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— Gary Player
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— Gary Player
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The BMW Championship is an annual PGA Tour event held at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, United States of America. The 2025 edition takes place Aug 13 - 17 with a prize fund of $20m.
The BMW Championship is played at Caves Valley Golf Club, a par 70 course measuring 7,601 yards. Designed by Tom Fazio, the course opened in 1991. Located in Owings Mills, Maryland, United States of America.
The BMW Championship is contested annually during the PGA Tour season. The 2025 edition was held Aug 13 - 17.
Caves Valley Golf Club features Creeping Bentgrass throughout — on the greens, fairways and Cool Season Mix rough. Bentgrass greens provide a smooth, consistent roll and are typical at northern venues.
Historically, players who contend at The BMW Championship gain the most strokes on the greens (+0.73 SG/round) and on approach (+0.66 SG/round). Off the tee also matters, with top-10 finishers averaging +0.44 SG/round.
In 2024, The BMW Championship was won by Keegan Bradley at -12.
| Pos | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keegan Bradley | -12 |
| T2 | Sam Burns | -11 |
| T2 | Ludvig Åberg | -11 |
| T2 | Adam Scott | -11 |
| T5 | Cam Davis | -8 |
| Year | Champion | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Keegan Bradley | -12 |
| 2023 | Viktor Hovland | -17 |
| 2022 | Patrick Cantlay | -14 |
| 2021 | Patrick Cantlay | -27 |
| 2020 | Jon Rahm | -4 |
| 2019 | Justin Thomas | -25 |
| 2018 | Keegan Bradley | -20 |
| 2017 | Marc Leishman | -23 |
| 2016 | Dustin Johnson | -23 |
| 2015 | Jason Day | -22 |
Average SG profile of top-10 finishers at BMW Championship — the baseline to contend
| Year | Players | Avg Score | SG Total | OTT | APP | ARG | PUTT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | -9 | +1.65 | +0.26 | +0.53 | +0.31 | +0.55 |
| 2023 | 14 | -10 | +1.96 | +0.35 | +0.58 | +0.33 | +0.71 |
| 2022 | 11 | -10 | +1.86 | +0.77 | +0.90 | -0.05 | +0.23 |
| 2021 | 11 | -21 | +2.50 | +0.65 | +0.26 | +0.05 | +1.53 |
| 2020 | 11 | -1 | +1.97 | +0.44 | +0.58 | +0.36 | +0.60 |
| 2019 | 10 | -17 | +2.30 | +0.32 | +0.90 | +0.26 | +0.83 |
| 2018 | 11 | -18 | +2.29 | +0.33 | +0.69 | +0.25 | +1.03 |
| 2017 | 11 | -15 | +1.91 | +0.44 | +0.47 | +0.35 | +0.66 |
| 2016 | 12 | -13 | +2.18 | +0.52 | +0.92 | +0.23 | +0.51 |
| 2015 | 12 | -14 | +2.03 | +0.34 | +0.79 | +0.17 | +0.73 |
Skill profile needed to finish in the top 10 (standard deviations from tour average)