Another weekend of golf with the top 50 in the world? Sounds like treat.
Round 2 of the FedEx Cup Playoffs takes a trip to Owings Mills, Maryland, as the BMW Championship is officially underway.
The top 50 golfers in the FedEx Cup standings make their way to Caves Valley Golf Club to play for a chance to be included in the top 30 and have everything to play for in Atlanta for the TOUR Championship.
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The St. Jude Championship finished with 2018 FedEx Cup Champion, Justin Rose, beating J.J. Spaun in a playoff to win the tournament. While some champions rose, others fell as 2015 FedEx Cup Champion, Jordan Spieth, was unable to crack the top 50 and will not be participating in this weekend’s tournament.
As another playoff round approaches, a new prize fund is available and the top three is subject to seven figures. Here is the purse for the BMW Championship.
BMW Championship purse
There is a purse of $20 million available at the BMW Championship and the winner will be rewarded with $3.6 million. Here is the payout for the top 10 places:
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Leaderboard for the BMW Championship
The BMW Championship takes place from Aug 14 -17. The leaderboard will give updates on each round in progress and completed.
Is Rory McIlroy playing this weekend?
At the time of publishing, Rory McIlroy is in the field for the BMW Championship. It was rumored that he did not participate last weekend in the St. Jude Championship because he felt he was high enough in the standings to miss the tournament. McIlroy does still sit second behind Scottie Scheffler but is only a couple hundred points ahead of J.J. Spaun and Justin Rose now.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: BMW Championship purse, payout: Prize money for PGA Tour event
