BMW Championship
Sept 6th – 9th, 2018
Aronimink Golf Club
Newtown Square, Pa.
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,267
Purse: $9 million
with $1,620,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Marc Leishman

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 41 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with all top-ten players in the field: #1 Dustin Johnson, #2 Brooks Koepka, #3 Justin Thomas, #4 Justin Rose, #5 Jon Rahm, #6 Francesco Molinari, #7 Bryson DeChambeau, #8 Rory McIlroy, #9 Rickie Fowler, #10 Jordan Spieth. From 11 to 25 there are 15 of the 15 with #11 Jason Day, #12 Tommy Fleetwood, #13 Bubba Watson, #14 Patrick Reed, #15 Alex Noren, #16 Paul Casey, #17 Tony Finau, #18 Hideki Matsuyama, #19 Webb Simpson, #20 Xander Schauffele, #21 Marc Leishman, #22 Henrik Stenson, #23 Patrick Cantlay, #24 Phil Mickelson and #25 Tyrrell Hatton.
Between 26 and 50 there are 17 of the 25, they are #26 Tiger Woods, #27 Kyle Stanley, #28 Kevin Kisner, #29 Rafa Cabrera Bello, #32 Cameron Smith, #33 Ian Poulter, #34 Brian Harman, #35 Louis Oosthuizen, #39 Adam Scott, #41 Gary Woodland, #42 Kevin Na, #46 Byeong Hun An, #47 Pat Perez, #48 Brandt Snedeker, #49 Zach Johnson and #50 Luke List.
Last year there was 39 players from the top-50.
The field includes 69 of the top-70 from the FedEx Cup rankings. Daniel Berger decided to withdraw on Monday.
The field includes seven past champions: Marc Leishman (2017), Dustin Johnson (2016 & ’10), Jason Day (2015), Zach Johnson (2013), Rory McIlory (2012), Justin Rose (2011), and Tiger Woods (2009, ’07, ’03 and 1999 – all in Chicago).
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 the 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.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the BMW Championship
Player | Dell Technologies | Northern Trust | Wyndham Champ. | PGA Champ. | WGC Bridgestone Invitational | Barracuda | Canadian Open | Porsche European | British Open | Barbasol | John Deere | Scottish Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bryson DeChambeau (425.67 pts) |
Win (198) |
Win (198) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
T51 (0) |
DNP | WD (-1.67) |
DNP |
Brooks Koepka (378.67 pts) |
T12 (57) |
T8 (75) |
DNP | Win (176) |
5 (70) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tony Finau (359.33 pts) |
T4 (120) |
2 (150) |
DNP | T42 (10.67) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | T37 (8.67) |
DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Dustin Johnson (343 pts) |
T7 (82.5) |
T11 (58.5) |
DNP | T27 (30.67) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Justin Thomas (319.33 pts) |
T24 (39) |
T8 (75) |
DNP | T6 (80) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Cameron Smith (299.67 pts) |
3 (135) |
T3 (135) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
23 (27) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 78 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T42 (2.67) |
Justin Rose (258 pts) |
2 (150) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | T19 (41.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (15) |
C.T. Pan (251.33 pts) |
T4 (120) |
T60 (0) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (5.33) |
DNP |
Adam Scott (248.5 pts) |
T49 (1.5) |
T5 (105) |
DNP | 3 (120) |
T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tiger Woods (246.33 pts) |
T24 (39) |
T40 (15) |
DNP | 2 (133.33) |
T31 (19) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Hideki Matsuyama (232.5 pts) |
T4 (120) |
T15 (52.5) |
T11 (39) |
T35 (20) |
T39 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Patrick Cantlay (230 pts) |
T24 (39) |
T8 (75) |
DNP | T27 (30.67) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Webb Simpson (227.17 pts) |
T49 (1.5) |
T28 (33) |
T2 (100) |
T19 (41.33) |
T24 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Billy Horschel (213.17 pts) |
WD (-7.5) |
T3 (135) |
T11 (39) |
T35 (20) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Tommy Fleetwood (205.33 pts) |
T24 (39) |
T20 (45) |
DNP | T35 (20) |
T14 (36) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Rafael Cabrera-Bello (204.5 pts) |
T7 (82.5) |
T60 (0) |
T11 (39) |
T10 (53.33) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 74 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Brandt Snedeker (197.83 pts) |
T31 (28.5) |
DNP | Win (132) |
T42 (10.67) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Francesco Molinari (197.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | T6 (80) |
T39 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP |
Tyrrell Hatton (192.33 pts) |
T12 (57) |
T20 (45) |
DNP | T10 (53.33) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (15) |
Rory McIlroy (185 pts) |
T12 (57) |
DNP | DNP | T50 (1.33) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Kyle Stanley (180.67 pts) |
T12 (57) |
T28 (33) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Jordan Spieth (175.17 pts) |
T12 (57) |
T25 (37.5) |
DNP | T12 (50.67) |
T60 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Gary Woodland (173.67 pts) |
T24 (39) |
T48 (3) |
DNP | T6 (80) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | T22 (18.67) |
DNP | T67 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Kevin Kisner (160.67 pts) |
T24 (39) |
T73 (0) |
DNP | T12 (50.67) |
T39 (11) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Aaron Wise (148.33 pts) |
T69 (0) |
T5 (105) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Phil Mickelson (136.17 pts) |
T12 (57) |
T15 (52.5) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T24 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T24 (17.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Abraham Ancer (133.5 pts) |
T7 (82.5) |
CUT (-15) |
