2020 BMW Championship Golf Betting Tips, Preview & Predictions
The 2020 BMW Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour and is the second of three FedEx Cup playoff events. The tournament is limited to the top 70 players on the PGA Tour’s points list following The Northern Trust - the first FedEx Cup event, which takes place the previous week.
The FedEx Cup trophy is awarded to the player at the top of the PGA Tour’s points list at the end of the season, with the winner pocketing $15 million. Following the 2020 BMW Championship, the field is reduced to the top 30 players for the final playoff event at the Tour Championship, after which the FedEx Cup champion is confirmed.
Latest 2020 BMW Championship Golf News
Where is the 2020 BMW Championship Golf?
The 2020 BMW Championship will take place at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is the first time Medinah will host the tournament after hosting four major championships - two U.S. Opens (1928, 2003) & two PGA Championships (1925, 1961).
Olympia Fields Country Club Course Layout
The Olympia Fields Country Club North Course was designed by two-time British Open champion Willie Park Jnr. The course was founded in 1915 and lengthened before the 2003 US Open, playing to a par-70/71 over 7,273 yards.
| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 626 | 5 | 10 | 444 | 4 |
| 2 | 471 | 4 | 11 | 402 | 4 |
| 3 | 461 | 4 | 12 | 389 | 4 |
| 4 | 400 | 4 | 13 | 168 | 3 |
| 5 | 417 | 4 | 14 | 444 | 4 |
| 6 | 187 | 3 | 15 | 576 | 5 |
| 7 | 430 | 4 | 16 | 215 | 3 |
| 8 | 247 | 3 | 17 | 455 | 4 |
| 9 | 445 | 4 | 18 | 496 | 4/5 |
| Out | 3,684 | 35 | In | 3,589 | 35/36 |
| Total | 7,273 | 70/71 |
When is the 2020 BMW Championship Golf?
The 2020 BMW Championship will be held from 20-23 August, 2020.
BMW Championship Golf History
The BMW Championship started in 2007 in the first year of the FedEx Cup playoffs. It has always been the penultimate tournament of the FedEx Cup, which in 2019 was reduced from four to three events.
Tiger Woods won the inaugural BMW Championship at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, Illinois and won his second title at the same venue two years later in 2009.
Prior to the launch of the FedEx Cup and the BMW Championship, it was the Western Open, which was first played in 1899 at Glen View Golf Club in Illinois and run by the Western Golf Association – at the time a rival of the United States Golf Association.
From the first tournament up to 1961, the Western Open was played in various locations across the Midwest, before settling in the Chicago metropolitan area from 1962.
One of the most remarkable incidents in the tournament’s history occurred in 1975 when Lee Trevino and Jerry Heard were struck by lightning on the 13th green.
BMW Championship Golf Results
Take some time research past results from the BMW Championship and the Western Open to gain an insight as to which players have performed well at the tournament. Even though the BMW Championship is played at a new venue, the course setup and conditions will be similar to previous tournaments, so past success could transfer to this year’s event.
By evaluating past performances, it can help you with your pre-tournament betting decisions and can give you an advantage when choosing players to back in the outright winner market, as well as other markets like Top 10 or Top 20 finishes.
BMW Championship Golf Winners, Score & Course
Past winners, country, score, margin, course and winners purse for the BMW Championship.
| Year | Player | Country | Score | Par | Margin | Course | Purse ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||||||
| 2020 | |||||||
| 2019 | Justin Thomas | United States | 263 | -25 | 3 strokes | Medinah Country Club | 9,250,000 |
| 2018 | Keegan Bradley | United States | 260 | -20 | Playoff | Aronimink Golf Club | 9,000,000 |
| 2017 | Marc Leishman | Australia | 261 | -23 | 5 strokes | Conway Farms Golf Club | 8,750,000 |
| 2016 | Dustin Johnson (2) | United States | 265 | -23 | 3 strokes | Crooked Stick Golf Club | 8,500,000 |
| 2015 | Jason Day | Australia | 262 | -22 | 6 strokes | Conway Farms Golf Club | 8,250,000 |
| 2014 | Billy Horschel | United States | 266 | -14 | 2 strokes | Cherry Hills Country Club | 8,000,000 |
| 2013 | Zach Johnson | United States | 268 | -16 | 2 strokes | Conway Farms Golf Club | 8,000,000 |
| 2012 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | 268 | -20 | 2 strokes | Crooked Stick Golf Club | 8,000,000 |
| 2011 | Justin Rose | England | 271 | -13 | 2 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club | 8,000,000 |
| 2010 | Dustin Johnson | United States | 275 | -9 | 1 stroke | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club | 7,500,000 |
| 2009 | Tiger Woods (2) | United States | 265 | -19 | 8 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club | 7,500,000 |
| 2008 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | 265 | -15 | 2 strokes | Bellerive Country Club | 7,000,000 |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods | United States | 262 | -22 | 2 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club | 7,000,000 |
Past winners of the Western Open, dating back to 1962 when the tournament permanently moved to the Chicago metropolitan area.
