The exhausting week at Olympia Fields one that felt more like a U.S. Open than the BMW Championship ended in a dramatic playoff between two of best golfer, world No. 1 Dustin Johnson and No. 2 Jon Rahm.

The BMW Championship is a professional and robust golf competition which is the penultimate (second last) FedEx Cup playoff golf event on the PGA Tour. Introduced in 2007, the BMW Championship is a new name of the Western Open. The Western Golf Association, which established 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.

FedEx Cup Playoffs Format, Defending Champion, Prize Money

The BMW Championship at Olympia Fields North Course is open to the best 70 PGA Tour golf players following The Northern Trust. With just 70 players within the field, there is no 36-hole cut. FedEx Cup points amassed during the ordinary PGA Tour season and afterward during The Northern Trust decide the participants. The top 30 FedEx Cup points leaders following the BMW Championship set off to final playoff golf event, The Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup Champion will be determined.

Tiger Woods won the very first staging of the event at Cog Hill Golf and club in Lemont, Illinois. Tiger won again in 2009, turning into the first multi-victor of the tournament. He’s since been joined by Dustin Johnson, who is super-hot presently following his success at TPC Boston. BMW Championship is slated for August 27 through 30. The purse for the 2020 BMW Championship is set at $9.5 million. Young Justin Thomas set off to the 2020 BMW Championship looking to defend his title.

2020 BMW Championship odds:

Dustin Johnson 7-1
Jon Rahm 10-1
Justin Thomas 12-1
Bryson DeChambeau 12-1
Rory McIlroy 16-1
Xander Schauffele 18-1
Webb Simpson 20-1
Collin Morikawa 22-1
Daniel Berger 22-1
Patrick Reed 28-1
Jason Day 28-1
Scottie Scheffler 33-1

Current top 10 (Post-Northern Trust)

The standings can and will change a lot in a short timeframe. A year ago, Abraham Ancer began the playoffs at 67th, simply inside the cut line to make it to the second event. At the point when he completed second at the first event, he moved into the top 10 and set off East Lake. So, let’s take a look at the top 10 golf power rankings for the 2020 BMW Championship.

1. Dustin Johnson

With constrained course history to depend upon, should begin with the person that simply won by 11 shots. Johnson’s head-turning performance at TPC Boston may have been his career-best, and it presently gives him a leg on the field as he looks to make sure about the best position heading into East Lake.

2. Webb Simpson

He followed a T-3 completion at Wyndham with a T-6 showing at TPC Boston. Still, probably the best player on Tour this season and with two wins already to his credit, he presently heads to a course whose little greens should accentuate the advantage he has with iron in hand.

3. Bryson DeChambeau

Power man comes back to the site of his 2015 U.S. Amateur win and featured as a professional golfer. A week ago, missed cut was seemingly an aberration, as he still leads the Tour in SG: Off the tee and has racked up eight top-10 completions in his last 11 starts, including a big win Rocket Mortgage Classic in June.

4. Justin Thomas

Last year Thomas utilized this occasion to put an exclamation point on an injury-plagued season. However, he already won at WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational 3 weeks back. He was undone by a balky putter a week ago in The Northern Trust but remains the Tour’s tee-to-green leader, meaning that it won’t take a lot of improvement for the greens to return him in contention.

5. Collin Morikawa

Collin Morikawa is considering as a dark horse that already won the two-title including the PGA Championship after the post-pandemic playoff. His early exit from TPC Boston was fairly surprising however barely becomes a reason to worry. Presently the tables are turned as he’ll have a gut to surprise all the viewer this week.

6. Daniel Berger

With all due regard to Johnson or Morikawa, Berger has a place in the conversation of best player on Tour since the break. His third-place finish at The Northern Trust was his fourth result of T-3 or better in six starts, a stretch that incorporates his victory at Colonial and a runner-up at a WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational 3 weeks back in Memphis. He is playing the best golf of his career at an opportune time and is the strokes gained leader since competition resumed two months ago.

7. Jon Rahm

It’s an intense gig when you finish T-6 and lose the top position on the Official World Golf Ranking. Such was Rahm’s situation a week ago, where a strong outing wasn’t sufficient to keep Johnson from the No. 1 spot. He also won the Memorial Tournament 2020 in the previous month. All things considered, Rahm sits fourth in complete gained and seventh in SG: Tee-to-Green this season and heads to Chicago closely following a last round 65 in The Northern Trust [Massachusetts].

