his 2,000 FedEx Cup points. …his BMW Championship history dates back to 1899, making it the oldest non-major on the PGA Tour schedule. … It will be the first Delaware performance of the tour. Wilmington Country Club hosted the 2013 Palmer Cup. In this competition, Justin Thomas and Daniel Berger played for the US team, which defeated the European team by 20.5-9.5. , Taylor Pendris, Mito Pereira, Davis Riley, Alex Smalley, Sahith Siegala, Cameron Young. Young, 13, Kim, 25, Riley, 26, and Sigala, 27, are currently in the top 30.
Best bet: Rory McIlroy (+1100 on BetMGM) is missing, but FedEx his two-time Cup champion is arguably the best driver on the Tour and Will Minton is expected to do so. Dominated by long hitters at about 7,600 yards. …Jon Rahm (+1200) came down from T5 last week after he shot 4 rounds in the 60s. …Matt Fitzpatrick (+1600) has done the same for his fourth top ten in his last five starts. …Scottie Scheffler (+1600) has four wins this season, and in the same season he aims to become his second player to win the Masters and the FedEx Cup (Jordan Spieth, 2014-15 ). …Patrick Cantlay (+1600) is about to become the first player to successfully defend the BMW title since it became a playoff his event in 2007. His Cantlay, which puts him in 7th place in the standings, is also about to become his third repeat FedEx winner. Cup title and first year in a row. …Zalatoris (+1600) jumped to the top of the rankings with his first tour win last week.
Next Tournament: Tour Championship, Atlanta, GA, August 25-28
LPGA Tour
Last Tournament: ISPS Handa World Invitational (Maja Stark)
This Week: Off
Next Tournament: CP Women's Open, Ottawa, Canada, August 25-28
Champions Tour
LAST Tournament: Boeing Classic (Miguel Angel Jimenez)
This Week: Dick's Sporting Goods Open, Endicott, NY, August 19-21
Course: En-Joie Golf Club (Par 72, 6,994 yards)
Purse: $2.1M (Winner: $315,000)
Defending Champion: Cameron Beckman
Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Stephen Alker
How to follow
Television: Friday to Saturday, 8-10pm ET; Sunday, 5-7pm (Golf Channel, Tape Delay)
Twitter : @dicksopengolf
Note: This is a 54 hole event with a 78 player field. … Anne Joie served as host for BC. Open on the PGA Tour from 1971 to 2006. …Jiménez takes her third win of the season, joining Arucar and Jerry Kelly for the most wins on the Tour. … Padraig Harrington makes his event debut. He has achieved his six top-three finishes in his last nine starts. … Champion rookie David Duvall is also making his first start at the event. …Bernard Langer won the event in his 2014.
Upcoming Tournament: The Ally Challenge, Bran, Michigan, August 26-28
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