BMW Championship
August 15th – 18th, 2019
Medinah C.C. (#3 course)
Medinah, Illinois
Par: 72 / Yardage: 7,630
Purse: $9.25 million
with $1,665,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Keegan Bradley

This week’s field includes:
Of the 69 players in the field, 63 of them are in the top-100 of the Official World Rankings. The field includes 38 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with all top-ten players in the field: #1 Brooks Koepka, #2 Dustin Johnson, #3 Rory McIlroy, #4 Justin Rose, #5 Jon Rahm, #6 Tiger Woods, #7 Francesco Molinari, #8 Bryson DeChambeau, #9 Patrick Cantlay and #10 Justin Thomas. From 11 to 25 there are 14 of the 15 with #11 Xander Schauffele, #12 Webb Simpson, #13 Tommy Fleetwood, #14 Tony Finau, #15 Patrick Reed, #16 Gary Woodland, #17 Adam Scott, #18 Rickie Fowler, #19 Matt Kuchar, #20 Shane Lowry, #21 Paul Casey, #22 Jason Day, #23 Louis Oosthuizen and #24 Marc Leishman (no #25 Bubba Watson). Between 26 and 50 there are 14 of the 25, they are #27 Chez Reavie, #29 Kevin Kisner, #30 Ian Poulter, #31 Jordan Spieth, #32 Hideki Matsuyama, #33 Billy Horschel, #35 Keegan Bradley, #36 Phil Mickelson, #38 Rafael Cabrera-Bello, #39 Abraham Ancer, #44 Andrew Putnam, #47 Brandt Snedeker, #49 Jim Furyk and #50 Byeong Hun An.
Last year there were 41 players from the top-50.
The field includes 69 of the top-70 from the FedEx Cup rankings. Kevin Na decided to withdraw on Monday due to the early birth of his daughter.
The field includes nine past champions: Keegan Bradley (2018), Marc Leishman (2017), Dustin Johnson (2016 & ’10), Jason Day (2015), Billy Horschel (2014), Rory McIlory (2012), Justin Rose (2011), Tiger Woods (2009, ’07, ’03 and 1999 – all in Chicago) and Jim Furyk (2005).
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 | The Northern Trust | Wyndham Champ. | WGC FedEx St. Jude | Barracuda Champ. | British Open | Barbasol Champ. | John Deere Classic | Scottish Open | 3M Open | Rocket Mortgage Classic | Travelers Champ. | RBC Canadian Open | U.S. Open |
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Brooks Koepka (401.67 pts) |
T30 (30) |
DNP | Win (198) |
DNP | T4 (106.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 65 (0) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
T50 (0.33) |
2 (66.67) |
Patrick Reed (396.33 pts) |
Win (198) |
T22 (28) |
T12 (57) |
DNP | 10 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
T5 (23.33) |
T30 (6.67) |
DNP | T32 (12) |
Webb Simpson (380.67 pts) |
T18 (48) |
2 (100) |
2 (150) |
DNP | T30 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
T16 (22.67) |
Jon Rahm (329.5 pts) |
T3 (135) |
DNP | 7 (82.5) |
DNP | T11 (52) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
Collin Morikawa (297.67 pts) |
T52 (0) |
T31 (19) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | T36 (4.67) |
T14 (12) |
T35 (10) |
Rory McIlroy (281.33 pts) |
T6 (90) |
DNP | T4 (120) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | T34 (10.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
T9 (30) |
Tommy Fleetwood (276.17 pts) |
T43 (10.5) |
DNP | T4 (120) |
DNP | 2 (133.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (12.33) |
DNP | T65 (0) |
Shane Lowry (224 pts) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (176) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
T28 (14.67) |
Justin Rose (218.5 pts) |
T10 (60) |
DNP | 11 (58.5) |
DNP | T20 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
Louis Oosthuizen (216.33 pts) |
T6 (90) |
DNP | T20 (45) |
DNP | T20 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (4.67) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
Justin Thomas (204 pts) |
T12 (57) |
DNP | T12 (57) |
DNP | T11 (52) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | DNP | T36 (4.67) |
T20 (10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
Tony Finau (192.5 pts) |
T30 (30) |
DNP | T27 (34.5) |
DNP | 3 (120) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Jordan Spieth (183.67 pts) |
T6 (90) |
T78 (0) |
T12 (57) |
DNP | T20 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T65 (0) |
Billy Horschel (180.67 pts) |
T21 (43.5) |
T6 (60) |
T9 (67.5) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (12) |
Andrew Putnam (178 pts) |
T12 (57) |
DNP | T24 (39) |
DNP | T32 (24) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | T43 (4.67) |
Brandt Snedeker (174.5 pts) |
T6 (90) |
T39 (11) |
T27 (34.5) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
T43 (2.33) |
T4 (26.67) |
77 (0) |
Troy Merritt (167 pts) |
T12 (57) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T71 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Byeong Hun An (163.67 pts) |
T38 (18) |
3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (12.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T16 (22.67) |
Patrick Cantlay (157 pts) |
T12 (57) |
DNP | T12 (57) |
DNP | T41 (12) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (11.67) |
DNP | T21 (19.33) |
Joaquin Niemann (151.33 pts) |
T30 (30) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | T23 (18) |
T5 (23.33) |
T5 (23.33) |
T31 (6.33) |
DNP |
J.T. Poston (149 pts) |
T59 (0) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (14) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (13) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Harold Varner III (146.33 pts) |
T3 (135) |
T60 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T21 (9.67) |
T35 (5) |
DNP |
Jason Kokrak (144.67 pts) |
T12 (57) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (7) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Abraham Ancer (144 pts) |
2 (150) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | T49 (0.67) |
Rory Sabbatini (143.83 pts) |
T43 (10.5) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (45.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T3 (30) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (4.67) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the BMW Championship
Player | The Northern Trust | Wyndham Champ. | WGC FedEx St. Jude | Barracuda Champ. | British Open | Barbasol Champ. | John Deere Classic | Scottish Open | 3M Open | Rocket Mortgage Classic | Travelers Champ. | RBC Canadian Open | U.S. Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sung Kang (-38.33 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | 60 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T78 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Joel Dahmen (-24.33 pts) |
T67 (0) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T43 (2.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Phil Mickelson (-23.33 pts) |
T71 (0) |
DNP | 57 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
Keith Mitchell (-6.83 pts) |
T64 (0) |
DNP | 39 (16.5) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T66 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
J.B. Holmes (-3.67 pts) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | 54 (0) |
DNP | T67 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (9.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
Tiger Woods (-1.5 pts) |
WD (-7.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
Emiliano Grillo (3.67 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (32) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
Adam Long (13.67 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
CUT (-10) |
T24 (39) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T21 (9.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Max Homa (17.33 pts) |
T38 (18) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T79 (0) |
T42 (2.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Graeme McDowell (17.67 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
T16 (22.67) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the BMW Championship
Best Bets:
Brooks Koepka
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T19 | T12 | T32 | T49 |
Course will play a lot like Bethpage and Bellerive, courses he won the PGA Championship on.
