BMW Championship
As the penultimate tournament on the PGA TOUR calendar, the BMW Championship has always enjoyed a high profile among the players and boasts one of the strongest fields at any golf tournament around the world.
Introduced in 2007, the BMW Championship was previously known as the Western Open and is the penultimate event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs. The Western Golf Association, which founded and ran the Western Open, runs the BMW Championship. The BMW Championship is open to the top 70 PGA Tour golfers following The Northern Trust. With only seventy players in the field, there is no 36-hole cut.
FedEx Cup points amassed during the regular PGA Tour season and then during The Northern Trust determine the participants. The top 30 FedEx Cup points leaders following the BMW Championship advance to final playoff event, The Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup Champion will be determined.