8. Xander Schauffele

Schauffele’s T-25 completion at The Northern Trust was really his worst ever result in six starts going back to June. While he hasn’t won in over a year and a half, he has been amazingly consistent this summer and positions fifth on Tour this season in SG: Tee-to-Green. Expect another reliable performance this week close to the Windy City.

9. Scottie Scheffler

He got 59 overshadowed by the possible champ, however, Scheffler’s recent trend is still promising. That is presently four straight top-25 completions for the former Texas product, including two T-4 results in a row. Scheffler solid showed both last week The Northern Trust and at 2020 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP that he has the chops to contend on a major stage, and now he’s amidst a compelling Rookie of the Year race with Viktor Hovland as both solidify Tour Championship compartments this week.

10. Harris English

The veteran was a runner-up at TPC Boston last week. He was a top on the leaderboard after finishing the round 1 at The Northern Trust But that was simply the latest instalment in a consistent season that included 11 top-20 finishes and has him up to sixth in total strokes gained this season.

Here are the winners of BMW Championship:

2007 Tiger Woods
2008 Camilo Villegas
2009 Tiger Woods
2010 Dustin Johnson
2011 Justin Rose
2012 Rory McIlroy
2013 Zach Johnson
2014 Billy Horschel
2015 Jason Day
2016 Dustin Johnson
2017 Marc Leishman
2018 Keegan Bradley
2019 Justin Thomas

The Northern Trust was the first of three events in the US circuit’s FedEx Cup playoffs that will determine the PGA Tour champion for this season. Top 125 world best golfers participated in Northern Trust. After completed the first event of FedEx Cup play-offs now there are around top 70 players in season points will advance to next week’s BMW Championship 27 to 30 Aug.

There can be no second opinion about the solid game played by Dustin Johnson on day 2 and 3 but also, he became the wildest on final day at TPC Boston in Massachusetts. Second lowest 72-hole score in PGA tour History. This win moved him to first in the FedEx Cup standings and returned him to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. Without further ado let’s take a look on the First FedEx Cup play-offs.

Round 1, Thursday 20/08/2020 Recap

The back nine was especially productive for each of the four players sharing the lead [Harris English, Kevin Streelman, Cameron Davis, Russell Henley].

All the stars were shining at TPC Boston in the first round of The Northern Trust, yet not every one of them showed out. The co-lead after Round 1 is shared by three players who are ranked outside the best 40 on the world but completely shot 64s to open the first FedEx Cup Playoffs event.

Let’s take the look at their performance of the large names around this leaderboard.

Harris English (-7)

This exceptional performance from American golfer Harris English is unsurprising if that you’ve been focusing for the past few month. The American golfer Harris English has five straight top 25s and can completely hang with the best ball-strikers within the world. He completed second in this first-class field (to Streelman) in iron play and shot a 31 on the harder side of the course (the back nine).

Harris, who positions fifth in strokes gained, total since the PGA Tour restart in June, got looking blasting so far with an eagle and two birdies through his first four holes. He added five birdies to his card – offset by two bogeys – to make sure about his possible share of the 18-hole lead and completing his round at 7 under for the tournament.

Kevin Streelman (- 7)

Kevin Streelman, 41 years old American professional golfer shows his best class. In his first round at the Northern Trust, he hit 11 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens in regulation, completing at 7 under for the tournament.

Cameron Davis (-7)

After his FedEx Cup Playoffs debut, despite some early nerves the young Australian golfer showcased utmost nerve in posting a seven-under 64 in the first round. He tied atop the leaderboard with Harris English, Kevin Streelman and Russell Henley, with seven others one shot behind.

My swing was little sloppy and I wasn’t hitting the ball strong on the range,” Davis said. “And afterward to begin the back nine very strong and hit a lot of good quality shots.

Russell Henley (- 7)

Henley was four shots behind with four holes to play, then completed birdie-par-birdie-eagle and his Henley eagle was almost an albatross, as his 2nd shot ended up around 2 feet from the hole. He had a great round of putting and completing at 7 under for the tournament.

He expressed his felling after tied up the top leading board.

“It was correct where I needed to hit it,” Henley said of his shot on 18.

Round 2, Friday 21/08/2020 Recap

The second round of The Northern Trust played on Friday 21.08.2020 was one of the wildest two days of an event that the PGA Tour has seen after a long time.

Let’s take a look on the top of the leaders’ board after the end of round two.

