BMW Championship
September 8th – 11th, 2016
Conway Farms G.C.
Lake Forest, IL
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,497
Purse:$8.5 million
$1,530,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Jason Day

This week’s field includes:
Of the 69 players in the field, 58 of them are in the top-100 of the Official World Rankings. The field includes 36 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with 9, top-ten players in the field (Henrik Stenson is injured): #1 Jason Day, #2 Dustin Johnson, #3 Rory McIlroy, #4 Jordan Spieth, #6 Adam Scott, #7 Bubba Watson, #8 Patrick Reed, #9 Rickie Fowler and #10 Justin Rose.
From 11 to 25 there are 13 of the 15 with #12 Sergio Garcia, #13 Branden Grace, #14 Phil Mickelson, #15 Jimmy Walker, #16 Hideki Matsuyama, #17 Matt Kuchar, #18 Louis Oosthuizen, #19 Russell Knox, #20 Brooks Koepka, #21 J.B. Holmes, #22 Paul Casey, #24 Brandt Snedeker and #25 Zach Johnson.
Between 26 and 50 there are 14 of the 25, they are #26 Emiliano Grillo, #28 Charl Schwartzel, #31 Scott Piercy, #32 Kevin Chappell, #33 Kevin Kisner, #34 Justin Thomas, #35 Kevin Na, #36 Bill Haas, #37 Ryan Moore, #40 Daniel Berger, #42 William McGirt, #48 Marc Leishman, #49 Charley Hoffman and #50 Gary Woodland.
Last year there was 38 players from the top-50.
The field includes 69 of the top-70 from the FedEx Cup rankings.
The field includes all 24 players in the top 25 on this year’s PGA Tour money list.
The field includes six past champions: Jason Day (2015), Billy Horschel (2014), Zach Johnson (2013), Rory McIlroy (2012), Justin Rose (2011) and Dustin Johnson (2010).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the BMW field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the BMW field in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the BMW field.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
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Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the BMW Championship
Player | Deutsche Bank | Barclays Classic | Wyndham Champ. | John Deere | Olympic Men’s | Travelers Champ. | PGA Champ. | Canadian Open | British Open | Barbasol Champ. | Scottish Open | WGC Bridgestone |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Reed (471 pts) |
T5 (105) |
Win (198) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
T11 (26) |
T13 (49.33) |
DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | T10 (13.33) |
52 (0) |
Jason Day (381.5 pts) |
T15 (52.5) |
T4 (120) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (133.33) |
T14 (12) |
T22 (18.67) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (45) |
Jimmy Walker (308.33 pts) |
3 (135) |
CUT (-15) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (176) |
T14 (12) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (17) |
Adam Scott (307.33 pts) |
4 (120) |
T4 (120) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (42.67) |
DNP | T43 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (20) |
Emiliano Grillo (303.83 pts) |
T33 (25.5) |
T2 (150) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | T13 (49.33) |
T43 (2.33) |
T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (18) |
Ryan Moore (270.17 pts) |
T8 (75) |
T7 (82.5) |
T53 (0) |
Win (88) |
DNP | T17 (22) |
T70 (0) |
DNP | T46 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Paul Casey (264.17 pts) |
2 (150) |
T31 (28.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
T10 (53.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (17) |
Rory McIlroy (259.83 pts) |
Win (198) |
T31 (28.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Dustin Johnson (239 pts) |
T8 (75) |
T18 (48) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T2 (33.33) |
T9 (30) |
DNP | DNP | Win (66) |
Hideki Matsuyama (231.5 pts) |
T15 (52.5) |
CUT (-15) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (106.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T42 (4) |
Si Woo Kim (215.17 pts) |
T15 (52.5) |
CUT (-15) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (16.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
T23 (9) |
DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Jordan Spieth (211.17 pts) |
T21 (43.5) |
T10 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (49.33) |
DNP | T30 (13.33) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (45) |
Russell Knox (204.5 pts) |
T15 (52.5) |
T60 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
T22 (37.33) |
DNP | T30 (13.33) |
DNP | T10 (13.33) |
54 (0) |
Louis Oosthuizen (190.17 pts) |
T8 (75) |
T18 (48) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
T22 (37.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (14.5) |
Gary Woodland (185.83 pts) |
T15 (52.5) |
T4 (120) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T38 (8) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Kevin Na (184.33 pts) |
T11 (58.5) |
CUT (-15) |
T10 (40) |
T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (37.33) |
DNP | T22 (18.67) |
DNP | DNP | T27 (11.5) |
Jhonattan Vegas (176.17 pts) |
T33 (25.5) |
T22 (42) |
DNP | DNP | T50 (0.67) |
DNP | T22 (37.33) |
Win (44) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Justin Rose (174.5 pts) |
T57 (0) |
T31 (28.5) |
DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T22 (37.33) |
DNP | T22 (18.67) |
DNP | DNP | T46 (2) |
Rickie Fowler (170.5 pts) |
T46 (6) |
T7 (82.5) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | T37 (8.67) |
DNP | T33 (22.67) |
DNP | T46 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (20) |
Sean O’Hair (161.33 pts) |
T53 (0) |
T2 (150) |
T22 (28) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jason Kokrak (159.5 pts) |
T8 (75) |
T7 (82.5) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T34 (10.67) |
T49 (1.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brandt Snedeker (155.5 pts) |
T46 (6) |
