7-576: The BMW Championship may refer to either of two golf tournaments: BMW Championship (PGA Tour) BMW PGA Championship on the European Tour; known as the BMW Championship from 2005 to 2006 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title BMW Championship . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
14-645: Is a professional golf tournament which is the penultimate FedEx Cup playoff event on the PGA Tour schedule. Introduced in 2007 , the BMW Championship was previously known as the Western Open . The Western Golf Association , which founded and ran the Western Open, runs the BMW Championship. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, the PGA Tour named the BMW Championship its Tournament of the Year. The BMW Championship
21-577: Is open to the leading FedEx Cup points earners on the PGA Tour following the FedEx St. Jude Championship . Through 2022, the top 70 players were qualified, after which it was reduced to the top 50. With a limited field, there is no 36-hole cut . The top 30 in the FedEx Cup points list following the BMW Championship advance to The Tour Championship , where the FedEx Cup champion is decided. Four of
28-532: Is the longest running regular PGA Tour event on the calendar outside of the four major tournaments. The Western Open was first played 125 years ago in 1899. For many years, the Western was played in and out of the state of Illinois , before eventually settling down in the Chicago area . The Western Golf Association (WGA) ran the Western Open throughout its entire history (1899–2006), and continues to run
35-524: The first five editions of the BMW Championship were held at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club , which had hosted the Western Open since 1991. Since 2011, no course has hosted in consecutive years, with the tournament moving throughout the Midwest and sometimes venturing into Colorado as well as the Mid-Atlantic region . The Chicago metropolitan area remains the most frequent location, having hosted
42-406: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BMW_Championship&oldid=932728769 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages BMW Championship (PGA Tour) The BMW Championship
49-557: The tournament under its new title. These are, however, two entirely different events in terms of playing format and invitational criteria. The Western Open was like any other regular PGA Tour stop – although it was once considered to be one of golf's majors. The BMW Championship is part of the FedEx Cup Playoffs , and only the leading FedEx Cup points earners at the start of the BMW event are eligible to play. The BMW Championship
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