T24 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 5 (46.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jason Day (133.33 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
T20 (45) |
DNP | T19 (41.33) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jon Rahm (128.5 pts) |
T43 (10.5) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | T4 (106.67) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ryan Palmer (124.67 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
T5 (105) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 (16) |
T22 (18.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T77 (0) |
DNP |
Andrew Putnam (122.83 pts) |
T49 (1.5) |
T78 (0) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | Win (88) |
T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 79 (0) |
DNP |
Patrick Reed (122.33 pts) |
T35 (22.5) |
T25 (37.5) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (30) |
T28 (14.67) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (9) |
Rickie Fowler (118.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (50.67) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (14.67) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (20) |
Jason Kokrak (114 pts) |
T24 (39) |
T40 (15) |
T57 (0) |
T19 (41.33) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Byeong Hun An (110.17 pts) |
T31 (28.5) |
T40 (15) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
T57 (0) |
DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the BMW Championship
Player | Dell Technologies | Northern Trust | Wyndham Champ. | PGA Champ. | WGC Bridgestone Invitational | Barracuda | Canadian Open | Porsche European | British Open | Barbasol | John Deere | Scottish Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brendan Steele (-51.33 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
CUT (-15) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-13.33) |
T60 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T47 (2) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Chesson Hadley (-30 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
T56 (0) |
T45 (5) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T72 (0) |
DNP |
Charles Howell III (-21.67 pts) |
T58 (0) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | T71 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Scott Piercy (-16.17 pts) |
DQ (-7.5) |
T48 (3) |
T45 (5) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Andrew Landry (-5.33 pts) |
T58 (0) |
T76 (0) |
DNP | T50 (1.33) |
T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP |
Brian Harman (-2.17 pts) |
T49 (1.5) |
T48 (3) |
DNP | T71 (0) |
62 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Patton Kizzire (5.67 pts) |
T71 (0) |
T60 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T31 (19) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T30 (6.67) |
DNP |
Beau Hossler (9.17 pts) |
T35 (22.5) |
T60 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T75 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ted Potter, Jr. (17 pts) |
T66 (0) |
T40 (15) |
DNP | T71 (0) |
T48 (2) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Austin Cook (21.33 pts) |
T62 (0) |
T60 (0) |
DNP | T50 (1.33) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (14.67) |
DNP | T34 (5.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the BMW Championship
Best Bets:
Justin Rose
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T2 | T24 | T13 | 35 | T33 | T16 | Win | T21 | T5 | T19 |
Has too good of a record at Aronimink including a win in 2010.
Brooks Koepka
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T32 | T49 |
He is good on tough, tight courses
Jordan Spieth
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | 9 | T13 | T8 | T16 |
His putting has come around and he is close to having it all at 100%.
Best of the rest:
Bryce DeChambeau
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
He is playing way too good not to pick him high.
Hideki Matsuyama
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T47 | T24 | T7 | T20 |
Close to returning to his winning ways.
Tony Finau
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | T66 | T47 |
Seems to be putting things together and maybe take it to the next level.
Cameron Smith
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 |
Guy is on a streak that will help him play very well.
Webb Simpson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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T9 | T64 | T53 | T24 | T51 | 5 | T61 |
Has a good record on Donald Ross courses
Solid contenders
Dustin Johnson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T33 | Win | T7 | T62 | T6 | T65 | Win | T30 |
Guy is not playing in the winning ways he has done in the past.
Patrick Cantlay
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 |
He seems to be the most consistent player on tour this week.
Rory McIlroy
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T58 | T42 | T4 | T8 | T59 | Win | T37 |
Said he would win before the Ryder Cup, he is running out of events to accomplish that feat.
Tiger Woods
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 | T4 | T15 | Win | Win | T2 |
Have to say he has been close and so far away in other events. Sense that this is a big month for him, would really like to go to France as a winner this year.
Long shots that could come through:
Billy Horschel
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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62 | T10 | T32 | Win | T18 |
Guy also plays well on Donald Ross courses, his game is starting to blossom.
Emiliano Grillo
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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T58 | T32 |
Was T-7th last week.
Peter Uihlein
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
Another who seems to be on the verge of a good streak.
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