Patrick Cantlay
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T55 | T9 |
He won at Muirfield Village, Medinah is a lot like the home of the Memorial. Game getting back on track, was T-12th in his last two starts at Memphis and New York.
Jon Rahm
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T24 | T5 |
Has been the most consistent player on tour, was T-3rd at the Northern Trust, has been no higher than T-11th in his six starts since U.S. Open, won the Irish Open. 2nd in Strokes Gained Off-the-Tee and 32nd in Strokes Gained Putting
Best of the rest:
Justin Rose
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | T2 | T24 | T13 | 35 | T33 | T16 | Win | T21 | T5 |
Was 2nd last year at Trainman and T-2nd at Conway Farms in 2017. He also has won at Muirfield Village which is similar to Medinah.
Tommy Fleetwood
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 |
Was runner-up at the British Open, T-4th at the WGC-FedEx St.Jude.
Billy Horschel
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 | 62 | T10 | T32 | Win | T18 |
Was T-3rd last year at Aronimink. Won this event in 2014 at Cherry Hills.
Justin Thomas
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T47 | T32 | T13 |
Game finally coming together after his wrist injury, he was T-9th at the Scottish Open, T-11th at the British, T-12th at the WGC-FedEx St Jude and T-12th at the Northern Trust.
Solid contenders
Rory McIlroy
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | T58 | T42 | T4 | T8 | T59 | Win | T37 |
Could this be his week is 1st in Strokes Gained in Putting, 22nd in Strokes Gained Putting. It’s time for him to bust out.
Rickie Fowler
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 | T2 | 59 | T4 | T4 | T39 | T41 | 48 | T45 |
Yes, he has great history in this event, was T-2nd at Conway Farms in 2017, T-4th in 2014 and ’13.
Brandt Snedeker
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 | T13 | 66 | T8 | T37 | T22 | T37 | T10 | T55 | T14 |
Was T-6th last week at Liberty National. Has played good in the Chicago area, was T-8th at Conway Farms in 2013.
Webb Simpson
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T6 | T9 | T64 | T53 | T24 | T51 | 5 | T61 |
Good run in this event, was T-6th last year, T-9th in 2017. Was 2nd in Scrambling and 13th in Strokes Gained Putting.
Long shots that could come through:
Abraham Ancer
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T51 |
Playing well was 2nd at the Northern Trust last week.
Sungjae Im
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
Has had a great year, a good finish could top everything he has done.
Jim Furyk
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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WD | T4 | 3 | 9 | T22 | T15 | T2 | T3 | T14 |
He knows how to play on courses like Medinah.
Bad Bets for the week:
Dustin Johnson
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T24 | T33 | Win | T7 | T62 | T6 | T65 | Win | T30 |
As we have said all summer the biggest problem for Dustin is putting, he comes into this week 186th in putting inside 10 feet. He also is bad in scrambling ranking T-107th. On top of that his driver has given him problems of late, yes Dustin is a mess right now.
Tiger Woods
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T6 | T11 | T4 | T15 | Win | Win |
Many are questioning if Tiger has lost it, we saw the signs during the Pro-am, Tiger probably shouldn’t have played. If Tiger has back problems, that is a serious concern because it probably can’t get fixed in a week.
Working ShotLink at the 15th green this week at Medinah. Should be a fun spot – a driveable 330 yard Par 4; water down the right, bunker front left and huge runaway swale behind the green. Perfect risk-reward. I’m gonna have to be on my toes tracking these shots. I was at the 1999 PGA Championship at Medinah on Sunday with my dad watching Tiger fight off Sergio and also at the Ryder Cup in 2012 at 1st tee grandstand on Saturday morning with my 10 year old daughter screaming USA-USA-USA and KEE-GAN BRADLEY and also at #17 green on Sunday afternoon with best friend as the Euros dashed our dreams. Tons of memories at this place.
Chad,
Medinah is one of those magical places that has a lot of history. Other than Lou Graham winning in 1975, each of its winners have been great and the 2012 Ryder Cup could go down as one of the biggest comebacks in sports. For me, it was eerie watching the ending on Saturday and Sunday, it was as if the ghost of Seve Ballesteros was coming out of the ground in helping the Europeans stage that massive comeback. It will be interesting to see what Tiger does this week, he has been great on this course winning the two times he has played it. Now the Ryder Cup didn’t have a good ending for Tiger, so that will bring even more a purpose for Tiger to do well this week.