| Year | Player | Country | Score | Par | Margin | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | 271 | -13 | 2 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 2005 | Jim Furyk | United States | 270 | -14 | 2 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 2004 | Stephen Ames | Trinidad and Tobago | 274 | -10 | 2 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 2003 | Tiger Woods (3) | United States | 267 | -21 | 5 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 2002 | Jerry Kelly | United States | 269 | -19 | 2 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 2001 | Scott Hoch | United States | 267 | -21 | 1 stroke | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 2000 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 274 | -14 | Playoff | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods (2) | United States | 273 | -15 | 3 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 1998 | Joe Durant | United States | 271 | -17 | 2 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 1997 | Tiger Woods | United States | 275 | -13 | 3 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 1996 | Steve Stricker | United States | 270 | -18 | 8 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 1995 | Billy Mayfair | United States | 279 | -9 | 1 stroke | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 1994 | Nick Price (2) | Zimbabwe | 277 | -11 | 1 stroke | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 1993 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 269 | -19 | 5 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 1992 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 276 | -12 | 1 stroke | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 1991 | Russ Cochran | United States | 275 | -13 | 2 strokes | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club |
| 1990 | Wayne Levi | United States | 275 | -13 | 4 strokes | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1989 | Mark McCumber (2) | United States | 275 | -13 | Playoff | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1988 | Jim Benepe | United States | 278 | -10 | 1 stroke | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1987 | D. A. Weibring | United States | 207 | -9 | 1 stroke | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1986 | Tom Kite | United States | 286 | -2 | Playoff | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1985 | Scott Verplank (a) | United States | 279 | -9 | Playoff | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1984 | Tom Watson (3) | United States | 280 | -8 | Playoff | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1983 | Mark McCumber | United States | 284 | -4 | 1 stroke | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1982 | Tom Weiskopf | United States | 276 | -12 | 1 stroke | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1981 | Ed Fiori | United States | 277 | -11 | 4 strokes | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1980 | Scott Simpson | United States | 281 | -7 | 5 strokes | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1979 | Larry Nelson | United States | 286 | -2 | Playoff | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1978 | Andy Bean | United States | 282 | -6 | Playoff | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1977 | Tom Watson (2) | United States | 283 | -5 | 1 stroke | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1976 | Al Geiberger | United States | 288 | 4 | 1 stroke | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1975 | Hale Irwin | United States | 283 | -1 | 1 stroke | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1974 | Tom Watson | United States | 287 | 3 | 2 strokes | Butler National Golf Club |
| 1973 | Billy Casper (4) | United States | 272 | -12 | 1 stroke | Midlothian Country Club |
| 1972 | Jim Jamieson | United States | 271 | -13 | 6 strokes | Sunset Ridge Country Club |
| 1971 | Bruce Crampton | Australia | 279 | -5 | 2 strokes | Olympia Fields Country Club |
| 1970 | Hugh Royer, Jr. | United States | 273 | -11 | 1 stroke | Beverly Country Club |
| 1969 | Billy Casper (3) | United States | 276 | -8 | 4 strokes | Midlothian Country Club |
| 1968 | Jack Nicklaus (2) | United States | 273 | -11 | 3 strokes | Olympia Fields Country Club |
| 1967 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 274 | -10 | 2 strokes | Beverly Country Club |
| 1966 | Billy Casper (2) | United States | 283 | -1 | 3 strokes | Medinah Country Club |
| 1965 | Billy Casper | United States | 270 | -14 | 2 strokes | Tam O'Shanter Country Club |
| 1964 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States | 268 | -16 | 1 stroke | Tam O'Shanter Country Club |
| 1963 | Arnold Palmer (2) | United States | 280 | -4 | Playoff | Beverly Country Club |
| 1962 | Jacky Cupit | United States | 281 | -3 | 2 strokes | Medinah Country Club |
BMW Championship Golf Multiple Winners
Only two players have won the BMW Championship more than once since it began in 2007. Tiger Woods (2007 and 2009) was the first to achieve the feat, before Dustin Johnson (2010 and 2016) followed suit.
Who won the 2019 BMW Championship?
