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Sunday 17 August 2025PGA TourYear in Review
Scheffler wins BMW Championship
Caves Valley Golf Club, Owings Mills, Maryland · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 August 2025 · Scottie Scheffler’s win no. 18 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/21°C · wind 7 km/h NNW, gusts 22 · 16.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/21°C · wind 9 km/h NE, gusts 22 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/23°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 22 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/22°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Robert MacIntyre SCO · 267Started the final round four ahead but made a poor start, lost the lead five holes in, and closed with 73; Scheffler chipped in for birdie at the par-3 17th. ASAP Sports transcript: Robert MacIntyre, BMW Championship, August 17, 2025
49 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
BMW Championship
Caves Valley Golf Club, Caves Valley Golf Club, Owings Mills, Maryland
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Scottie Scheffler
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 August 2025
I missed it on the correct side. I think that's the most important. It was a chip we practiced.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 August 2025
When that chip goes in, you know it's a pretty cool shot, but the job is not nearly finished after that. Bob could just as easily chip his in,
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 August 2025
But look, he's the better player on the day. I'm just really pissed off right now.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 66 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 265 | −15 |
| 2 | Robert MacIntyre | 62 · 64 · 68 · 73 | 267 | −13 |
| 3 | Maverick McNealy | 70 · 64 · 69 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | 65 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Sam Burns | 68 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| 6 | Harry Hall | 68 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T7 | Rickie Fowler | 67 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Viktor Hovland | 67 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Ludvig Åberg | 68 · 64 · 68 · 73 | 273 | −7 |
| 10 | Michael Kim | 68 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1996-06-21, Ridgewood, New Jersey; USA; turned pro 2018; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 4; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the BMW Championship (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Qi10 8°, Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi10 3-wood, Fujikara Ventus Black 8 X
- Utility Iron Srixon Z U85 3-4, Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Hybrid
- Irons TaylorMade P7TW 5-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedge Titleist Vokey SM8 50° (12 bounce, F grind), 56° (14 bounce, F grind), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks 60° (T grind), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Putter TaylorMade Spider Tour X
- Ball Titleist ProV1
standard bag, not confirmed for this week