BMW Championship (PGA Tour)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lemont, Illinois (2011) Carmel, Indiana (2012) |
| Established | 2007 |
| Course(s) | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club (2011) Crooked Stick Golf Club (2012) |
| Par | 71 in 2011 |
| Length | 7,326 yards (6,699 m) in 2011 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$8,000,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Tiger Woods (2007) |
| To par | -22 Tiger Woods (2007) |
| Current champion | |
 Justin Rose |
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The BMW Championship is a professional golf tournament which is the third of four FedEx Cup playoff events on the PGA Tour schedule. Introduced in 2007, the BMW Championship replaced the Western Open, a PGA Tour event which was played from 1899 to 2006. The Western Golf Association, which founded and ran the Western Open, will be involved with the running of the BMW Championship.
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[edit] Tournament format
The BMW Championship is open to the top 70 FedEx Cup points leaders following the Deutsche Bank Championship. There is no cut after two days. The Top 30 FedEx Cup points leaders following the BMW Championship advance to The Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup Champion will be determined.
The BMW Championship is primarily held at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, Illinois. In 2008, the championship was held at Bellerive Country Club in the St. Louis suburb of Town and Country, Missouri. In 2012, due to the Ryder Cup being contested at nearby Medinah Country Club, Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana will host the championship. The championship will be at Cherry Hills Country Club in 2014.[1] Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota was offered the opportunity to be a hosting site, but the club's membership declined.
[edit] Western Open
- For a detailed history of this event, including a list of its champions, see Western Open.
The Western Open was first played in 1899. At the time of its final edition in 2006, the Western Open was the third oldest active tournament on the PGA Tour schedule (and the oldest PGA Tour event) after the British Open (began 1860) and U.S. Open (began 1895). For many years, the Western was played in and out of the state of Illinois, before eventually settling down in the greater Chicago area itself. From 1991 to its final year, the event was played at the Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Dubsdread course in the Chicago suburb of Lemont.
The Western Golf Association (WGA) ran the Western Open throughout its entire history (1899–2006), and has a hand in the running of the BMW Championship. This is probably the only real link between the Western Open and BMW Championship. These are, however, two entirely different events in terms of playing format and invitational criteria. The Western Open was like any other regular PGA Tour stop -- although it was once considered to be one of golf's majors. Its invitational criteria mirrored the PGA Tour Exemption Categories with one exception - the winner of the Western Amateur, another WGA sponsored event, was invited to play in the Western Open. The BMW Championship is part of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and only the Top 70 FedEx Cup points leaders at the start of the BMW event will be eligible to play.
[edit] Winners
- See also Past winners of the Western Open
| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Course | State | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
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| 2011 | Justin Rose | England |
63-68-69-71=271 | -13 | 2 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club | IL | 8,000,000 | 1,440,000 |
| 2010 | Dustin Johnson |  United States |
68-70-68-69=275 | -9 | 1 stroke | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club | IL | 7,500,000 | 1,350,000 |
| 2009 | Tiger Woods (2) | United States |
68-67-62-68=265 | -19 | 8 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club | IL | 7,500,000 | 1,350,000 |
| 2008 | Camilo Villegas |  Colombia |
65-66-66-68=265 | -15 | 2 strokes | Bellerive Country Club | MO | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods | United States |
67-67-65-63=262 | -22 | 2 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club | IL | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 |
[edit] Future sites
- 2012 Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana
- 2013 Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Illinois[2]
- 2014 Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
- 2015 TBA
[edit] References
- ^ Cherry Hills to host 2014 BMW Championship
- ^ Arvia, Phil (9 February 2012). "Cog Hill out of BMW Championship rotation". SouthtownStar. http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/sports/10532465-419/cog-hill-out-of-bmw-championship-rotation.html. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site
- BMW signs six-year deal - includes details of course rotation
- BMW Championship results, 2007-after - Winners, Finishers, Scores and Earnings - includes 1970-2006 Western Open results.
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