2023 BMW Championship Betting
The second event of the FedExCup Playoffs is the BMW Championship, which takes place in late August at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois. The top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings make it into this event and the top 30 after the tournament qualify for the season-ending TOUR Championship, which will decide the FedExCup champion. The BMW Championship was named the Tournament of the Year by the PGA Tour in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The BMW Championship is the second oldest tournament in the United States, as it used to be known as the Western Open. Patrick Cantlay is the two-time defending champion.
Catch all of the action at the BMW Championship from Thursday, August 17 through Sunday, August 20.
2022-2023 PGA Betting Lines
2023 BMW Championship at a Glance
Course: Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois
Par: 70
Course Length: 7,353 yards
Defending Champion: Patrick Cantlay
Tournament Record: -27 (Patrick Cantlay, 2021)
Only 70 players qualify for this event, so there is no cut after the first two days. The top 30 players in the FedExCup standings after this event will make it into the Tour Championship. The BMW Championship was held at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, Illinois for many years but then moved to Bellerive Country Club, just outside of St. Louis. It was also held at Medinah Country Club, Crooked Stick Golf Club, Cherry Hills Village, Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois, Olympia Fields Country Club in 2020 and Caves Valley Golf Club in Owing Mills, Maryland in 2021. It is being held at Olympia Fields Country Club in 2023.
BMW Championship Winners (2007)
| YEAR |
WINNER |
SCORE TO PAR |
| 2022 |
Patrick Cantlay |
-14 |
| 2021 |
Patrick Cantlay |
-27 |
| 2020 |
Jon Rahm |
-4 |
| 2019 |
Justin Thomas |
-25 |
| 2018 |
Keegan Bradley |
-18 |
| 2017 |
Marc Leishman |
-23 |
| 2016 |
Dustin Johnson |
-23 |
| 2015 |
Jason Day |
-22 |
| 2014 |
Billy Horschel |
-14 |
| 2013 |
Zach Johnson |
-16 |
| 2012 |
Rory McIlroy |
-20 |
| 2011 |
Justin Rose |
-13 |
| 2010 |
Dustin Johnson |
-9 |
| 2009 |
Tiger Woods |
-19 |
| 2008 |
Camilo Villegas |
-15 |
| 2007 |
Tiger Woods |
-22 |
This event has been a who’s who of winners with big names like Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas and Jason Day among the winners. Scores have been excellent for the most part in this event even though the locale has moved around over the years. The winner has been at least 20-under par seven times.
Most Career Wins
| WINS |
GOLFER |
YEARS |
| 2 |
Patrick Cantlay |
2021, 2022 |
| 2 |
Tiger Woods |
2007, 2009 |
| 2 |
Dustin Johnson |
2010, 2016 |
Cantlay won this event in 2021 and in 2022. Tiger won this event twice in two of the first three years of the event and Dustin Johnson equaled those two wins, as he won for the second time in 2016.
Best Winning Tournament Scores
| SCORE |
GOLFER |
YEAR |
| -27 |
Patrick Cantlay |
2021 |
| -25 |
Justin Thomas |
2019 |
| -23 |
Marc Leishman |
2017 |
| -23 |
Dustin Johnson |
2016 |
Scores have been very good in this event for the most part and in 2021 it was Patrick Cantlay breaking the record, shooting 27-under par. That wasn’t even good enough to win the event outright, as he has to win a playoff against Bryson DeChambeau to take the title.
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