The 2019 BMW Championship was won by Justin Thomas with a 25-under par score of 263. Thomas won the title by 3 strokes from Patrick Cantlay at Medinah Country Club in Illinois and earned $1,665,000 prize money.
BMW Championship Golf Qualification
The BMW Championship is only open to the top 70 players on the PGA Tour points list. The final chance for players to make it into the top 20 takes place the previous week at The Northern Trust – the first of the three FedEx Cup playoff tournaments – where the top 125 players take part.
After the BMW Championship, only the top 30 players continue on to the Tour Championship, after which the FedEx Cup champion is crowned.
2020 BMW Championship Golf Field & Players
There will be a confirmed field of 70 players set to participate in the 2020 BMW Championship. The 2019 tournament featured the following players:
- An, Byeong Hun
- Ancer, Abraham
- Bradley, Keegan
- Cabrera Bello, Rafa
- Cantlay, Patrick
- Casey, Paul
- Champ, Cameron
- Conners, Corey
- Dahmen, Joel
- Day, Jason
- Dechambeau, Bryson
- Finau, Tony
- Fleetwood, Tommy
- Fowler, Rickie
- Frittelli, Dylan
- Furyk, Jim
- Garcia, Sergio
- Glover, Lucas
- Grillo, Emiliano
- Hadwin, Adam
- Holmes, JB
- Homa, Max
- Horschel, Billy
- Howell III, Charles
- Im, Sungjae
- Johnson, Dustin
- Kang, Sung
- Kim, Si Woo
- Kisner, Kevin
- Koepka, Brooks
- Kokrak, Jason
- Kuchar, Matt
- Lashley, Nate
- Lee, Danny
- Leishman, Marc
- Long, Adam
- Lowry, Shane
- McDowell, Graeme
- McIlroy, Rory
- Mickelson, Phil
- Mitchell, Keith
- Molinari, Francesco
- Moore, Ryan
- Morikawa, Colin
- Na, Kevin
- Oosthuizen, Louis
- Palmer, Ryan
- Pan, CT
- Piercy, Scott
- Poston, JT
- Poulter, Ian
- Putnam, Andrew
- Rahm, Jon
- Reavie, Chez
- Reed, Patrick
- Rose, Justin
- Sabbatini, Rory
- Schauffele, Xander
- Scott, Adam
- Simpson, Webb
- Snedeker, Brandt
- Spieth, Jordan
- Streelman, Kevin
- Taylor, Vaughn
- Thomas, Justin
- Tway, Kevin
- Wolf, Matthew
- Woodland, Gary
- Woods, Tiger
BMW Championship Golf Leaderboard
The BMW Championship leaderboard will be regularly updated during the four days of the tournament, so make you keep updated with the changes in the standings to allow you to bet on in-play winners, each-way places and head-to-head match-ups.
2019 BMW Championship Leaderboard:
| Position | Player | Par | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas J. | -25 | 65 | 69 | 61 | 68 | 263 |
| 2 | Cantlay P. | -22 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 266 |
| 3 | Matsuyama H. | -20 | 69 | 63 | 73 | 63 | 268 |
| 4 | Finau T. | -18 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 270 |
| T5 | Rahm J. | -16 | 68 | 69 | 66 | 69 | 272 |
| T5 | Snedeker B. | -16 | 66 | 71 | 67 | 68 | 272 |
| T7 | Conners C. | -15 | 69 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 273 |
| T7 | Glover L. | -15 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 273 |
| T9 | Kisner K. | -14 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 274 |
| T9 | Scott A. | -14 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 274 |
| T11 | Fleetwood T. | -13 | 70 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 275 |
| T11 | Fowler R. | -13 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 275 |
| T11 | Im S. | -13 | 70 | 72 | 66 | 67 | 275 |
| T11 | Oosthuizen L. | -13 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 275 |
| T11 | Tway K. | -13 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 275 |
| T16 | Poston J. | -12 | 68 | 74 | 66 | 68 | 276 |
| T16 | Sabbatini R. | -12 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 276 |
| T16 | Taylor V. | -12 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 276 |
| T19 | Kokrak J. | -11 | 65 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 277 |
| T19 | Leishman M. | -11 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 277 |
| T19 | McIlroy R. | -11 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 277 |
| T19 | Reed P. | -11 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 277 |
| T19 | Schauffele X. | -11 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 277 |
| T24 | Casey P. | -10 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 71 | 278 |
| T24 | Dahmen J. | -10 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 278 |
| T24 | Koepka B. | -10 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 67 | 278 |
| T24 | Simpson W. | -10 | 70 | 72 | 67 | 69 | 278 |
| T28 | An B-H. | -9 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 279 |
| T28 | Ancer A. | -9 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 279 |
| T28 | Kim S. W. | -9 | 70 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 279 |
| T31 | Clark W. | -8 | 69 | 73 | 65 | 73 | 280 |
| T31 | Grillo E. | -8 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 280 |
| T31 | Niemann J. | -8 | 74 | 65 | 69 | 72 | 280 |
| T31 | Pan C. | -8 | 71 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 280 |
| T31 | Poulter I. | -8 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 280 |
