BMW Championship: Learn how to watch, streaming, preview, tee instances, extra

The PGA Tour’s postseason begins this week, and the Top 50 players will tackle Fort Pines Golf Membership. The BMW Championship shall be again in Denver 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 residence 2,000 FedEx Cup factors.

Who will make the Prime 30 and advance to East Lake in Atlanta for the season-ending Tour Championship?

Listed here are the issues to know for the second playoff occasion, the BMW Championship.

BMW Championship Info

The place: Fort Pines Golf Membership, Fort Rock, CO (Par-72, 8,130 yards)

When: Aug. 22-Twenty fifth

Purse: $20 million ($4,000,000 to winner)

FedEx Cup factors: 2,000

Defending Champ: Viktor Hovland

The Golf Channel and NBC will share tv protection for the second playoff occasion at Fort Rock Golf Membership in Colorado. There’s a two-hour time distinction from the east coast.

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)

Learn how to stream the BMW Championship

The BMW Championship shall be accessible on-line by ESPN+ and Peacock.

To stream protection on Peacock, click here.

Featured group protection shall be accessible 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 Top 50 players in the FedEx Cup standings will play the 8,130-yard par-72 Fort Pines Golf Membership course. Nonetheless, 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 type after an up-and-down season together with his swing. He tied for 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 proper course.

Hideki Matsuyama held each of these 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 have been sufficient to win his 10th PGA Tour event. That victory additionally pushed him to 3rd within the FedEx Cup standings.

Scottie Scheffler snuck in a top-five end regardless of not having his finest stuff. He struggled together with his putter throughout Saturday’s third spherical. But, he’s the favourite to win once more this week.

Rory McIlroy seems to rebound from an atrocious efficiency in Memphis that noticed him end T68. Possibly it was a impolite awakening for him, and he shall be again to his standard self in Colorado.

Nick Dunlap snuck into the Prime 50 together with his T-5 end in Memphis. He’s one to be careful for as a result of he’s lengthy off the tee. He additionally has a whole lot of confidence proper now. Ludvig Åberg was quiet in Memphis, however this monitor suits his sport, too. Watch him make some strikes and get to Atlanta for the primary time.

This week shall be one other aggressive gauntlet to see who can transfer up the standings and safe a spot contained in the Prime 30.

BMW Championship Tee Instances for Spherical 1 (ET)

* — All gamers begin on No. 1

9:25 a.m. — Max Homa, Si Woo Kim

9:35 a.m. — Cameron Younger, Thomas Detry

9:45 a.m. — Will Zalatoris, Austin Eckroat

9:55 a.m. — Tommy Fleetwood, Chris Kirk

10:05 a.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Tom Hoge

10:15 a.m. — Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sepp Straka

10:25 a.m. — Billy Horschel, Matthieu Pavon

10:40 a.m. — Byeong Hun An, Viktor Hovland

10:50 a.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Sahith Theegala

11:00 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele

11:10 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im

11:20 a.m. — Cam Davis, Keegan Bradley

11:30 a.m. — Alex Noren, Eric Cole

11:45 a.m. — Adam Scott, Adam Hadwin

11:55 a.m. — Stephan Jaeger, Matt Fitzpatrick

12:05 p.m. — Corey Conners, J.T. Poston

12:15 p.m. — Brian Harman, Denny McCarthy

12:25 p.m. — Jason Day, Davis Thompson

12:35 p.m. — Aaron Rai, Justin Thomas

12:50 p.m. — Russell Henley, Sam Burns

1:00 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre

1:10 p.m. — Rory McIlroy, Wyndham Clark

1:20 p.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa

1:30 p.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Tony Finau

1:40 p.m. — Max Greyserman, Nick Dunlap

BMW Championship Tee Instances for Spherical 2 (ET)

*All begin on No. 1

9:25 a.m. — Alex Noren, Eric Cole

9:35 a.m. — Adam Scott, Adam Hadwin

9:45 a.m. — Stephan Jaeger, Matt Fitzpatrick

9:55 a.m. — Corey Conners, J.T. Poston

10:05 a.m. — Brian Harman, Denny McCarthy

10:15 a.m. — Jason Day, Davis Thompson

10:25 a.m. — Aaron Rai, Justin Thomas

10:40 a.m. — Russell Henley, Sam Burns

10:50 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre

11:00 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Wyndham Clark

11:10 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa

11:20 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Tony Finau

11:30 a.m. — Max Greyserman, Nick Dunlap

11:45 a.m. — Max Homa, Si Woo Kim

11:55 a.m. — Cameron Younger, Thomas Detry

12:05 p.m. — Will Zalatoris, Austin Eckroat

12:15 p.m. — Tommy Fleetwood, Chris Kirk

12:25 p.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Tom Hoge

12:35 p.m. — Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sepp Straka

12:50 p.m. — Billy Horschel, Matthieu Pavon

1:00 p.m. — Byeong Hun An, Viktor Hovland

1:10 p.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Sahith Theegala

1:20 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele

1:30 p.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im

1:40 p.m. — Cam Davis, Keegan Bradley

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