Exclusively on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+: FedExCup Playoffs Continue at BMW Championship

- Marquee, Featured Groups include top eight players in FedExCup standings: Scheffler, Schauffele, Matsuyama, Morikawa, McIlroy, Clark, Åberg, Theegala
- Top 50 players competing for 30 spots in next week’s TOUR Championship
- Coverage starts tomorrow at 9:15 a.m. ET, continues through Final Round on Sunday, August 25
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Four-stream coverage of the FedExCup Playoffs on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ continues tomorrow at the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colo., exclusively for ESPN+ subscribers.
- Coverage begins tomorrow at 9:15 a.m. ET, continues through Sunday, August 25.
- The BMW Championship is the second of three events in the FedExCup Playoffs, with the top 50 eligible players in the FedExCup standings competing for only 30 spots in next week’s TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.
Marquee and Featured groups this week include eight of the top 10 players in the FedExCup standings and seven of the top 10 players in the world.
- Marquee Group coverage on Thursday includes Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele – Nos. 1 and 2 in both the FedExCup standings and world ranking, respectively.
- Featured Groups on Thursday and Friday include six others in the top eight of the FedExCup standings: Hideki Matsuyama at No. 3, No. 4 Collin Morikawa, No. 5 Rory McIlroy, No. 6 Wyndham Clark, No. 7 Ludvig Åberg, and No. 8 Sahith Theegala.
- The Featured Holes stream will showcase all four par-3 holes at Castle Pines: Nos. 4, 7, 11, and the picturesque 16, which includes three cascading ponds between tee and green.
THURSDAY | August 22
Main Feed | 9:15 a.m. ET
Featured Holes | 10:15 a.m. ET
Marquee Group | 11 a.m. ET
- Scottie Scheffler – No. 1 world ranking, No. 1 in FedExCup standings, Paris Olympic Games Gold Medalist, six TOUR wins in 2024 (Travelers Championship, Memorial Tournament, RBC Heritage, Masters, THE PLAYERS Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational), two-time Masters champion (2024, 2022), 12-time TOUR winner
- Xander Schauffele – No. 2 world ranking, No. 2 in FedExCup standings, two major wins in 2024 (Open Championship, PGA Championship), nine-time TOUR winner, Tokyo Olympic Games Gold Medalist
Featured Groups | 9:15 a.m. ET
- Max Homa – No. 19 world ranking, No. 43 in FedExCup standings, six-time TOUR winner
- Si Woo Kim – No. 44 in FedExCup standings, four-time TOUR winner
- Ludvig Åberg – No. 4 world ranking, No. 7 in FedExCup standings, runner-up at 2024 Masters, TOUR winner (2023 RSM Classic), former world No. 1 amateur
- Sahith Theegala– No. 13 world ranking, No. 8 in FedExCup standings, TOUR winner (2023 Fortinet Championship), 2020 Haskins Award and Ben Hogan Award winner
At 2 p.m. ET, coverage will transition to two Featured Group feeds and two Featured Hole streams.
- Featured Group – Hideki Matsuyama / Collin Morikawa (in progress)
- Hideki Matsuyama – No. 6 world ranking, No. 3 in FedExCup standings, won last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship, 2021 Masters champion, 10-time TOUR champion
- Collin Morikawa – No. 7 world ranking, No. 4 in FedExCup standings, 2021 Open Champion, 2020 PGA Championship winner, six-time TOUR winner
- Featured Group – Rory McIlroy / Wyndham Clark (when Scheffler / Shauffele finish)
- Rory McIlroy – No. 3 world ranking, No. 5 in FedExCup standings, four-time major champion, 26-time TOUR winner, three-time FedExCup Champion, three-time PGA TOUR Player of the Year
- Wyndham Clark – No. 5 world ranking, No. 6 in FedExCup standings, 2023 U.S. Open champion, 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am winner, three-time TOUR winner
- Featured Hole – No. 11 | Par 3
- Featured Hole – No. 16 | Par 3
FRIDAY | August 23
Main Feed | 9:15 a.m. ET
Featured Holes | 10:15 a.m. ET
Marquee Group | 11 a.m. ET
- Rory McIlroy / Wyndham Clark
Featured Groups | 10:15 a.m. ET
- Aaron Rai – No. 21 world ranking, No. 21 in FedExCup standings, won Wyndham Championship earlier this month for first TOUR victory
- Justin Thomas – No. 22 in FedExCup standings, two-time PGA Championship winner (2022, 2017), 15-time TOUR winner, 2017 FedExCup Champion, 2017 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year
- Hideki Matsuyama / Collin Morikawa
At 2 p.m. ET, coverage will transition to two Featured Group feeds and two Featured Hole streams.
- Featured Group – Ludvig Åberg / Sahith Theegala (in progress)
- Featured Group – Scottie Scheffler / Xander Schauffele (when McIlroy / Wyndham finish)
- Featured Hole – No. 16 | Par 3
- Featured Hole – No. 13 | Par 3
Four-Feed Coverage of the BMW Championship | Exclusively on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+
| Day | Start Time (ET) | Coverage | |
| Thursday,
August 22 |
9:15 a.m. | Main Feed | Best action across the tournament field |
| Featured Groups |
Max Homa / Si Woo Kim Ludvig Åberg / Sahith Theegala
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| 10:15 a.m. | Featured Holes |
Nos. 4, 7, 11, 16 | Par 3
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| 11 a.m. | Marquee Group |
Scottie Scheffler / Xander Schauffele
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| 2 p.m. | Featured Groups |
Rory McIlroy / Wyndham Clark (when Scheffler / Shauffele finish)
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Hideki Matsuyama / Collin Morikawa (in progress)
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| Featured Holes | No. 11 | Par 3 | ||
| No. 16 | Par 3 | |||
| Friday,
August 23 |
9:15 a.m. | Main Feed | Best action across the tournament field |
| 10:15 a.m. | Featured Groups |
Aaron Rai / Justin Thomas Hideki Matsuyama / Collin Morikawa
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| Featured Holes |
Nos. 4, 7, 11, 16 | Par 3
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| 11 a.m. | Marquee Group |
Rory McIlroy / Wyndham Clark
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| 2 p.m. | Featured Groups |
Scottie Scheffler / Xander Schauffele (when McIlroy / Wyndham finish)
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Ludvig Åberg / Sahith Theegala (in progress)
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| Featured Holes | No. 11 | Par 3 | ||
| No. 16 | Par 3 | |||
PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ will follow a similar schedule Saturday and Sunday when pairings and tee times are announced.
The four feeds available for most events on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ include:
- Main Feed – The primary tournament coverage stream, showcasing the best action from across the course, with two dedicated booth announcers, a dedicated walking announcer and coverage drawn from all cameras at the event.
- Marquee Group – Every shot from each player in the group, with two booth announcers and one walking announcer calling the action.
- Featured Holes – Exclusive coverage of key par 3 holes and the course’s iconic, signature holes.
- Featured Groups – Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage following two concurrent featured groups, with two booth announcers and one walking announcer.
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