| T31 | Woodland G. | -8 | 70 | 73 | 64 | 73 | 280 |
| T37 | Horschel B. | -7 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 281 |
| T37 | Howell C. | -7 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 281 |
| T37 | Moore R. | -7 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 281 |
| T37 | Piercy S. | -7 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 281 |
| T37 | Spieth J. | -7 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 281 |
| T37 | Woods T. | -7 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 72 | 281 |
| T43 | Bradley K. | -6 | 69 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 282 |
| T43 | Hadwin A. | -6 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 282 |
| T43 | Merritt T. | -6 | 69 | 76 | 71 | 66 | 282 |
| T43 | Palmer R. | -6 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 282 |
| T43 | Putnam A. | -6 | 71 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 282 |
| T48 | DeChambeau B. | -5 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 283 |
| T48 | Lowry S. | -5 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 69 | 283 |
| T48 | Mickelson P. | -5 | 70 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 283 |
| T48 | Morikawa C. | -5 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 283 |
| T52 | Day J. | -4 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 284 |
| T52 | Frittelli D. | -4 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 284 |
| T52 | Kuchar M. | -4 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 284 |
| T52 | Mitchell K. | -4 | 72 | 74 | 67 | 71 | 284 |
| T52 | Rose J. | -4 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 284 |
| T57 | Furyk J. | -3 | 66 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 285 |
| T57 | Johnson D. | -3 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 285 |
| T57 | McDowell G. | -3 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 285 |
| T57 | Reavie C. | -3 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 285 |
| T61 | Homa M. | -2 | 70 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 286 |
| T61 | Molinari F. | -2 | 72 | 73 | 68 | 73 | 286 |
| T63 | Cabrera-Bello R. | -1 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 287 |
| T63 | Kang S. | -1 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 287 |
| T65 | Champ C. | 0 | 71 | 68 | 78 | 71 | 288 |
| T65 | Holmes J. B. | 0 | 69 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 288 |
| T65 | Long A. | 0 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 288 |
| 68 | Varner H. III | 1 | 72 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 289 |
| 69 | Lashley N. | 3 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 76 | 291 |
BMW Championship Golf Bet of the Day
Visit our BMW Championship section before each round of the tournament to see our bet of the day. These will be the best value tips of each day and could include, 2-ball, 3-ball or head-to-head bets.
BMW Championship Golf Live Streaming
The BMW Championship and many other leading golf tournaments are available to watch online on streaming platforms, allowing you to watch the tournament on the go.
Online bookmaker bet365 has one of the most popular live streaming services with various sports and events available to watch live, including golf, tennis, football and horse racing.
Bet365’s live streams are available with a funded Sports account or if you placed a bet in the previous 24 hours. You can use any smartphone, tablet or computer, 18+ & geo-restrictions apply, check the bet365 FAQs, terms and conditions.
BMW Championship Golf Betting Odds
Bookmakers will release betting odds and markets for the BMW Championship Golf closer to the start of the tournament on 20 August, 2020.
BMW Championship Golf Free Bets
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BMW Championship Golf Highlights
All of the official highlights from the 2019 BMW Championship can be viewed on the PGA Tour YouTube channel. You can also watch player interviews and press conferences from each day of the tournament.
BMW Championship Golf News
Stay on top of all the BMW Championship news to increase your chances of betting success during the tournament. Keep an eye on tee times, player form, weather changes and other variables that could influence the outcome of the tournament.
You will find all of this news and much more by regularly visiting the official website and the BMW Championship section on the PGA Tour website:
BMW Championship Golf Social Media
The BMW Championship will be covered extensively by the PGA Tour’s social media channels. Like and follow these accounts to stay up-to-date with all the news, stats, results, highlights and behind-the-scenes access.
- PGA Tour Twitter - twitter.com/PGATOUR
- PGA Tour Facebook - facebook.com/PGATour/
- PGA Tour Instagram - instagram.com/pgatour/
- BMW Championship Twitter - twitter.com/BMWchamps
- BMW Championship Facebook - facebook.com/BMWChampionship/
- BMW Championship Instagram - instagram.com/bmwchamps/