T48 (3) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
T5 (23.33) |
T22 (18.67) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (14.5) |
Phil Mickelson (153.67 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
T13 (55.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (22.67) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | T13 (12.33) |
T27 (11.5) |
Matt Kuchar (137.33 pts) |
T46 (6) |
T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | 3 (60) |
T17 (22) |
CUT (-13.33) |
T9 (15) |
T46 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (45) |
Brooks Koepka (134.17 pts) |
T57 (0) |
T70 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (30) |
T4 (106.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-2.5) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the BMW Championship
Player | Deutsche Bank | Barclays Classic | Wyndham Champ. | John Deere | Olympic Men’s | Travelers Champ. | PGA Champ. | Canadian Open | British Open | Barbasol Champ. | Scottish Open | WGC Bridgestone |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smylie Kaufman (8.83 pts) |
T24 (39) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T27 (11.5) |
Jon Curran (12.67 pts) |
T67 (0) |
T68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T33 (22.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Kevin Streelman (18.67 pts) |
T57 (0) |
T22 (42) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Marc Leishman (21 pts) |
T46 (6) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (30) |
T60 (0) |
DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | 55 (0) |
Chris Kirk (21 pts) |
T33 (25.5) |
CUT (-15) |
T46 (4) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T14 (12) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (14.5) |
Jamie Lovemark (22.67 pts) |
71 (0) |
T22 (42) |
DNP | T34 (10.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Charles Howell III (24 pts) |
T24 (39) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Harris English (31.67 pts) |
T41 (13.5) |
T60 (0) |
T46 (4) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP | T46 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP | T27 (11.5) |
Kyle Reifers (35.83 pts) |
T41 (13.5) |
T68 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T22 (37.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T35 (5) |
DNP | DNP |
Graeme McDowell (36.67 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
CUT (-15) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T63 (0) |
DNP | T10 (13.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the BMW Championship
Best Bets:
Rory McIlroy
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | T8 | T59 | Win | T37 |
He wins in streaks and I have a feeling he is about to go on a streak. His whole problem was putting and when he tweaked something on Saturday and putted well, you knew that was problems for everyone else. I would say the probability of him winning is very high. Oh, in 2012 McIlroy won the Deutsche Bank and then followed that up with a win at the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick.
Adam Scott
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T8 | T28 | T6 | T37 | T15 | T50 | 4 | T21 |
Have been watching him and is game seems to be coming around, can it be good enough to beat Rory?
Dustin Johnson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T7 | T62 | T6 | T65 | Win | T30 |
Another course that he can tear apart, but he seems not to be playing well. Watch him, think he will turn things around.
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Best of the rest:
Jordan Spieth
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T13 | T8 | T16 |
I see some spark in him, yes maybe it’s time for him to win again.
Ryan Moore
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T28 | T50 | T11 | T10 | T16 | T3 | T30 | T18 | T54 | CUT |
Has played well in his last four events including a win. Was T-10th at Crooked Stick in 2012.
Patrick Reed
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T28 | T53 | T59 |
He too is on a role right now and he could add this to his list on the way to winning the FedEx Cup.
Jason Day
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | WD | T4 | T49 | T54 | T59 |
Another bomber that could benefit with a course up his alley. Just remember this, since missed the cut at the Farmers in January, he has played in 16 events and only been out of the top-25 once, a T-27 at the Memorial. So he could be a very good choice this week.
Solid contenders
Paul Casey
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T23 | 2 |
Was great for three rounds at the Deutsche Bank, can he keep things rolling?
Bubba Watson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T10 | 2 | T24 | T12 | T53 | T50 | T15 | T28 | T18 | CUT |
Boy has he had a tough time since winning in L.A. in February. This is a course he should be all over but I thought the same of Bubba at the Deutsche Bank and he missed the cut.
Jimmy Walker
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T32 | T20 | T11 | 64 | T22 | CUT |
Could he find the game to do well this week? Course could be good for him, was 64th on it in 2012 but did open up with a 67.
Hideki Matsuyama
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | T20 |
Another of those players that could go off and win at any time. Only problem, he may not hit it long enough.
Long shots that could come through:
Gary Woodland
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T60 | T23 | T18 | T16 |
Hits it long and has been playing well of late.
Tony Finau
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T47 |
Another of those bombers that could take advantage of his length this week.
Branden Grace
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Has not played well of late, but did shot a final round 66 at the Deutsche Bank.
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