1. Dustin Johnson (- 15)

There are such huge numbers from DJ’s second-round 60, we don’t know which stands apart most. However, we will go with this: Johnson gained eight strokes on the front nine of the course. No one else other than Scheffler gained besides on 6 strokes on the whole day.

DJ moved into a two-stroke lead and thanks of a fabulous 11-under 60 best career low. The 2016 U.S. Open Champion and twice Northern Trust winner, was 9 under through eight hole and afterward picked up shots at 10 and 11, yet he parred his last seven to miss out a 59.

Scottie Scheffler (- 13)

PGA Tour youngster Scottie Scheffler proceeded with his exceptional ascent on round 2, shooting a 13-under-par 59, Mass., the twelfth sub-60 round in PGA Tour history. Scheffler carded six birdies on his front 9, with four directly from Nos. 4 through 7. Then he would reel out three back to back birdies on two more occasion, at Nos. 9-11 and 14-16, before his closing birdie gave him the 59.

Cameron Davis (- 13)

In his second round, Cameron Davis hit 8 of 14 fairways and 15 of 18 greens in regulation, and had an incredible day on the green leaving no misses on putts inside 10 feet. Davis completed his day tied for second at 13 under with Scottie Scheffler.

Round 3, 22/08/2020 Recap

1. Dustin Johnson (- 22)

After the round three, Johnson overwhelming prospect to the guys trying to chase him. His birdie-eagle finish gave Johnson a 7-under 64 and extended his lead to five shots over Harris English and Scottie Scheffler.

The completion would have proved to be useful the day before. Johnson was an amazing 11-under par through 11 holes round 2 and had the golf world inquisitive in the event that he would go as low as 57 to set the PGA Tour record. Rather, he got finished with seven consecutive pars for a 60, his best ever however not what it could have been.

Harris English (- 17)

Harris English had three birdies in a four-hole stretch at an early stage the back nine and was tied for the lead when Johnson made his lone bogey of the round on the thirteenth hole when he neglected to get all over from a bunker.

Harris however, followed with back to back bogeys when he missed the green well to one side of the water on the par 3 sixteenth, and three-putted from 70 feet on the seventeenth. He missed a third back to back putt from 7 feet or closer, the last one for birdie, and settle to a 66.

Scottie Scheffler (- 17)

In the third round of The Northern Trust 2020, Scottie Scheffler makes birdie on the par-5 eighteenth hole. Scottie Scheffler hit 14 of 18 greens in guideline and completing at 17 under for the competition. Scheffler completed his day tied for second at 17 under with Harris English.

Round 4, 23/08/2020 Recap

1. Dustin Johnson (- 30)

Dustin Johnson wins his second title in three months in remarkable style, cruising to victory at the Northern Trust by 11 shots. DJ just grabbed another $ 1,710,000 million after winner of the event. He tied second at the US PGA in August, made six birdies and an eagle on his way to a 63 at The Northern Trust 2020.

Johnson said “Obviously it’s been jumping around a bunch here the last few months, but the last time I was number one, I think I stayed there for quite some time, and that’s another goal of mine… to see how long I can stay at number one.”

Harris English (-19)

In the final round, Harris English makes a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-3 8th hole. Harris English hit 16 of 18 greens in regulation and completing at 19 under for the tournament. English finished his day in 2nd at 19 under and also won 2nd prize of the event worth as $ 1,035,500.

Daniel Berger (-18)

Daniel Berger, American golfer hit 12 of 18 greens in regulation during his final round at the Northern Trust, has a great round of putting eventually complete his day at 18 and got 3rd position in the tournament. He also earned a handsome amount of $655,500.

There is another exciting, nail-biting event of RSM Classic has come to an end. Since after 2017 all the final result eventually came through after a playoff round. In 2018, Charles Howell III United States golfer score 263−19 and played a playoff game after a tie-up with Patrick Rodgers.

But in the end, Charles Howell III won the match. The same scenario was repeated in the previous year. This year in 2020 everyone was expecting that Robert Sterb could easily win! however his lead vanishes after a bogey on No. 13, which was his first blemish since Thursday. By the end on the day, Robert tied up with Kevin Kisner and 33-year-old Sterb eventually won the title of RSM Classic Since after 2014.

Let take a look on the highlight of RSM Classic 2020.

