Overview

• The BMW Championship tees off Thursday at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland as the second FedEx Cup playoff event with no cut and only the top 30 of the 50-player field advancing to next week’s Tour Championship.
• Extensive renovations flipped the nines, rebuilt every green complex, added new drainage and firming systems, and stretched the course to 7,601 yards to curb repeat low scoring.
• The field includes world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele among the FedEx Cup top 50, while Jordan Spieth and LIV Golf members such as Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Sergio Garcia are absent.
• This week’s results will finalize six automatic U.S. Ryder Cup spots based on points, with the remaining team positions to be decided by captain’s picks.
• Players will compete for a $20 million purse, including $3.6 million for the winner, with live coverage beginning Thursday at 9 a.m. EDT on U.S. cable networks and at 2 p.m. BST on Sky Sports Plus.