Round 1 Recap

Matt Wallace tied for first-round lead at The RSM Classic

Matt Wallace and Camilo Villegas share the early RSM Classic lead by firing matching 6-under 64s in windy conditions to open the week in Sea Island, Georgia.

The Englishman Wallace drained a 30-footer for par on his final hole at the Seaside Course to maintain his position atop the leaderboard.

“It was really blustery and gusting up a good amount around the 13, 14 where we go out to sea a little bit,” he said afterward. “Hitting a 5-iron from 150 yards is not normal, but I’m kind of used to that from being back home, just normally playing on links courses rather than these types of courses here.”

Wallace’s 64 marks his lowest on the PGA Tour as he searches for his first win stateside. He’s a four-time winner on the European Tour.

Villegas, whose last win came at the 2014 Wyndham Championship, later joined Wallace at 6-under by birdieing his final hole of the day.

Cameron Tringale, Adam Long, and Keegan Bradley posted the lowest rounds on the Plantation Course, which is played once by the field before those who make the cut head to the Seaside Course for the final two rounds.
Kevin Kisner (4-under), Harris English (4-under), Corey Conners (3-under), Tommy Fleetwood (3-under), and tournament favorite Webb Simpson (2-under) all started their weeks in red numbers.

Round 2 Recap

Robert Streb leads after second round of RSM Classic

Robert Streb shot a score of -9 on after the completing round 2 at the RSM Classic, which was tied for the best mark in the field. That pushes his overall score to 14-under-par and gives him a two-shot lead heading into the weekend. Camilo Villegas is in sole possession of second place at 12-under-par, while Bronson Burgoon and Patton Kizzire are tied for third at 11-under-par.

Round 3 Recap

Robert Streb leads after third round of RSM Classic

Streb entered Saturday with a two-stroke lead at the RSM Classic, and he expanded his lead following the third round. He shot a score of three-under-par thanks to three birdies and zero bogeys, which pushed his score to 17-under-par for the tournament. That gives him a three-shot lead over Zach Johnson and Bronson Burgoon,who are tied for second at 14-under-par.

Zach Johnson, Emiliano Grillo vault into top five with rounds of 65. Zach Johnson and Emiliano Grillo both find themselves in the top five after three rounds at the RSM Classic thanks to rounds of 65 on Saturday.

Round 4 Recap

Robert Streb wins the RSM Classic in a playoff

Robert Streb beaten Kevin Kisner on the exciting second playoff hole to win the RSM Classic and his second PGA Tour title.

The 33-year-old American golfer entered the final round with a three-shot advantage and remained in front for thought the day. However, with several chasers going low – including Kisner. Robert Streb saw his alone lead vanish after a bogey on No. 13, which was his first blemish since Thursday.

Robert Streb then three-putted for par on the par-5 15th to remain one behind Kisner but found a birdie on No. 17 to pull even with the clubhouse leader at 19-under.

On the first playoff hole, Streb scrambled for par while Kisner missed a 14-foot birdie effort that would have secured the victory. The Oklahoma native then hit the shot of the tournament on the second extra hole, stuffing his approach shot from 159 yards – that nearly went in for eagle – to 15 inches for a tap-in birdie. Robert Streb got a winner prize of amount $1.188 million from the $6.6 million purse.

The RSM Classic is the next stop of the PGA Tour after the Master Tournament won by Dustin Johnson at Augusta National Golf Course. The RSM Classic usually played in the autumn (November) in Georgia. It is starting from Nov 19–22, 2020 and the winner will pocket $1.188 million from the $6.6 million purse.

It was firstly organized in October 2010 on St. Simons Island, Georgia at the Sea Island Golf Club. The 156-man the field will head to Sea Island, Georgia, for the annual Tour stop, with a number of players who’d otherwise skip this event making the short trip from Augusta.

The Course

The RSM Classic is played on two different courses at Sea Island Golf Club. The Seaside Course is played three times, while the field also takes one lap around the Plantation Course.

The Seaside Course – which will host the final two rounds – is the more challenging of the two. It’s a 7,005-yard par-70 venue initially designed by famous architect Harry S. Colt but tweaked in 1992 by Tom Fazio. Both venues feature similarities that tend to reward accuracy over distance.

The Field

This is the strongest-ever RSM Classic field, mainly because the Masters was held last week. Webb Simpson, who is a strong candidate at Sea Island – is joined by Masters runner-up South Korean professional golfer Sungjae Im and a handful of Europeans making their first start at this event, including Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Matthew Fitzpatrick, and Justin Rose.

Can Tyler Duncan Defend his Title?

There are ten men who won the RSM Classic however none have repeated. There has yet to be a two-time winner of the RSM Classic, yet alone a back-to-back champion, but Duncan is hoping to make a little history in that regard. In this year, Tyler Ducan paired with, 2015 RSM Champion Kevin Kisner and 2018 RSM champion Charles Howell III.

2020 RSM Classic odds

• Webb Simpson 10-1
• Tyrrell Hatton 18-1
• Sungjae Im 20-1
• Tommy Fleetwood 22-1
• Matthew Fitzpatrick 28-1
• Russell Henley 28-1
• Harris English 30-1
• Louis Oosthuizen 33-1
• Sebastian Munoz 33-1
• Jason Day 33-1
• Shane Lowry 35-1
• Kevin Kisner 35-1
• Joaquin Niemann 35-1

Here are the Winners of RSM Classic

• 2019 Tyler Duncan
• 2018 Charles Howell III
• 2017 Austin Cook
• 2016 Mackenzie Hughes
• 2015 Kevin Kisner
• 2014 Robert Streb
• 2013 Chris Kirk
• 2012 Tommy Gainey
• 2011 Ben Crane
• 2010 Heath Slocum

The first master tournament had been played in 1934, where Horton Smith won. It is a historical golf event in which every professional golfer’s desire to win.

The great battle among the best golfers has come to an end. Everyone played an extraordinary game.

The Zozo Championship is a professional golf tournament in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, which is situated in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. The tournament was temporarily moved to Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, close to where Woods grew up. Thousand Oaks is a name that is descriptive in more ways than one, because while Sherwood CC isn’t tree-lined like an Augusta it still has plenty of trees in full bloom lining the fairways, and they will of course dictate that shot shaping and course management will be key.

The Defending champion of Zozo Championship

This week the PGA Tour heads to California for the 2020 Zozo Championship, where Tiger Woods will make his first beginning since the U.S. Open. Woods is going for his 83rd career victory on the PGA Tour, a number that would put him above Sam Snead for most career PGA Tour wins. Woods claimed his 82nd career win on the PGA Tour at this event in Japan last year, holding off Hideki Matsuyama by three strokes.

Tiger will attempt to defend his title against a star-studded field packed with big-name players, including World No. 2 Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, PGA champ Collin Morikawa and Rory McIlroy, who rank Nos. 2-5 in the Official World Golf Ranking, respectively. Dustin Johnson pulls out from the event a week after a positive Covid test.

The tournament is starting from October 22-25, without spectators. With a reduced purse in California, down to $8 million from last year’s $9.5 million, the Zozo Championship will again be sought by a world class field of 78.

Course Preview

Golf fans with long memories may just remember Sherwood Country Club from its time hosting the World Challenge between 2000-2013. At 7,020 yards for its Par 72, Sherwood is mega short and features the unique routing of five Par 3s and a quintet of Par 5s organizers may yet decide to map the course slightly differently and drop one of those Par 5s to a Par 4.

Weather Forecast

There is a unique twist to the weather in Thousand Oaks this week. This is a typically Fall week in California, with sunny spells matched by pleasant if not hot temperatures of around 64-72°. Morning temperature is low but also the wind is gentle and calm too, at the afternoon the temperature increases that will please the players but so too does the wind, with 10-13 mph expected in the afternoon.

Zozo Championship at Sherwood 2020 odds

• Jon Rahm 10-1
• Xander Schauffele 11-1
• Rory McIlroy 12-1
• Justin Thomas 12-1
• Tyrrell Hatton 20-1
• Webb Simpson 20-1
• Collin Morikawa 22-1
• Patrick Reed 22-1
• Bubba Watson 25-1
• Matthew Wolff 28-1
• Daniel Berger 28-1
• Hideki Matsuyama 28-1
• Tony Finau 28-1
• Patrick Cantlay 28-1
• Viktor Hovland 30-1
• Harris English 30-1
• Patrick Cantlay 30-1
• Joaquin Niemann 33-1
• Tiger Woods 33-1

Despite the fact that he had the same 33-1 odds at last year’s Zozo Championship, Tiger had just won the Masters before that year.

The conditions are somewhat different this year Tiger hasn’t finished better than 37th in six beginnings since February 2020 and he has not seriously contended with his performance since the events restart but he is working hard to wins the title and creates a new historical moment in the golf world.